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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 used the Central Intelligence Agency to engineer political coups to achieve foreign policy goals.
C.   All of these statements are accurate.
D.   He emphasized the role of alliances in countering Soviet influence.
E.   He utilized American popular culture to counter Soviet influence.
Question #2
All of the following occurred during the Carter administration except
A.   Normalizing relations with the revolutionary government of Iran.
B.   Reaching a major milestone in settling the Egyptian-Israeli conflict in the Middle East.
C.   The signing of a treaty restoring Panamanian sovereignty over the Canal Zone.
D.   Normalizing formal relations with mainland China.
E.   the renewal of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
Question #3
The guiding principle of President Carter's foreign policy was
A.   human rights.
B.   isolationism.
C.   unilateralism.
D.   containment.
E.   détente.
Question #4
The Cuban Missile Crisis influenced President Kennedy to
A.   declare the American intention to send a man on the moon before the Soviets could get there
B.   forbid Americans to trade with and travel to Latin America
C.   Negotiate a limited nuclear testing bane with the Soviets
D.   reduce the nation's commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Atlantic Treaty Organization to appease the Soviets
E.   organize the Peace Corps
Question #5
The policy of détente
A.   ushered in an era of relaxed tensions between the United States and the two leading communist powers, China and the Soviet Union.
B.   was aimed at ending the division of Germany and Korea.
C.   found little support among Americans.
D.   countered considerable resistance from European nations.
E.   was designed to improve relations between the Soviet Union and China.
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 developed a close relationship with the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
D.   He secured an American foothold in the Middle East and its oil.
E.   He believed in rolling back communism worldwide.
Question #7
The Vietnam War can be understood as
A.   A war that deeply divided the US
B.   A war conducted without a declaration of war
C.   All of these
D.   An example of the doctrine of containment
E.   A war that fostered cynicism and distrust of the government
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.   an increasing alliance between Arab nations and the Soviet Union.
D.   considerably lower energy prices for European countries that had remained neutral in the war.
E.   a vigorous effort to end America's reliance on imported oil.
Question #9
A major long-term effect of the Vietnam War was
A.   an end to communist governments in Asia
B.   the fall of the Soviet Union
C.   a change in US foreign policy from containment to a more isolationist foreign policy
D.   a reluctance to commit US troops for extended military action abroad
E.   a continued boycott of trade with Asia
Question #10
The expansion of the Vietnam war into Cambodia resulted in
A.   The wiping out of North Vietnamese resistance as their supply routes were interrupted
B.   an end to the secret American bombing campaign against Cambodia
C.   China entering the war on the side of North Vietnam
D.   congressional approval for an expanded war effort
E.   new waves of bitter domestic protest against the war
Question #11
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A.   Gave the President the power to conduct the war without formal congressional declaration of war
B.   Curtailed US influence in Vietnam
C.   Ended the war in Vietnam
D.   Illustrated the role of public opinion in shaping foreign policy
E.   Enhanced congressional control over foreign policy
Question #12
The 1973 War Powers Act
A.   gave the president the power to commit troops without declaring war.
B.   compelled President Nixon to end the secret bombing war in Cambodia.
C.   required presidential reporting and congressional approval of extended troop commitments.
D.   ended the military draft and created an all-volunteer army.
E.   required Congress to approve funds for military operations.
Question #13
President Nixon’s chief foreign policy adviser throughout his administration was
A.   John Dean
B.   Gerald Ford
C.   William Westmoreland
D.   Henry Kissinger
E.   Donald Rumsfeld
Question #14
The Iran-Contra Affair
A.   Resulted in the long-term imprisonment of General Oliver North
B.   All of these are accurate
C.   Helped elect a Democrat in the 1988 presidential election
D.   Resulted in an attempt to impeach President Reagan for his role
E.   Involved selling arms to Iran and illegally using the proceeds to fund anti-communist rebels in Nicaragua
Question #15
After the Tet Offensive, the mainstream media began to
A.   appeal to American patriotism to support the war effort
B.   give less air time to antiwar protesters
C.   give more air time to antiwar protesters
D.   openly criticize the war effort
E.   restrict reporting on the war

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