Unit 10: U.S. and the World

Why did the United States enter World War II?

• Germany had unleashed unrestricted submarine warfare against American merchant ships.

• The United States came to the defense of its ally, the Soviet Union.

• The United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, by Japan.

• Americans feared Nazi Germany might conquer the world.

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.

What is the relationship between President Obama’s statement and US involvement in Syrian political affairs?

• Development of Diplomatic Alliances

• Support for the Rule of Law

• Economic Development

• Conflict Resolution

_______ means a country will not take a side in a foreign conflict.

• Aggression

• Neutrality

• Militarism

• Appeasement

The Cold War in the 1950s was a military power-based conflict between ______ and _______.

• Soviet Union (USSR)

• Japan

• America

• Italy

Which war used a blockade, or prevented goods from going in and out of a country, after nuclear missiles were found to be stationed by the Soviet Union. This quarantine was suspended through the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which agreed to not give nuclear weapons to other country.

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• World War II

• Vietnam War

• Korean war

Which war was started by Iraq invading Kuwait and lead to economic sanctions and military action by the UN in Operation Desert Storm.

• World War I

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Bay of Pigs

• Gulf War I

Which department in the cabinet is responsible for handling international affairs?

• State Department

• Department of Defense

• Department of Transportation

• Department of Commerace

After the Germans sunk US ships and intercepted the Zimmerman telegraph, the U.S sent troops in 1917 and the war slowly ended in a armistice and the Treaty of Versailles was signed, The U.S. pledge neutrality after this war in foreign affairs.

• Korean War

• World War I

• Gulf War II

• Cold War