U.S. Foreign Policy Quiz

The French defeated the British in India during the Seven Years’ War.

• True

• False

Before the revolution, France’s economy had been growing and poverty was decreasing.

• True

• False

The Enlightenment was an eighteenth-century philosophical movement of intellectuals who were greatly impressed with the achievements of the Scientific Revolution.

• True

• False

The Triple Alliance included Italy, France, and Great Britain.

• True

• False

The Great Depression led masses of people to follow political leaders who offered simple solutions in return for dictatorial power.

• True

• False

President Truman believed that using atomic weapons on Japan would enable the United States to avoid the heavy casualties an invasion would produce.

• True

• False

During the Holocaust, nearly two out of every three European Jews were killed.

• True

• False

The Korean War was a decisive victory for the United States.

• True

• False

The United States entered the Vietnam War to stop the further spread of communism in Southeast Asia.

• True

• False

Religious differences have caused tensions between the largely Sunni Iraqis and the mostly Shia Iranians.

• True

• False