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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A It introduced the term containment to American foreign policy.
B It encouraged engagement with the Soviet Union at the diplomatic level.
C It indicated a shift towards containing the spread of communism militarily.
D It indicated the primacy of economic development as key to protecting democracies.
E It dispensed with the idea of containment.
Question #2
A The Soviet development of atomic weapons.
B The Soviet launching of the first artificial satellite known as Sputnik.
C The Berlin Airlift.
D The spread of communism to China.
E The U2 incident in which the Soviets shot down an American spy plane.
Question #3
A It helped overthrow the government in Guatemala.
B Eisenhower used it to counter communism and assist friendly governments.
C All of these are accurate statements about the CIA.
D It helped train Cuban exiles for an invasion in Cuba.
E It played a key role in helping the US gain access to Middle Eastern oil.
Question #4
A The US and North Korea established diplomatic relationships
B China gained control of the entire peninsula.
C Communist fears in the United States were lifted.
D A communist government was created in South Korea.
E North and South Korea remained divided along the 38th parallel.
Question #5
A Freedom of speech can be limited during times of war
B Internment was morally wrong
C The evacuation of Japanese American citizens was a military necessity
D Japanese Americans should be compensated for the loss of property as a result of their internment
E The internment of Japanese Americans was unconstitutional
Question #6
A allowed the US to lend military equipment and supplies to any nation the president deemed vital to the defense of the United States
B committed the US to the war
C limited the amount of military equipment and supplies sent overseas
D permitted landlords to lend or lease housing for American troops overseas
E allowed a way for the US military to build military bases on foreign soil
Question #7
A It declared war on Germany.
B It quarantined Japan to prevent further aggression against China.
C It adopted isolationist policies that avoided involvement.
D It formed military alliances with Britain and France.
E It adopted a policy of appeasement.
Question #8
A It established the National Security Council as an advisory group to the President on foreign affairs.
B It created a department for each branch of the armed forces.
C It created the Central Intelligence Agency.
D It created the office of the Secretary of Defense.
E It gave the President the power to make decisions about when the country would go to war.
Question #9
A He wanted to avoid a costly American invasion of Japan.
B He wanted to warn the Russians not to be aggressive in the Pacific after the defeat of Japan
C Truman believed that it would convince an unconditional German surrender.
D They were major centers of Japanese military production.
E Popular sentiment in support of the bombings convinced him to use them against Japan.
Question #10
A research racial segregation in public education
B eliminate machine politics and governmental corruption
C establish an interstate highway system
D develop an atomic bomb
E resolve the problems in low-income urban sectors in New York City
Question #11
A The Soviet domination in Eastern Europe
B the Berlin Wall
C the security measures employed by Stalin’s body guards
D The Kremlin’s wall of secrecy
E Stalin’s policy of holding firm in negotiations with the UIS
Question #12
A They served in the armed forces in integrated units.
B Most Native Americans rejected military service because of the history of discrimination.
C Large numbers of Native peoples left reservations to work in the war industries.
D Native soldiers distinguished themselves in all branches of the military.
E Native languages were used as the basis of a secret code to transmit messages.
Question #13
A human rights
B isolationism
C unilateralism
D colonialism
E mutual defense
Question #14
A It feared that the treaty would too strongly commit the US to an international alliance.
B President Wilson’s lobbied Congress against signing of the treaty.
C The opposition reflected the strong opposition among Americans to the treaty.
D It feared that the treaty would encourage Soviet influence over American foreign policy decisions.
Question #15
A It committed the US to a military alliance in Europe
B It indicated that the US would now view all local revolts through a geopolitical lens.
C It indicated US reluctance to get involved in incidents outside of its immediate sphere of influence.
D It indicated the special place of Greece and Turkey in American interests.
E It was Truman’s first statement on European affairs.