Topic 16 - U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1972

What was the significance of President Nixon’s visit to Communist China in 1972?

• It led to the reunification of Taiwan with Communist China.

• It persuaded Chinese leaders to introduce capitalism into the marketplace.

• It showed that the Cold War between the “Free World” and Communism was over.

• It increased popular suspicions of some ethnic groups in the United States.

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What was an important result of the Persian Gulf War of 1990?

• Kuwait was freed from occupation by Iraq.

• Relations between Israel and Iran improved.

• Kurdish rebels gained independence from Iraq.

• Saddam Hussein was removed from power in Iraq.

Why did President Clinton propose cuts in defense spending in the 1990s?

• The SALT treaty had made it unnecessary to possess nuclear arms.

• The Communist government of the former Soviet Union had collapsed.

• The U.N. Security Council had taken over America’s peacekeeping duties.

• Rising health care costs had taken funds normally used by the military.

What step did Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev take in reaction to President Reagan’s 1983 Strategic Defense Initiative?

• ending the system of apartheid in South Africa

• placing intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Cuba

• providing Soviet support to Communist China against Taiwan

• entering into talks with President Reagan to reduce armaments

How were the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and on the World Trade Center in 2001 similar?

• Both resulted in global economic depressions.

• Both caused Americans to enter into armed conflicts.

• Both led to military conscription of adult American men.

• Both convinced American voters to retreat into isolationism.

How were U.S. entry into World War I and the events of September 11, 2001 similar?

• They led to increased federal aid to private anti-terrorist groups.

• They limited Second Amendment rights in times of national crisis.

• They created special detention centers for holding aliens during wartime.

• They increased popular suspicions of some ethnic groups in the United States.