Global Connections Review

Which term refers to the alliance between the US and Western European countries?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• United Nations
• Satellite Nations

The Marshall Plan was designed to...

• punish Germany
• ease the effects of the Berlin Blockade
• help European nations recover from WWII
• end the Cold War

What role did the United States play in the Korean War?

• The United States and its allies did not join the Korean War.
• The US and its allies fought to defend North Korea.
• The US joined its allies in the fight against North Korea to keep communism from spreading.
• The United States and its allies only sent supplies and weapons to Korea.

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of JFK's presidency?

• The Soviet Union broke apart into nation states.
• The Soviet Union tried to prevent the US from creating more nuclear weapons.
• The US and Soviet Union signed a treaty of peace.
• The United States and Soviet Union almost started a nuclear war.

What is the purpose of NAFTA?

• To increase trade between all countries
• To help Canada become a more independent nation
• To eliminate the environmental issues between the nations involved

NAFTA is an agreement between all of the following countries EXCEPT

• United States
• Mexico
• Great Britain
• Canada

The U.S. got involved in Korea and Vietnam because of what foreign policy?

• containment

• Good Neighbor policy

• isolationism

• Roosevelt Corollary

What caused the Persian Gulf War?

• The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
• Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
• The Stock Market crashed
• The Japanese bombed North Korea

Who was the Iraqi leader?

• Hunter Walker
• Saddam Hussein
• George H.W. Bush
• Adolph Hitler

What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?

• Diamonds
• Apples
• Gold
• Oil