Foreign Policy: Great American Facts Set 7

Most historians agree that the world came closest to nuclear war during which event?

• Berlin Blockade
• Communist takeover of China
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Vietnam War

President Harry Truman supported a containment policy after World War II in an attempt to

• limit the use of atomic bombs and other nuclear weapons
• end colonialism in Africa and Asia
• bring German and Japanese war criminals to justice
• reduce the influence of the Soviet Union in European countries

Which development led to the other three?

• The United States government increased funding for science and math education.
• The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite.
• A joint Soviet-American space mission was announced.
• President John F. Kennedy set the goal of landing a man on the Moon.

The beginning of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe is most closely associated with the

• fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989
• admission of Warsaw Pact nations to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• intervention of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Yugoslavia
• formation of the European Union

Shortly after World War II, the cold war developed mainly as a result of the

• United States refusal to send economic aid to European nations
• Soviet spreading communism throughout of Eastern Europe
• competition between the superpowers to explore outer space
• continuation of the pre-World War II balance of power

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, billions of dollars in US aid for the post-WWII ravaged Europe, represented attempts by the United States to deal with the

• national debt

• spread of communism

• President’s political opposition

• arms race

". . . Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." Which conclusion is best supported by this quotation from the Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy in 1961?

• The Cold War was over, and the Soviet Union was beginning to unravel.
• President Kennedy was encouraging a very strong presence in foreign policy in the post-World War II period.
• Compromise and appeasement were the best avenues to world peace.
• President Kennedy understood the limitations of power, even for a strong nation like the United States

Which is a valid conclusion based on United States involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars?

• The policy of containment was applied in Asia as well as in Europe
• United Nations economic sanctions are more effective than military action.
• The American people will support United States participation in any war, whether declared or undeclared.
• United States cooperation with a wartime ally ends when the war ends.

What is the main reason the U.S. declared a War on Terror and went to war in Afghanistan?

• Free the people from the brutal rule of the Taliban

• Attacks of September 11, 2001

• To help the Afghans fight the Soviets

• The U.S. wanted to fight the Taliban

What was the main reason for the founding of the United Nations?

• To prevent future wars
• To protect whales
• To help refugees
• To help reach the moon