Question 1

Which of the following was a provision of the 1954 Geneva accords?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Diem government was recognized as the legitimate government of South Vietnam. 
B)  Vietnam would be reunified after national elections in 1956. 
C)  The 17th parallel was established as the permanent boundary between North and South Vietnam. 
D)  The United States could permanently station a limited number of troops in South Vietnam. 
A)  The Diem government was recognized as the legitimate government of South Vietnam. 
B)  Vietnam would be reunified after national elections in 1956. 
C)  The 17th parallel was established as the permanent boundary between North and South Vietnam. 
D)  The United States could permanently station a limited number of troops in South Vietnam.

Question 2

Why did the CIA help to overthrow Mohammed Mossadegh?

Accepted Answer

A)  He ended Iran's nonaligned status by allying with the Soviet Union. 
B)  He attempted to nationalize foreign oil interests in Iran. 
C)  He vowed to build a military coalition to destroy the state of Israel. 
D)  He attempted to create an organization through which the oil-producing nations of the Middle East could control the price of oil. 
A)  He ended Iran's nonaligned status by allying with the Soviet Union. 
B)  He attempted to nationalize foreign oil interests in Iran. 
C)  He vowed to build a military coalition to destroy the state of Israel. 
D)  He attempted to create an organization through which the oil-producing nations of the Middle East could control the price of oil.

Question 3

After the Second World War, Japan's reconstruction was ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a cooperative effort on the part of the United States, Britain, and Russia 
B)  jointly undertaken by the United States and Russia 
C)  monopolized by Russia 
D)  monopolized by the United States 
A)  a cooperative effort on the part of the United States, Britain, and Russia 
B)  jointly undertaken by the United States and Russia 
C)  monopolized by Russia 
D)  monopolized by the United States

Question 4

An obstacle to relations between the United States and Third World countries in the 1950s was ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the segregation practices in the United States 
B)  the bumbling diplomatic style of John Foster Dulles 
C)  the opposition of the United States to the Soviet use of force in Eastern Europe 
D)  the unwillingness of the United States to extend foreign aid to Third World nations 
A)  the segregation practices in the United States 
B)  the bumbling diplomatic style of John Foster Dulles 
C)  the opposition of the United States to the Soviet use of force in Eastern Europe 
D)  the unwillingness of the United States to extend foreign aid to Third World nations

Question 5

As a result of the Korean War, _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States decided to rearm Japan 
B)  the Eisenhower administration decided to cut off American aid to France in Vietnam 
C)  the globalist foreign policy of the United States became highly militarized 
D)  Japan requested that an American military base be established at Okinawa 
A)  the United States decided to rearm Japan 
B)  the Eisenhower administration decided to cut off American aid to France in Vietnam 
C)  the globalist foreign policy of the United States became highly militarized 
D)  Japan requested that an American military base be established at Okinawa

Question 6

Why did Ngo Dinh Diem and President Eisenhower refuse to allow national elections in Vietnam as called for in the Geneva accords?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believed the elections would have been virtually impossible to administer. 
B)  They held that the 1955 South Vietnamese election had given Diem a mandate to govern. 
C)  They feared that Communist leader Ho Chi Minh would win. 
D)  They realized that the Communists would never allow a genuinely free election. 
A)  They believed the elections would have been virtually impossible to administer. 
B)  They held that the 1955 South Vietnamese election had given Diem a mandate to govern. 
C)  They feared that Communist leader Ho Chi Minh would win. 
D)  They realized that the Communists would never allow a genuinely free election.

Question 7

What was one of the political consequences of the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increased the powers of the presidency and weakened the powers of Congress in the conduct of foreign affairs. 
B)  It heightened public support for the Democratic Party in the 1952 election. 
C)  It increased bipartisanship in the making of American foreign policy. 
D)  It led the Republican Party to include a plank in its 1952 platform questioning the validity of the containment doctrine. 
A)  It increased the powers of the presidency and weakened the powers of Congress in the conduct of foreign affairs. 
B)  It heightened public support for the Democratic Party in the 1952 election. 
C)  It increased bipartisanship in the making of American foreign policy. 
D)  It led the Republican Party to include a plank in its 1952 platform questioning the validity of the containment doctrine.

Question 8

The Soviet Union and the United States both coveted positive relations with Third World nations because such nations ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  could provide sites for military and intelligence bases 
B)  had stable political systems 
C)  were technologically advanced 
D)  had productive industrial systems 
A)  could provide sites for military and intelligence bases 
B)  had stable political systems 
C)  were technologically advanced 
D)  had productive industrial systems

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the Formosa Resolution of 1955?

Accepted Answer

A)  It urged Jiang Jieshi to negotiate with the People's Republic of China concerning the status of Quemoy and Matsu. 
B)  It gave the president the authority to use American troops to defend Formosa. 
C)  It pledged U.S. support to the fledgling democratic movement against Jiang Jieshi's autocratic government. 
D)  It supported negotiations aimed at consolidating the governments of Formosa and mainland China. 
A)  It urged Jiang Jieshi to negotiate with the People's Republic of China concerning the status of Quemoy and Matsu. 
B)  It gave the president the authority to use American troops to defend Formosa. 
C)  It pledged U.S. support to the fledgling democratic movement against Jiang Jieshi's autocratic government. 
D)  It supported negotiations aimed at consolidating the governments of Formosa and mainland China.

Question 10

Which of the following was a consequence of the Russian decision to cut off Western land access to Berlin in 1948?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States, France, and Britain relinquished their sectors of Berlin to the Soviet Union. 
B)  President Truman ordered a massive airlift of supplies to the isolated city. 
C)  The United States threatened to use the atomic bomb if access was not restored. 
D)  President Truman ordered an armored tank division through the Soviet zone of Germany to West Berlin. 
A)  The United States, France, and Britain relinquished their sectors of Berlin to the Soviet Union. 
B)  President Truman ordered a massive airlift of supplies to the isolated city. 
C)  The United States threatened to use the atomic bomb if access was not restored. 
D)  President Truman ordered an armored tank division through the Soviet zone of Germany to West Berlin.

Question 11

The Marshall Plan was successful in that ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it corrected Western Europe's adverse balance-of-payments arrangement with the United States 
B)  it brought about the complete economic integration of the Western European states 
C)  it stopped postwar inflation in Western Europe 
D)  it stimulated impressive industrial production and investment in Western Europe 
A)  it corrected Western Europe's adverse balance-of-payments arrangement with the United States 
B)  it brought about the complete economic integration of the Western European states 
C)  it stopped postwar inflation in Western Europe 
D)  it stimulated impressive industrial production and investment in Western Europe

Question 12

China entered the Korean War in response to ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the commitment of American troops to the war 
B)  the taking of Seoul by U.N. and South Korean forces 
C)  the bombing of bridges on the Yalu River and the subsequent advance of American troops toward the Chinese border 
D)  the involvement of Nationalist Chinese forces in the war 
A)  the commitment of American troops to the war 
B)  the taking of Seoul by U.N. and South Korean forces 
C)  the bombing of bridges on the Yalu River and the subsequent advance of American troops toward the Chinese border 
D)  the involvement of Nationalist Chinese forces in the war

Question 13

Which of the following statements is most consistent with Walter Lippmann's views as expressed in his book The Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Soviet Union had nothing to do with the start of the Cold War. 
B)  The United States must police all parts of the world to protect itself from the worldwide Soviet menace. 
C)  The containment doctrine is a strategic monstrosity that will drain the nation's patience and resources. 
D)  The containment doctrine will lead to nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
A)  The Soviet Union had nothing to do with the start of the Cold War. 
B)  The United States must police all parts of the world to protect itself from the worldwide Soviet menace. 
C)  The containment doctrine is a strategic monstrosity that will drain the nation's patience and resources. 
D)  The containment doctrine will lead to nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Question 14

The Truman-Molotov meeting provides evidence of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Soviets used underhanded tactics in achieving their goals. 
B)  Truman did not appreciate the nuances of international diplomacy and adopted a "get-tough" approach toward the Soviet Union. 
C)  Truman privately realized that the Soviets had earnestly attempted to live up to their agreements at Yalta. 
D)  The Soviets refused to negotiate on even the most trivial of issues. 
A)  The Soviets used underhanded tactics in achieving their goals. 
B)  Truman did not appreciate the nuances of international diplomacy and adopted a "get-tough" approach toward the Soviet Union. 
C)  Truman privately realized that the Soviets had earnestly attempted to live up to their agreements at Yalta. 
D)  The Soviets refused to negotiate on even the most trivial of issues.

Question 15

Compare and contrast Eisenhower's reaction to the Arab-Israeli conflict to that of the Hungarian uprising.

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower's reaction to the Arab-Israel

Question 16

Diplomatic records from the immediate postwar years reveal that _________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Secretary of War Stimson favored using the atomic bomb in Eastern Europe 
B)  the Soviets had no desire to develop an atomic bomb of their own 
C)  American possession of the atomic bomb was never mentioned directly in diplomatic discussions 
D)  some American officials believed that the United States could deter Soviet expansion by using the atomic bomb as a bargaining tool 
A)  Secretary of War Stimson favored using the atomic bomb in Eastern Europe 
B)  the Soviets had no desire to develop an atomic bomb of their own 
C)  American possession of the atomic bomb was never mentioned directly in diplomatic discussions 
D)  some American officials believed that the United States could deter Soviet expansion by using the atomic bomb as a bargaining tool

Question 17

In the "long telegram," George F. Kennan asserted that _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the fanaticism expressed by the Soviets made even a temporary understanding with them impossible 
B)  the United States should extend humanitarian aid to the Soviet Union 
C)  the Soviets did not want confrontation with the United States 
D)  the United States should use military force to liberate Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union 
A)  the fanaticism expressed by the Soviets made even a temporary understanding with them impossible 
B)  the United States should extend humanitarian aid to the Soviet Union 
C)  the Soviets did not want confrontation with the United States 
D)  the United States should use military force to liberate Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union

Question 18

The ______________ is a mutual defense pact between the United States and eleven other nations promising to stand united in the face of military aggression, specifically by the Soviet Union

Accepted Answer

A)  Atomic Diplomacy Plan 
B)  Marshall Plan 
C)  National Security Council 
D)  North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
A)  Atomic Diplomacy Plan 
B)  Marshall Plan 
C)  National Security Council 
D)  North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 19

Which of the following developments demonstrated the Eisenhower administration's difficulty in applying the concept of liberation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Suez crisis 
B)  The Lebanon crisis 
C)  The U-2 incident 
D)  The Hungarian revolution 
A)  The Suez crisis 
B)  The Lebanon crisis 
C)  The U-2 incident 
D)  The Hungarian revolution

Question 20

Explain the basic principles on which the Eisenhower-Dulles foreign and defense policies were based, and discuss the consequences of those policies.

Accepted Answer

The Eisenhower-Dulles foreign and defens

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

Which of the following was a provision of the 1954 Geneva accords?

Why did the CIA help to overthrow Mohammed Mossadegh?

After the Second World War, Japan's reconstruction was ______________________.

An obstacle to relations between the United States and Third World countries in the 1950s was ________________.

As a result of the Korean War, _____________________.

Why did Ngo Dinh Diem and President Eisenhower refuse to allow national elections in Vietnam as called for in the Geneva accords?

What was one of the political consequences of the Korean War?

The Soviet Union and the United States both coveted positive relations with Third World nations because such nations ___________________.

Which of the following is true of the Formosa Resolution of 1955?

Which of the following was a consequence of the Russian decision to cut off Western land access to Berlin in 1948?

The Marshall Plan was successful in that ______________________.

China entered the Korean War in response to ________________.

Which of the following statements is most consistent with Walter Lippmann's views as expressed in his book The Cold War?

The Truman-Molotov meeting provides evidence of which of the following?

Compare and contrast Eisenhower's reaction to the Arab-Israeli conflict to that of the Hungarian uprising.

Diplomatic records from the immediate postwar years reveal that _________________________.

In the "long telegram," George F. Kennan asserted that _______________________.

The ______________ is a mutual defense pact between the United States and eleven other nations promising to stand united in the face of military aggression, specifically by the Soviet Union

Which of the following developments demonstrated the Eisenhower administration's difficulty in applying the concept of liberation?

Explain the basic principles on which the Eisenhower-Dulles foreign and defense policies were based, and discuss the consequences of those policies.

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