Chapter 9 Quiz

A  It introduced the term containment to American foreign policy.

B  It indicated the primacy of economic development as key to protecting democracies.

C  It indicated a shift towards containing the spread of communism militarily.

D  It dispensed with the idea of containment.

E  It encouraged engagement with the Soviet Union at the diplomatic level.

A  The U2 incident in which the Soviets shot down an American spy plane.

B  The spread of communism to China.

C  The Berlin Airlift.

D  The Soviet development of atomic weapons.

E  The Soviet launching of the first artificial satellite known as Sputnik.

A  It helped train Cuban exiles for an invasion in Cuba.

B  All of these are accurate statements about the CIA.

C  Eisenhower used it to counter communism and assist friendly governments.

D  It helped overthrow the government in Guatemala.

E  It played a key role in helping the US gain access to Middle Eastern oil.

A  The US and North Korea established diplomatic relationships

B  Communist fears in the United States were lifted.

C  North and South Korea remained divided along the 38th parallel.

D  A communist government was created in South Korea.

E  China gained control of the entire peninsula.

A  The internment of Japanese Americans was unconstitutional

B  Freedom of speech can be limited during times of war

C  Internment was morally wrong

D  The evacuation of Japanese American citizens was a military necessity

E  Japanese Americans should be compensated for the loss of property as a result of their internment

A  allowed a way for the US military to build military bases on foreign soil

B  permitted landlords to lend or lease housing for American troops overseas

C  allowed the US to lend military equipment and supplies to any nation the president deemed vital to the defense of the United States

D  limited the amount of military equipment and supplies sent overseas

E  committed the US to the war

A  It adopted isolationist policies that avoided involvement.

B  It declared war on Germany.

C  It formed military alliances with Britain and France.

D  It quarantined Japan to prevent further aggression against China.

E  It adopted a policy of appeasement.

A  It gave the President the power to make decisions about when the country would go to war.

B  It established the National Security Council as an advisory group to the President on foreign affairs.

C  It created a department for each branch of the armed forces.

D  It created the office of the Secretary of Defense.

E  It created the Central Intelligence Agency.

A  Truman believed that it would convince an unconditional German surrender.

B  He wanted to warn the Russians not to be aggressive in the Pacific after the defeat of Japan

C  Popular sentiment in support of the bombings convinced him to use them against Japan.

D  He wanted to avoid a costly American invasion of Japan.

E  They were major centers of Japanese military production.

A  develop an atomic bomb

B  eliminate machine politics and governmental corruption

C  research racial segregation in public education

D  resolve the problems in low-income urban sectors in New York City

E  establish an interstate highway system

A  the security measures employed by Stalin’s body guards

B  the Berlin Wall

C  Stalin’s policy of holding firm in negotiations with the UIS

D  The Kremlin’s wall of secrecy

E  The Soviet domination in Eastern Europe

A  Native languages were used as the basis of a secret code to transmit messages.

B  Large numbers of Native peoples left reservations to work in the war industries.

C  Native soldiers distinguished themselves in all branches of the military.

D  Most Native Americans rejected military service because of the history of discrimination.

E  They served in the armed forces in integrated units.

A  isolationism

B  human rights

C  colonialism

D  mutual defense

E  unilateralism

A  It feared that the treaty would too strongly commit the US to an international alliance.

B  The opposition reflected the strong opposition among Americans to the treaty.

C  It feared that the treaty would encourage Soviet influence over American foreign policy decisions.

D  President Wilson’s lobbied Congress against signing of the treaty.

A  It indicated the special place of Greece and Turkey in American interests.

B  It was Truman’s first statement on European affairs.

C  It committed the US to a military alliance in Europe

D  It indicated US reluctance to get involved in incidents outside of its immediate sphere of influence.

E  It indicated that the US would now view all local revolts through a geopolitical lens.