International Conflicts

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

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.

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

"The Peace Corps shall be responsible for the training and service abroad of men and women of the United States in new programs of assistance to nations and areas of the world, and in conjunction with…other international organizations" ~President Kennedy, Mar. 1, 1961.

What opportunities does the executive order create for citizens and the government?

• to provide for the common defense

• to establish domestic tranquility

• to advance the common good

• to administer justice

Which description best summarizes historical events related to the cartoon?

• Missile removal can be as painful as pulling teeth.
• The Soviet Union was forced to remove missiles from Cuba against the wishes of Fidel Castro.
• The United States put pressure on Cuba and Fidel Castro to remove the missiles from Cuban soil.
• The Soviet Union wanted to remove the missiles from Cuba because they were too expensive to maintain.

Pictured here are two world leaders. Which foreign policy tools are most likely being used at this meeting?

• military power

• international organizations

• diplomacy

• foreign aid

What side was the US on in WWI?

• Axis Powers

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

• Patriot Powers

The newspaper headline above identifies an event in U.S. history. What led to the event described in this newspaper headline?

• Communist North Korea had invaded South Korea.

• Students in Tehran had seized the staff of the U.S. Embassy as hostages.

• Japan had launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

• Vietnamese Communists had attempted to topple the government of South Vietnam.

Why did the US go to War in Korea and Vietnam?

• to stop the spread of communism

• the sinking of the Lusitania

• The bombing of Pearl harbor

• to Americanize them

What was it called when the US tried to help Cubans take the Island from Fidel Castro in 1961?

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• Wet Foot, Dry Foot

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

• 90 Miles to Havana