Question 1

Discuss the objectives of the United States in launching the Marshall Plan, and assess the extent to which those objectives were achieved.

Accepted Answer

The United States launched the Marshall

Question 2

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  The industrialization of Latin America 
B)  A democratic Middle East 
C)  The economic recovery of Europe 
D)  A communist-free China 
A)  The industrialization of Latin America 
B)  A democratic Middle East 
C)  The economic recovery of Europe 
D)  A communist-free China

Question 3

Explain and evaluate the Eisenhower administration's perception of and response to nationalist movements in the Third World. Pay particular attention to the administration's response to Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán and Gamal Abdul Nasser.

Accepted Answer

The Eisenhower administration's percepti

Question 4

Those members of Congress who warned the Eisenhower administration against military intervention in Vietnam did so, in part, for what reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  They accepted the British view that such intervention was morally wrong. 
B)  They were reluctant to support French colonialism in Southeast Asia. 
C)  They accepted State Department warnings that such action would jeopardize American interests in the Third World. 
D)  Public opinion polls indicated that such action was not supported by the American people. 
A)  They accepted the British view that such intervention was morally wrong. 
B)  They were reluctant to support French colonialism in Southeast Asia. 
C)  They accepted State Department warnings that such action would jeopardize American interests in the Third World. 
D)  Public opinion polls indicated that such action was not supported by the American people.

Question 5

Examine the policy of the United States toward Vietnam during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

Accepted Answer

During the Truman and Eisenhower adminis

Question 6

The Baruch Plan provided for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A unified German state 
B)  The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Iran 
C)  U.S. abandonment of its atomic monopoly only after the creation of an international agency to control the world's fissionable materials 
D)  Humanitarian loans to nations recovering from the Second World War 
A)  A unified German state 
B)  The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Iran 
C)  U.S. abandonment of its atomic monopoly only after the creation of an international agency to control the world's fissionable materials 
D)  Humanitarian loans to nations recovering from the Second World War

Question 7

The United States ultimately supported France in the war in Indochina because the American government ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was firmly convinced that the French were legally entitled to the land 
B)  wanted to punish the Vietnamese for the assistance they gave to Japan during the Second World War 
C)  believed doing so would help curtail the further spread of communism 
D)  believed that most Vietnamese wanted the French to remain 
A)  was firmly convinced that the French were legally entitled to the land 
B)  wanted to punish the Vietnamese for the assistance they gave to Japan during the Second World War 
C)  believed doing so would help curtail the further spread of communism 
D)  believed that most Vietnamese wanted the French to remain

Question 8

Why did economic turmoil in Europe and Asia cause conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union in the period immediately following the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Each believed that it was the other's duty to invest large sums of money in European and Asian nations to ensure their recovery. 
B)  Each offered a different model to solve the economic problems that plagued Europe and Asia. 
C)  Each blamed the other for the economic problems that existed throughout the world. 
D)  Each contended that the other was responsible for extending humanitarian aid to the peoples of Europe and Asia. 
A)  Each believed that it was the other's duty to invest large sums of money in European and Asian nations to ensure their recovery. 
B)  Each offered a different model to solve the economic problems that plagued Europe and Asia. 
C)  Each blamed the other for the economic problems that existed throughout the world. 
D)  Each contended that the other was responsible for extending humanitarian aid to the peoples of Europe and Asia.

Question 9

The 1957 Eisenhower Doctrine proclaimed that the United States would intervene in the Middle East if ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the survival of Israel were endangered 
B)  the Soviets moved troops into the area 
C)  any government threatened by a communist takeover asked for help 
D)  the United Nations called for United States intervention to keep the peace 
A)  the survival of Israel were endangered 
B)  the Soviets moved troops into the area 
C)  any government threatened by a communist takeover asked for help 
D)  the United Nations called for United States intervention to keep the peace

Question 10

The Truman Doctrine and George F. Kennan's "Mr. X" article both proposed ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the policy of détente 
B)  the containment doctrine 
C)  that the United States refrain from getting involved in the internal affairs of other nations 
D)  a plan to encourage dissent and instability within the Soviet Union 
A)  the policy of détente 
B)  the containment doctrine 
C)  that the United States refrain from getting involved in the internal affairs of other nations 
D)  a plan to encourage dissent and instability within the Soviet Union

Question 11

Which of the following was a consequence of America's foreign investments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Such dependence meant that it was in the best interests of the United States to support the conservative, propertied classes against revolutionaries in the Third World. 
B)  Such dependence caused the United States to suffer more than the Third World nations from the economic decline of the 1970s. 
C)  Such dependence led to improved relations with underdeveloped nations in the 1970s. 
D)  Such dependence caused the United States to increase its commitment to and support for the United Nations. 
A)  Such dependence meant that it was in the best interests of the United States to support the conservative, propertied classes against revolutionaries in the Third World. 
B)  Such dependence caused the United States to suffer more than the Third World nations from the economic decline of the 1970s. 
C)  Such dependence led to improved relations with underdeveloped nations in the 1970s. 
D)  Such dependence caused the United States to increase its commitment to and support for the United Nations.

Question 12

Which of the following unified the armed forces under a single agency, later known as the Department of Defense?

Accepted Answer

A)  National Security Act of 1947 
B)  Marshall Plan 
C)  North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
D)  NSC-68 
A)  National Security Act of 1947 
B)  Marshall Plan 
C)  North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
D)  NSC-68

Question 13

Examine the containment policy as the cornerstone of American foreign policy during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. What were the goals of containment as established by President Truman in the Truman Doctrine? How successful had the United States been by 1961 in achieving those objectives?

Accepted Answer

The containment policy was the cornersto

Question 14

In the year following the victory of Mao Zedong's forces over the Nationalist Chinese, the People's Republic of China __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  launched an offensive against the Nationalists on Formosa 
B)  attempted to work constructively with Americans still in China 
C)  launched attacks against the states of Indochina 
D)  signed a treaty of friendship with the Soviet Union 
A)  launched an offensive against the Nationalists on Formosa 
B)  attempted to work constructively with Americans still in China 
C)  launched attacks against the states of Indochina 
D)  signed a treaty of friendship with the Soviet Union

Question 15

Examine and evaluate the response of the Truman administration to major world problems and events between 1945 and 1950.

Accepted Answer

The Truman administration faced a number

Question 16

Why was the planned 1960 summit meeting in Paris between Eisenhower and Khrushchev canceled?

Accepted Answer

A)  An attempt by dissenters in the Soviet Politburo to depose Khrushchev posed a threat to his power. 
B)  It appeared that the meeting might benefit the Democrats in the upcoming presidential election. 
C)  The United States refused to apologize after an American spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. 
D)  Conservative Republicans bitterly protested Eisenhower's willingness to meet with Khrushchev. 
A)  An attempt by dissenters in the Soviet Politburo to depose Khrushchev posed a threat to his power. 
B)  It appeared that the meeting might benefit the Democrats in the upcoming presidential election. 
C)  The United States refused to apologize after an American spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. 
D)  Conservative Republicans bitterly protested Eisenhower's willingness to meet with Khrushchev.

Question 17

How did President Truman ultimately define the goal of American military involvement in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

A)  North Korea was to be "contained" at the 38th parallel. 
B)  Korea was to be reunified by force. 
C)  The Communist governments in both North Korea and China were to be overthrown. 
D)  Indochina was to be taken and the territory divided among the United States, France, and Great Britain. 
A)  North Korea was to be "contained" at the 38th parallel. 
B)  Korea was to be reunified by force. 
C)  The Communist governments in both North Korea and China were to be overthrown. 
D)  Indochina was to be taken and the territory divided among the United States, France, and Great Britain.

Question 18

What was the main obstacle to achieving a negotiated settlement in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Questions concerning the number of troops, the United States could leave in South Korea 
B)  Questions about whether the United States would sign an alliance with South Korea 
C)  Questions regarding the fate of many North Korean and Chinese POWs who did not want to return home 
D)  Determination of the new boundary between North and South Korea 
A)  Questions concerning the number of troops, the United States could leave in South Korea 
B)  Questions about whether the United States would sign an alliance with South Korea 
C)  Questions regarding the fate of many North Korean and Chinese POWs who did not want to return home 
D)  Determination of the new boundary between North and South Korea

Question 19

Who was the first U.S. president to support a noncommunist government in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Kennedy 
B)  Harry Truman 
C)  Dwight Eisenhower 
D)  Lyndon Johnson 
A)  John Kennedy 
B)  Harry Truman 
C)  Dwight Eisenhower 
D)  Lyndon Johnson

Question 20

It seems likely that Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, president of Guatemala, turned to the Soviet Union for military aid because ________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Soviet Union would sell him weapons without any restrictions on how those weapons would be used 
B)  he was working under the direction of the Kremlin to create a Soviet-dominated empire in Central America 
C)  Moscow would extend credit to Arbenz for weaponry purchases, but such purchases from the United States were on a cash-only basis 
D)  the United States was hostile to his government and its policies. 
A)  the Soviet Union would sell him weapons without any restrictions on how those weapons would be used 
B)  he was working under the direction of the Kremlin to create a Soviet-dominated empire in Central America 
C)  Moscow would extend credit to Arbenz for weaponry purchases, but such purchases from the United States were on a cash-only basis 
D)  the United States was hostile to his government and its policies.

Exam 24: The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961

Discuss the objectives of the United States in launching the Marshall Plan, and assess the extent to which those objectives were achieved.

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

Explain and evaluate the Eisenhower administration's perception of and response to nationalist movements in the Third World. Pay particular attention to the administration's response to Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán and Gamal Abdul Nasser.

Those members of Congress who warned the Eisenhower administration against military intervention in Vietnam did so, in part, for what reason?

Examine the policy of the United States toward Vietnam during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

The Baruch Plan provided for which of the following?

The United States ultimately supported France in the war in Indochina because the American government ___________________.

Why did economic turmoil in Europe and Asia cause conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union in the period immediately following the Second World War?

The 1957 Eisenhower Doctrine proclaimed that the United States would intervene in the Middle East if ____________________.

The Truman Doctrine and George F. Kennan's "Mr. X" article both proposed ___________________.

Which of the following was a consequence of America's foreign investments?

Which of the following unified the armed forces under a single agency, later known as the Department of Defense?

In the year following the victory of Mao Zedong's forces over the Nationalist Chinese, the People's Republic of China __________________.

Examine and evaluate the response of the Truman administration to major world problems and events between 1945 and 1950.

Why was the planned 1960 summit meeting in Paris between Eisenhower and Khrushchev canceled?

How did President Truman ultimately define the goal of American military involvement in the Korean War?

What was the main obstacle to achieving a negotiated settlement in the Korean War?

Who was the first U.S. president to support a noncommunist government in Vietnam?

It seems likely that Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, president of Guatemala, turned to the Soviet Union for military aid because ________________________.

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