Unit 8

What motivated American involvement in Vietnam and Soviet involvement in Afghanistan?

• Desire for economic gain

• Desire to support governments that would remain strong allies

• Desire to spread democracy

• Desire to control oil resources

Which countries were divided into communist and non-communist sections during the Cold War?

• Vietnam and Korea

• Germany and Japan

• China and India

• Cuba and Mexico

What were the major causes of the Arab-Israeli conflict?

• Economic disputes

• Arab and Jewish nationalism

• Religious differences

• Territorial expansion

What is a major goal of the Organization of American States?

• To protect Latin American countries from foreign influence

• To promote European trade

• To establish a single currency

• To create a global military alliance

What is U.S. membership in NATO and the OAS based on?

• Economic cooperation

• Collective security

• Cultural exchange

• Scientific research

What role does the International Court of Justice play?

• It is a military organization.

• It helps maintain peace and justice as the judicial arm of the United Nations.

• It is responsible for economic development.

• It oversees global trade agreements.

In what year did NATO respond to a humanitarian crisis in Kosovo?

• 1994

• 1999

• 2001

• 1987

Which group began a policy of genocide in Cambodia in the 1970s?

• The Taliban

• The Khmer Rouge

• The Nazis

• The Hutu

Why do some nations oppose the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

• It is too expensive to implement.

• It interferes with religious beliefs.

• It promotes economic inequality.

• It lacks environmental policies.

Where did the conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes take place?

• Cambodia

• Rwanda

• Yugoslavia

• Bosnia