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Question #1
Which of the following statement about President Eisenhower’s foreign policy is accurate?
A.   He supported an autocratic government in South Vietnam after the nation was divided in 1955.
B.   He emphasized the role of alliances in countering Soviet influence.
C.   He utilized American popular culture to counter Soviet influence.
D.   All of these statements are accurate.
E.   He used the Central Intelligence Agency to engineer political coups to achieve foreign policy goals.
Question #2
All of the following occurred during the Carter administration except
A.   The signing of a treaty restoring Panamanian sovereignty over the Canal Zone.
B.   Reaching a major milestone in settling the Egyptian-Israeli conflict in the Middle East.
C.   the renewal of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
D.   Normalizing relations with the revolutionary government of Iran.
E.   Normalizing formal relations with mainland China.
Question #3
The guiding principle of President Carter's foreign policy was
A.   human rights.
B.   unilateralism.
C.   détente.
D.   isolationism.
E.   containment.
Question #4
The Cuban Missile Crisis influenced President Kennedy to
A.   organize the Peace Corps
B.   declare the American intention to send a man on the moon before the Soviets could get there
C.   forbid Americans to trade with and travel to Latin America
D.   Negotiate a limited nuclear testing bane with the Soviets
E.   reduce the nation's commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Atlantic Treaty Organization to appease the Soviets
Question #5
The policy of détente
A.   was designed to improve relations between the Soviet Union and China.
B.   was aimed at ending the division of Germany and Korea.
C.   found little support among Americans.
D.   ushered in an era of relaxed tensions between the United States and the two leading communist powers, China and the Soviet Union.
E.   countered considerable resistance from European nations.
Question #6
Which of the following statements about President’s Reagan’s foreign policy is not accurate?
A.   He oversaw a major increase in American military spending.
B.   He framed American foreign policy in moral terms as a struggle against the evils of communism.
C.   He believed in rolling back communism worldwide.
D.   He developed a close relationship with the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
E.   He secured an American foothold in the Middle East and its oil.
Question #7
The Vietnam War can be understood as
A.   All of these
B.   A war conducted without a declaration of war
C.   A war that deeply divided the US
D.   A war that fostered cynicism and distrust of the government
E.   An example of the doctrine of containment
Question #8
America's strong support for Israel in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War led to
A.   America's growing reliance on Iran as its major source of Middle Eastern oil.
B.   an OPEC oil boycott of the United States and a subsequent energy crisis and recession.
C.   a vigorous effort to end America's reliance on imported oil.
D.   considerably lower energy prices for European countries that had remained neutral in the war.
E.   an increasing alliance between Arab nations and the Soviet Union.
Question #9
A major long-term effect of the Vietnam War was
A.   a continued boycott of trade with Asia
B.   the fall of the Soviet Union
C.   a reluctance to commit US troops for extended military action abroad
D.   a change in US foreign policy from containment to a more isolationist foreign policy
E.   an end to communist governments in Asia
Question #10
The expansion of the Vietnam war into Cambodia resulted in
A.   China entering the war on the side of North Vietnam
B.   The wiping out of North Vietnamese resistance as their supply routes were interrupted
C.   new waves of bitter domestic protest against the war
D.   an end to the secret American bombing campaign against Cambodia
E.   congressional approval for an expanded war effort
Question #11
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A.   Gave the President the power to conduct the war without formal congressional declaration of war
B.   Enhanced congressional control over foreign policy
C.   Illustrated the role of public opinion in shaping foreign policy
D.   Curtailed US influence in Vietnam
E.   Ended the war in Vietnam
Question #12
The 1973 War Powers Act
A.   required Congress to approve funds for military operations.
B.   required presidential reporting and congressional approval of extended troop commitments.
C.   gave the president the power to commit troops without declaring war.
D.   ended the military draft and created an all-volunteer army.
E.   compelled President Nixon to end the secret bombing war in Cambodia.
Question #13
President Nixon’s chief foreign policy adviser throughout his administration was
A.   John Dean
B.   Gerald Ford
C.   Donald Rumsfeld
D.   Henry Kissinger
E.   William Westmoreland
Question #14
The Iran-Contra Affair
A.   Resulted in the long-term imprisonment of General Oliver North
B.   Involved selling arms to Iran and illegally using the proceeds to fund anti-communist rebels in Nicaragua
C.   Resulted in an attempt to impeach President Reagan for his role
D.   All of these are accurate
E.   Helped elect a Democrat in the 1988 presidential election
Question #15
After the Tet Offensive, the mainstream media began to
A.   restrict reporting on the war
B.   openly criticize the war effort
C.   give more air time to antiwar protesters
D.   give less air time to antiwar protesters
E.   appeal to American patriotism to support the war effort

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