WorksheetsInternational Conflicts
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
The newspaper headline below describes an event in U.S. history.
Which course of action taken by the United States is represented by the headline?
treaty ratification
veto override
diplomacy
terrorism
The excerpt above is from President Harry Truman’s address to Congress on March 12, 1947. Which U.S. foreign policy was adopted based on this speech?
intervention in Iraq
the containment of Communism
American entry into World War II
humanitarian aid to developing nations
"The Peace Corps shall be responsible for the training and service abroad of men and women of the United States in new programs of assistance to nations and areas of the world, and in conjunction with…other international organizations" ~President Kennedy, Mar. 1, 1961.
What opportunities does the executive order create for citizens and the government?
to provide for the common defense
to establish domestic tranquility
to advance the common good
to administer justice
Pictured here are two world leaders. Which foreign policy tools are most likely being used at this meeting?
military power
international organizations
diplomacy
foreign aid
What side was the US on in WWI?
Axis Powers
Central Powers
Allied Powers
Patriot Powers
The newspaper headline above identifies an event in U.S. history. What led to the event described in this newspaper headline?
Communist North Korea had invaded South Korea.
Students in Tehran had seized the staff of the U.S. Embassy as hostages.
Japan had launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Vietnamese Communists had attempted to topple the government of South Vietnam.
Why did the US go to War in Korea and Vietnam?
to stop the spread of communism
the sinking of the Lusitania
The bombing of Pearl harbor
to Americanize them
What was it called when the US tried to help Cubans take the Island from Fidel Castro in 1961?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Wet Foot, Dry Foot
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
90 Miles to Havana
What happened after the US entered WWI?
Both sides agreed to stop fighting
The Allies won the War
The Central Powers Won the War
The Germans sunk the Lusitania
Why did the United States invade Iraq?
For oil
He's a brutal dictator
He had weapons of mass destruction
How did the Vietnam War end?
The US lost, Vietnam is communist today.
The US won, Vietnam is democratic today.
Vietnam is now half communist and half democratic.
It is still going on today.
Why did the United States enter World War II?
To stop the spread of communism
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
To stop global terrorism
Which international conflict is most likely pictured here?
attack on the World Trade Center
hostages taken in Iran
soldiers preparing to leave for Korea
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
What is the struggle between the US and Soviet Union after WWII called?
The Communism War
The Cold War
The War to End All Wars
The Great War
How did the U.S. defeat the Japanese in WWII?
ground invasion
the US had braver soldiers
the US dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities
submarine warfare
members of the U.S. military (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard) having a presence in another country typically involving the use of force to stop conflict
diplomacy
military action
humanitarian efforts
foreign presence
The government decides how much money Americans must pay in federal taxes.
foreign
domestic
Who led the cubans to victory
FIdel castro
JFK
Nikita Krushchev
FDR
Which branch of government declares war?
executive
legislative
judicial
a conflict between two different nations or groups
bilateral conflict
national conflict
civil war
international conflict
Which of the following statements is true about the Bay of Pigs?
Castro was alert and prepared for a rebel attack because the first rebel soldiers had missed their target.
Soviet ships carrying medical supplies and food were refused entrance to the Bay of Pigs and had to turn back.
Castro made an alliance with Gorbachev, who placed missiles in Cuba which were directed at the US.
A US spy plane observed the Cubans placing Soviet submarines in the Bay of Pigs, which prompted the US to attack Cuba.
The Bay of Pigs is a small farming community that was being used to disguise the Soviet missiles being set up on the coast of Cuba.
work focused on improving the health and happiness of other people
diplomacy
altruism
humanitarian efforts
philanthropy
Kennedy approved an invasion plan called
Destroy Castro
Operation Cuba's Biggest Regret
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
The U-2Coastal Operation
The Soviet Nuclear Crisis
Which of the following justifies Kennedy's Navy block around Cuba?
Khrushchev removed all Soviet missiles from Cuba.
An American spy plane caught the Soviet Union placing nuclear weapons in Cuba.
Fidel Castro becomes dictator of Cuba and launches his new line of army fatigues with matching beards.
Khrushchev led a conference in Yalta but the US was not invited.
Castro threatened to launch four missiles at the US if Kennedy refused to take down the US missiles in Turkey.
The Bay of Pigs and the Missile Crisis were both conflicts with...
Cuba
Japan
Iraq
Iran
What was the main driving force behind the Vietnam and Korean Wars?
Communism
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Armistice
The government operates national parks in different parts of the country.
foreign
domestic
The Korean War lasted from 1950-1953. What was the outcome?
The South won, the two sides rejoined and are now one country: Korea.
The North won, the two sides rejoined and are now one country: The Communist State of Korea
No resolution was reached, but the two Koreas signed an armistice and agreed to stop fighting
No resolution was reached, war continues to this day.
Why did the United States invade Afghanistan in 2001?
Its leaders refused to sell their oil to Americans.
Its leaders had issued threats against the United States.
Its leaders had seized staff of the American Embassy as hostages.
Its leaders were protecting members of al-Qaeda responsible for the attack on the World Trade Center.
The government cleans up land and water areas that are severely polluted
foreign
domestic
a military conflict in 1991 between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the U.S., also known as the Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
Gulf War II
UN Conflict
Gulf War I
The United States is attacked, and the President, in his role as Commander-in-Chief, calls on the U.S. military to defend the U.S. by attacking the other country.
foreign
domestic
An attempt by the Soviet Union in 1962 to place nuclear missiles in Cuba directed toward the United States.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Iron Curtain
Berlin Airlift
Detente
