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CIVICS: INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT & ORGANIZATIONS

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ means a country will not take a side in a foreign conflict.

a)

Aggression

b)

Neutrality

c)

Militarism

d)

Appeasement

2.
The Monroe Doctrine said __________________.
a)

no more European colonies could be started in the Americas

b)

Europe must leave the Americas alone

c)

the United States would stay out of Europe's business

d)

all of the above

3.
Because of the Monroe Doctrine, the United States became a powerful leader in the ____________ hemisphere.
a)

northern

b)

southern

c)

western

d)

eastern

4.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)

Mississippi River

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Great Lakes

5.

________ in the 1800s believed that America should expand its land holdings by occupying territory outside of the continental U.S., taken by force if necessary.

a)

Communists

b)

Militarists

c)

Nationalists

d)

Imperialists

6.

Foreign conflicts in North America in the 1800s were the result of ________.

a)

cultural differences

b)

imperialism

c)

economic competition

d)

the rise of fascism

7.

WWI started as a conflict between the great _______ Empires.

a)

African

b)

European

c)

Asian

d)

Oceanic

8.

The refusal of the United States to join the League of Nations reflected a desire of the nation to

a)

return to a policy of isolation.

b)

abandon neutrality in favor of collective security.

c)

take an active role in solving the worlds economic problems.

d)

actively involve itself in preventing world tensions.

9.

Some historians feel that US isolationism after WWI led the the rise of ______.

a)

communism

b)

capitalism

c)

fascism

d)

neutrality

10.

The US did not join WWII until the Japanese attack on ___________.

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Normandy

c)

Midway

d)

Iwo Jima

11.
Question Image

Match the following countries to their corresponding WWII alliance:

a)

Axis

1.

Germany

b)

Axis

2.

Italy

c)

Axis

3.

Japan

d)

Allied

4.

United Kingdom

e)

Allied

5.

Russia

12.

The Cold War in the 1950s was a military power-based conflict between ______ and _______.

a)

Russia

b)

Japan

c)

America

d)

Italy

13.

The US policy of ________ was meant to stop the spread of communism.

a)

isolation

b)

expansion

c)

neutrality

d)

containment

14.

During the _________ in the 1960s, the US was on the brink of nuclear conflict with Russia for 13 days.

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Gulf Crisis

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Korean War

15.

The US becomes involved in the Vietnam war because of the _______ theory.

a)

Frontier

b)

Balance of Power

c)

Domino

d)

Manifest Destiny

16.

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was meant to _____ the President's ability to keep the US in a military conflict.

a)

limit

b)

increase

17.

The fall of the _________ was the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union.

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Great Wall

c)

Allied Line

d)

Maginot Line

18.

________ took place in 1991 under President George HW Bush Sr.

a)

Desert Storm

b)

Operation Enduring Freedom

c)

The War on Terror

d)

The Berlin Wall Fall

19.

________ took place after 9/11 in 2001 under President George W Bush Jr.

a)

Desert Storm

b)

Operation Enduring Freedom

c)

The War on Debt

d)

The Berlin Wall Fall

20.

The _________ maintains world peace.

a)

United Nations

b)

World Trade Organization

c)

World Bank

d)

United Health Organization

21.

​ (a)   is a ​ military alliance. ​ (b)   is a ​ trade alliance.

Choose from the below words
NATO
NAFTA
NERPA
NANO