American Foreign Policy During the Cold War

The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?

• The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.

• The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.

• Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.

• The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.

Which of these events was the closest the United States and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the Cold War?

• Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

• Gulf of Tonkin, 1964

• Bay of Pigs, 1961

• Suez Crisis, 1956

Which event was most influenced by the concern of U.S. leaders for the future of oil reserves in the Middle East?

• Vietnam War

• Persian Gulf War

• Iran-Contra Affair

• arms race with the Soviet Union

Why was the U.S. embassy in Iran attacked and hostages taken?

• The U.S. had invaded Iran and taken control of their oil fields.

• The new ruler of Iran distrusted the United States because of its support of the shah.

• Egypt and Israel began a new war after the Camp David Accords.

• President Carter refused to recognize Ayatollah Khomeini.

What two nations took part in a peace treaty with Jimmy Carter during his presidency?

• Canada and England

• Egypt and Israel

• Iraq and Iran

Who was the president at the start of the Iranian Hostage Crisis ?

• Jimmy Carter

• Donald Trump

• Gerald Ford

• Ronald Reagan

This international organization took control of oil prices and oil supply in the 1970s

• International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• World Trade Organization (WTO)

• OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

• International Petroleum Confederation

What type of energy did Jimmy Carter want the US to use after suffering the oil embargo?

• Coal-based energy

• Renewable Energy

• Nuclear energy

• Domestic Oil Energy

This country invaded Afghanistan and the USA reacted by boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics

• Iraq

• Iran

• Soviet Union

• China

In the Iran-Contra affair, the Reagan administration

• used earnings from weapons sales to Iran to fund the Contras

• paid the Contras to release Americans being held hostage in Iran

• secretly hired Iranian agents to fight against the Contras

• hired Lebanese agents to rescue Iranians being held by the Contras.