Examples of US Conflicts and Cooperation

How did our President react to the 9/11 attacks?

• This attacked prompted President Barak Obama to declare war on terrorism.
• This attacked prompted President George W. Bush to declare war on terrorism.
• He did nothing.
• He resigned.

Which country was the main rival of the U.S. during the Cold War?

• Cuba
• Iraq
• Japan
• Soviet Union

Why did the United States eventually join WWI?

• North Korea invaded South Korea in attempts to spread communism

• North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in attempts to spread communism

• Germany killed 128 Americans in the sinking of the ship, The Lusitania

• The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, killing 2,500 Americans

Why did the United States invade Afghanistan in 2001?

• Its leaders refused to sell their oil to Americans.

• Its leaders had issued threats against the United States.

• Its leaders had seized staff of the American Embassy as hostages.

• Its leaders were protecting members of al-Qaeda responsible for the attack on the World Trade Center.

The excerpt above is from President Harry Truman’s address to Congress on March 12, 1947. Which U.S. foreign policy was adopted based on this speech?

• intervention in Iraq

• the containment of Communism

• American entry into World War II

• humanitarian aid to developing nations

In October 1962, American spy planes discovered that the Soviet Union was about to install nuclear missiles in Cuba, 90 miles from Florida. How did President John F. Kennedy respond to this crisis?

• He ordered the invasion of Cuba by an army of Cuban exiles.

• He threatened the Soviet Union with an immediate nuclear attack.

• He established a naval blockade around Cuba until the missiles were removed.

• He agreed to let the missiles remain in Cuba in order to avoid a nuclear war.

A country with very strong economic ties to the U.S. is allowing human rights violations to take place. Based on U.S. foreign policy, which is an appropriate first response?

• initiate a trade ban
• initiate public protests
• initiate diplomatic talks
• initiate a military operation

The newspaper headline below describes an event in U.S. history.

Which course of action taken by the United States is represented by the headline?

• treaty ratification

• veto override

• diplomacy

• terrorism

The statement below is from President James Monroe’s Message to Congress on December 2, 1823.

"The citizens of the United States cherish …liberty and happiness of their fellow men on that side of the Atlantic. In the wars of the European powers, in matters relating to themselves, we have never taken any part…, It is only when our rights are invaded, or seriously menaced, that we resent injuries, or make preparation for our defense."

What impact has this statement had on modern U.S. involvement in international conflicts?

• The government should limit the spread of Communism.

• The government should limit the spread of oligarchy

• The government should protect Communism

• The government should protect oligarchy

The Cuban Missile Crisis occured in _________ but was a proxy war with the US and ____________

• Cuba, USSR

• Japan, USSR

• Cuba, Japan

• China, Cuba