AP CH 27.2 AMSCO Assessment

Why did the United States give over $1 billion in economic and military aid to South Vietnam from 1955 to 1961?

• To promote trade with South Vietnam

• To unite Vietnam under a communist government

• To build a stable, anticommunist state

• To support the French colonial presence in Vietnam

What was the domino theory mentioned by President Eisenhower?

• A strategy for winning the Vietnam War

• An economic theory for improving trade in Southeast Asia

• The idea that if one country fell to communism, others would follow

• A plan to unite all Southeast Asian countries under a single government

Which countries were part of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) formed to defend against the spread of communism?

• China, Russia, India, and Japan

• The United States, Britain, France, and Germany

• The United States, Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, and Pakistan

• Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand

What was the outcome of the Suez Crisis in terms of global power influence?

• The United States and Soviet Union became the major powers in the Middle East

• Britain and France regained their status as the major powers in the Middle East

• The United States replaced Britain and France as the leading Western influence in the Middle East

• Egypt emerged as the leading power in the Middle East

What was the Eisenhower Doctrine a response to?

• The formation of OPEC

• The outbreak of a civil war in Lebanon

• Growing Soviet influence in Egypt and Syria

• The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq

In what year did the United States first apply the Eisenhower Doctrine by sending marines to Lebanon?

• 1957

• 1958

• 1960

• 1973

Which countries joined Venezuela to form the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 1960?

• Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon

• Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran

• Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus

• Israel, Jordan, and Egypt

What was a significant concern for American presidents over four decades due to issues in the Middle East?

• The spread of communism

• The combination of oil wealth and Arab nationalism

• The Greek-Turkish clash

• The Suez Crisis

What was the name of the conference where President Eisenhower and Premier Khrushchev met to discuss "open skies" over each other's territories?

• Geneva Summit

• Vienna Conference

• Paris Peace Talks

• Yalta Conference

What was the result of the Hungarian uprising in 1956?

• It led to a successful reform in Hungary.

• It resulted in Hungary pulling out of the Warsaw Pact.

• It ended with Soviet suppression and the first thaw in the Cold War.

• It caused NATO to intervene in Eastern Europe.