WorksheetsTopic 16 - U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1972
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Worksheet time: 15mins
What was the significance of President Nixon’s visit to Communist China in 1972?
It led to the reunification of Taiwan with Communist China.
It persuaded Chinese leaders to introduce capitalism into the marketplace.
It showed that the Cold War between the “Free World” and Communism was over.
It increased popular suspicions of some ethnic groups in the United States.
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The photograph below shows foreign leaders meeting with President Carter at Camp David in 1978.
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What was an important result of the Persian Gulf War of 1990?
Kuwait was freed from occupation by Iraq.
Relations between Israel and Iran improved.
Kurdish rebels gained independence from Iraq.
Saddam Hussein was removed from power in Iraq.
Why did President Clinton propose cuts in defense spending in the 1990s?
The SALT treaty had made it unnecessary to possess nuclear arms.
The Communist government of the former Soviet Union had collapsed.
The U.N. Security Council had taken over America’s peacekeeping duties.
Rising health care costs had taken funds normally used by the military.
What step did Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev take in reaction to President Reagan’s 1983 Strategic Defense Initiative?
ending the system of apartheid in South Africa
placing intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Cuba
providing Soviet support to Communist China against Taiwan
entering into talks with President Reagan to reduce armaments
How were the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and on the World Trade Center in 2001 similar?
Both resulted in global economic depressions.
Both caused Americans to enter into armed conflicts.
Both led to military conscription of adult American men.
Both convinced American voters to retreat into isolationism.
How were U.S. entry into World War I and the events of September 11, 2001 similar?
They led to increased federal aid to private anti-terrorist groups.
They limited Second Amendment rights in times of national crisis.
They created special detention centers for holding aliens during wartime.
They increased popular suspicions of some ethnic groups in the United States.
How did President Bush respond to the acts of terrorism committed on September 11, 2001?
He sent troops to Israel to protect it from terrorist attacks.
He ordered a boycott of goods from Afghanistan and Iran.
He invaded Iraq since he thought Saddam Hussein was behind the attacks.
He sent troops to Afghanistan when it refused to surrender Osama bin Laden.
The excerpt below is from Article 102 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
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This table provides information about U.S. trade with other nations in 2012.
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