WH Spring Final Exam Review

The original purpose of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was to:

• prevent another world war

• create free trade between all nations

• limit pollution and the exploitation of natural resources

• provide for a defense pact against possible Soviet aggression

The primary reason the United States advocated the Open Door Policy was to:

• Protect and broaden U.S. trade with China

• expand the concept of the Monroe Doctrine to Asia

• justify our taking the Philippines as a US colony

• justify the extension of American colonies into the Far East

Which of these provisions of the Treaty of Versailles was the most crucial to what President Woodrow Wilson sought in the hope that World War I would be a "war to end all wars"?

• freedom of the seas to neutral nations

• the establishment of the League of Nations

• burdening Germany with heavy reparations to help pay for war damages

• forcing Germany and the Central Powers to give up their overseas colonies

When war erupted in Europe in 1939, the response of the United States was?

• to remain neutral

• to assist only Britain

• to immediately commit combat troops to the European front

• to send troops to Europe, but not engage the enemy in battle

Which of these was a factor in the United States entrance in World War I?

• the invasion of Poland

• Japan's invasion of China

• The Axis threat to the Panama Canal

• German unrestricted submarine warfare

According to the Treaty of Versailles, what country was expected to pay for the damages in World War I?

• Austria-Hungary

• France

• Germany

• Russia

The Marshall Plan benefited the United States as well as western Europe because...

• payments were made to American companies as well as European ones.

• American exports would be reduced, while imported goods would increase.

• European economic recovery meant that the sale of U.S. goods to European countries would increase.

• the United States took over European territories which increased the natural resources available to American factories

The development of the hydrogen bomb in 1954 escalated tensions during...

• World War I

• World War II

• the Gulf War

• the Cold War

Which invention resulted in an increase in the demand for coal?

• Iron Plow

• Steam Engine

• Cotton Gin

• Internal Combustion Engine

Why did the United States play a MAJOR role in rebuilding Japan after World War II?

• to turn an enemy into an ally and create a more democratic Japan

• to form an alliance with Japan that would work against communist China

• to place American-owned businesses throughout Japan and control its economy

• to prevent Vietnam from becoming the dominant country in the post-war region