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US2 World History

Quiz by NYSED US History and Government

High School
Social Studies (2017)
New York State Learning Standards

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  • Q1
    The United States became directly involved in World War I as a result of Germany's
    threat to spread the war to the Middle East
    resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
    acquisition of new African colonies
    negotiation of an alliance with Russia
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  • Q2
    With this observation, Winston Churchill warned the United States that Europe was threatened by
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    an embargo of its Middle East oil supplies
    a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union
    the expansion of communism in Eastern Europe
    the growth of fascism in Great Britain
    60s
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  • Q3
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact are examples of
    Manifest Destiny
    mutual defense
    Lend-Lease
    dollar diplomacy
    60s
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  • Q4
    A main goal of President Richard Nixon's policy of détente was to
    sponsor free elections in North Korea
    reduce tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
    negotiate an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict
    end diplomatic relations with China
    60s
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  • Q5
    As related to Latin America, the Roosevelt Corollary strengthened the original Monroe Doctrine by
    sending humanitarian aid to Mexico and the Caribbean
    promoting the independence of former United States colonies
    extending the doctrine to Asia
    threatening military intervention to stop European interference
    60s
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  • Q6
    Agreements made at the Yalta and Potsdam conferences near the end of World War II resulted in the
    creation of the arms control agreements
    control of the Korean peninsula by United Nations forces
    division of Germany into zones of occupation
    invasion of the Soviet Union by the Allies
    60s
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  • Q7
    The point of view expressed by this cartoonist is that this "new" United States foreign policy is
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    a violation of the United Nations Charter
    too expensive to support
    risky and may not succeed
    certain to lead to another war
    60s
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  • Q8
    The policy described by Secretary Dulles was most evident in the later actions of the United States during the
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    Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
    Cuban missile crisis
    energy crisis of 1973
    Camp David talks between Egypt and Israel
    60s
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  • Q9
    United States involvement in Vietnam in the early 1960s was justifi ed by a widely held belief that
    supporting South Vietnam would honor United States obligations to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
    United States economic prosperity depended on taking control of South Vietnam
    involvement in Southeast Asia was necessary to prevent communists from seizing control of China
    failure to defend freedom in South Vietnam would result in communist domination of Southeast Asia
    60s
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