EOC Review: Ships and War

One important conclusion that can be drawn as a result of the Spanish-American War and the Vietnam War is that

• only the President should decide issues of war and peace

• the media are a powerful influence in shaping American public opinion toward war

• the public has little confidence in the ability of the American military

• international organizations play a decisive role in determining the outcome of a war

Which of the following occurred due to the Spanish-American War?

• America develops a sphere of influence around South America with the Eisenhower Doctrine

• America was invited to join the League of Nations

• US becomes world power with annexation of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

• America becomes isolated and refuses to ever send troops to foreign countries

Which situation was the immediate cause of the United States entry into World War I in 1917?

• The League of Nations requested help

• The Maine was blown up in Havana Harbor

• Nazi tyranny threatened Western democracy

• German submarines sank United States merchant ships

President Woodrow Wilson’s "Fourteen Points" were intended to

• make the United States, Great Britain, and France into leading world powers

• redistribute Germany’s colonies among the Allied nations

• prevent international tensions from leading to war

• punish Germany for causing World War I

In the Treaty of Versailles, Woodrow Wilson was willing to sacrifice other portions of his Fourteen Points in order to gain Allied approval of

• a ban on secret diplomacy

• a union of Germany and Austria

• new rules of bloackade that would allow more freedom of the seas

• a League of Nations

In the 1930s, the United States attempted to avoid a repetition of the events leading up to United States involvement in World War I by

• establishing the "Good Neighbor" Policy with Latin American nations

• forgiving the foreign debts incurred during World War I

• officially recognizing the existence of the Soviet Union

• passing a series of neutrality laws

“If your neighbor’s house was on fire, and he didn’t have a garden hose, wouldn’t it make sense to let him use your hose to fight the fire so the fire could be put out before it spreads to your house?”

This question was raised by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a fireside chat to justify

• the Neutrality Acts

• the New Deal

• the Lend-Lease Acts

• the "Court Packing" bill

The internment of Japanese-Americans by the United States during World War II was primarily because

• of evidence that they were involved in treason against the US government

• they were Japanese

• many of them openly supported the Japanese government

• most of them refused to take oaths of loyalty after Pearl Harbor

President Harry Truman justified using atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 on the grounds that the

• world was ready for a demonstration of nuclear power

• Axis powers deserved total destruction

• early ending of the war would save many lives

• American public demanded that the bombs be used

The main purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973 was to

• expand the power of Congress to declare war

• limit the president's ability to send troops into combat abroad

• end the Vietnam War on favorable terms

• allow people to vote on the issue of US commitments overseas