What was the purpose of Washington's Farewell Address?

A declaration by the President in 1823 that warned European powers to keep out of the Western Hemisphere and pledged that the United States would not intervene in the internal affairs of Europe.

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

Which territory did the United States NOT gain from the Spanish-American War?

1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force (also known as the Big Stick Policy)

A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs

Why did the US Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles which ended World War I?

Peacekeeping organization after World War I. Was unsuccessful.

An international body composed of many countries that seeks to promote peace, prosperity, and cooperation around the world. It was formed in 1945 at the end of World War II.

Agreement made in 1949 to stand firm against Soviet military threats, made between the U.S., Great Britain, France, and eight other nations

The United States' policy of preventing the spread of communism.

The period after the second World War marked by rivalry and tension between the two nuclear superpowers, the United States and the communist government of the Soviet Union

Which two military conflicts were fought by the US with the assistance of the United Nations? (select the 2)

The term associated with a senator who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe following World War II (1948-1952)

This event brought the US to the brink of nuclear war with the Soviet Union in 1962.

These two wars were impacted by coverage from the news media. One made people want to go to war, the other made people think the war was unwinnable

Approve by Congress in March 1941; The act allowed America to sell, lend or lease arms or other supplies to nations considered "vital to the defense of the United States."

A tax on imported goods that raises the price of imports so people will buy domestic goods

The Open Door Policy created spheres of influence for trade with which nation?

The belief that the US should involve itself in other nations if our financial interests are at stake.

A belief that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.

Policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Turkey and Greece

Mission in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of a west German city when the Russians closed off land access to that city.

Policy of the US that it would defend the Middle East against attack by any Communist country

American spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, deepening the Cold War antagonism between the two superpowers.

In April 1961, a group of Cuban exiles organized and supported by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency landed on the southern coast of Cuba in an effort to overthrow Fidel Castro. When the invasion ended in disaster, President Kennedy took full responsibility for the failure.

1964 Congressional resolution authorizing President Johnson to take military action in Vietnam

A policy of reducing Cold War tensions that was adopted by the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon.

Couple executed for passing military secrets to the Soviets, Husband and wife tried and executed for treason under suspicion of Communist influence and trading atomic bomb secrets with the Soviet Union.

The doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences

(1990 - 1991) Conflict between Iraq and a coalition of countries led by the United States to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait which they had invaded in hopes of controlling their oil supply. A very one sided war with the United States' coalition emerging victorious.

Initiated by President George W. Bush after the attacks of September 11, 2001, aimed to weed out terrorist operatives and their supporters throughout the world.

This was passed in 1924 which cut quotas for foreigners from 3 % to 2% of the total number of immigrants. The main purpose was to freeze America's existing racial composition which was largely Northern European. It also prevented Japanese immigration which led to fury in Japan.