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WorksheetsPax Americana
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Pax Americana is Latin for _________________.
a)
American Peace
b)
American Police
c)
American Pact
d)
American Protectionism
2.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Pax Americana period?
a)
America acting as global policeman
b)
Openness and tolerance valued
c)
Economic and technological progress
d)
American isolationism
3.
The U.S spends more money on defense than ___________________.
a)
all the other countries of the world, combined
b)
the seven next biggest spenders, combined
c)
every other country except Russia
d)
every other country except our NATO allies
4.
How many countries are in NATO?
a)
82
b)
28
c)
8
d)
128
5.
Which country lost its position as the most powerful in the world after World War II?
a)
The United States
b)
The Soviet Union
c)
Great Britain
d)
Japan
6.
The Truman Doctrine was a response to ________________________.
a)
the collapse of the Soviet Union
b)
colonial expansion into the Western Hemisphere
c)
the growing communist influence in Europe after WWII
d)
the Vietnam War
7.
The period of Pax Americana has been a time of ______________________.
a)
absolute peace and prosperity
b)
relative peace, with fewer large-scale conflicts
c)
peace, but not prosperity
d)
American isolationism
8.
What percentage of people in Estonia are ethnic Russians?
a)
0
b)
2.5
c)
10
d)
25
9.
Which of the following is NOT a member of NATO?
a)
Britain
b)
The United States
c)
Estonia
d)
Russia
10.
How long has the U.S. been the world’s policeman?
a)
Just over 70 years
b)
Almost 17 years
c)
Since the Iraq war
d)
Since 1789
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