Foreign Policies
Mr. Clarke
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In his farewell address, President
George Washington recommended that
the United States follow a foreign
policy of
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containment of
communism
C. isolationism and
neutrality in
European affairs.
B. active intervention in
Latin American affairs.
D. manifest destiny.
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U.S. Membership in SEATO
The Domino Theory
The Gulf of Tonkin Incidents
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The factors above all contributed to the
U.S entrance into
A.
the Spanish-American
War.
B. the Vietnam War.
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C. the Korean War.
D. the Gulf War.
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The term manifest destiny refers to
A. The belief that Native
Americans must assimilate
to white culture or be
eliminated.
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B. The idea that the U.S.
needed a strong central
government
C. The belief that the U.S. has D. The idea that the U.S.
the God-given right to
should remain neutral in
expand to the Pacific.
foreign affairs.
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What geographic advantage did the U.S.
gain by purchasing the Louisiana territory?
A.
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Full control of the
Mississippi River.
C. Access to rich fisheries
in the Pacific Northwest.
B. Another port on the
Atlantic coast.
D. Control of vast coal
reserves in
Pennsylvania.
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The Monroe Doctrine was established mainly
because the United States wanted to ?
B. Support the French in
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Keep control of Alaska
their attempt to re-colonize
and Hawaii.
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C. Support England’s attempt D. Warn Europe about any
to establish an empire in
further colonization of
Central America.
the Western Hemisphere.
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President Harry Truman’s decision to use atomic
bombs against Japan was primarily based on the
belief that
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B. An alliance was
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Germany would refuse
developing between Japan
to surrender in Europe.
and the Soviet Union.
C. An invasion of Japan
would result in excessive
American casualties.
D. Japan was in the
process of developing
its own atomic weapons.
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“An attack on one shall be considered an
attack on all.”
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This statement summarizes the foreign policy
known as
A.
Nonalignment.
B. Appeasement.
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C. Colonialism.
D. Collective security.
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The Camp David Accords negotiated during
President Jimmy Carter’s administration were an
attempt to
A. decrease U.S. control
over the Panama Canal.
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C. Encourage the use of
solar and other nonpolluting energy sources.
B. establish peace in the
Middle East
D. end inflationary oil
prices.
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Why did the U.S. formulate the Open Door Policy
toward China?
B. To establish a military
A. To develop democratic
institutions and practices
in China.
presence on the Chinese
C. To support Japanese
efforts to industrialize
China.
D. To prevent a European
and Japanese monopoly
on Chinese markets.
mainland.
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Shortly after World War II, the Cold War
developed mainly as a result of the
A.
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The U.S. refusal to
send economic aid
to European
nations.
C. Competition between
the superpowers to
explore outer space..
B. Soviet domination of
Eastern Europe.
D. The continuation
of pre-World War II
balance
of power.
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Republican Presidents of the 1920s generally
followed a foreign policy based on
A.
non-involvement in
European affairs.
B. collective security.
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C. brinkmanship.
D. militarism.
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Early in the 20th century, Presidents Taft and Wilson
used the concept of dollar diplomacy to
A. protect U.S.
investments in
Latin America.
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C. expand U.S. influence
In China.
B. help European nations
avoid war.
D. support welfare
programs for immigrants
In the United States.
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The principle that the U.S. has the right to act as the
“policeman of the Western Hemisphere” and
Intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American
Nations was established by the
A.
Roosevelt Corollary to
the Monroe Doctrine.
B. Good Neighbor Policy.
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C. Open Door Policy.
D. Marshall Plan.
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Which argument was used to support U.S. acquisition
of overseas territories in the late 1800s?
A. The spread of Marxist B. The U.S. should be the
ideas had to be stopped
first world power to build a
because they threatened
world peace.
colonial empire.
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C. The U.S. needed to
obtain raw materials
and new markets.
D. The doctrine of Manifest
Destiny had become
obsolete.
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The Fourteen Points and the Atlantic Charter
were both
A.
Plans of victorious
nations to divide
conquered territories.
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C. Military strategies for
defeating enemy nations.
B. Statements of post-war
goals for establishing
world peace.
D. Agreements between
nations to eliminate
the further
development of weapons.
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From 1914 to 1916, as World War I raged in Europe,
Americans were not able to remain neutral
In thought as well as action because
A. U.S. membership in
military alliances required
the nation to fight.
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C. Warring nations
interfered with the U.S.
right to freedom of the
seas.
B. U.S. newspapers
encouraged a policy of
imperialistic expansion.
D. President Wilson
supported the war aims
of Germany and AustriaHungary
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After World War I, the opposition of some members
of Congress to the Versailles Treaty was largely
based on the idea that the Treaty
B. Would require the U.S. to
A. Did not punish the
Central Powers harshly
enough.
join the League of nations
and might result in a loss
of U.S. sovereignty.
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C. Did not give the U.S. an
important role in world
affairs.
D. Would require the U.S.
To assume the cost of
Rebuilding the war-torn
European economies.
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The Lend-Lease Act and the Destroyers for Bases
deal were adopted prior to World War II primarily
because these actions would?
A. Help Allied nations
without the U.S. entering
the war.
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C. Convince the American
people that war was
necessary.
B. Stop the spread of
Communism.
D. Create jobs to end the
Great Depression.
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U.S. participation in the Washington Naval
conference (1921), the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928),
and the SALT talks (1970s) is evidence that the U.S.
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B. Relies on military
Has followed a free
trade policy for
most of the 20th century.
alliances for defense
C. Believes that cultural
exchange programs are
a way to promote
international understanding.
D. has been willing to
cooperate with other
countries to reduce
world tensions.
against aggression.
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One important conclusion that can be drawn as a
result of the U.S. experience in both the SpanishAmerican War (1898) and the Persian Gulf War
(1991) Is that
B. the media has a
A. only the President
should make wartime
decisions.
Powerful influence
over public
opinion of a war.
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C. the public has little
confidence in the
American military.
D. international
organizations
play a decisive role in
determining the
outcome of wars.
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