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Postwar US Foreign Policy

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Study the evolution of global geopolitics through questions on postwar United States foreign policy. This includes key Cold War events, international coalitions, and diplomatic doctrines. Use these practice questions to master modern history for your upcoming assessments.

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Postwar US Foreign Policy Questions

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

Which treaty got America and its alliance together?

  1. SEATO treaty

  2. CENTO treaty

  3. NATO treaty

  4. Warsaw treaty
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

America and its alliance came together by NATO treaty. America planned one scheme as apart of defence against Russia.NATO treaty was formulated on the basis of defence and economical policy.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

You knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is a certainty that it will go over very quickly. This statement by Dwight D. Eisenhower became known as the _____.

  1. Red Scare

  2. Domino theory

  3. Fallout theory

  4. Fail-safe theory

  5. Dr. Strangelove theory
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The domino theory was a theory prominent from the 1950s to the 1980s that posited that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

Our diplomats and their advisers . . . lost sight of our tremendous stake in a non-Communist China .... This House must now assume the responsibility of preventing the onrushing tide of communism from engulfing all of Asia. The speaker probably issued this statement to the House of Representatives on the eve of which of the following?

  1. Russo-Japanese War

  2. Korean War

  3. Persian Gulf War

  4. World War II

  5. Second Sino-Japanese War
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Korean war-The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border. As a product of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, Korea had been split into two sovereign states in 1948.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

The U.S. government allocated massive sums of money to math and science the 1950s in response to which of the following?

  1. The Soviet Union landing men on the moon

  2. Fidel Castro coming to power in Cuba

  3. The Soviet Union developing the world's first hydrogen bomb

  4. The Soviet satellite Sputnik successfully orbiting the earth

  5. The United States failing to produce a Nobel Prize winner in science
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The U.S. government allocated massive sums of money to math and science the 1950s in response to The Soviet satellite Sputnik successfully orbiting the earth.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

Which of the following was imposed to stop the spread of communism in the Middle East during the Cold War?

  1. The Stimson Doctrine

  2. The Open Door Policy

  3. The Eisenhower Doctrine

  4. The Truman Doctrine

  5. Big Stick Diplomacy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Eisenhower Doctrine, a country could request American economic assistance and/or aid from U.S. military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggression from another state. Eisenhower singled out the Soviet threat in his doctrine by authorizing the commitment of U.S. forces “to secure and protect the territorial integrity and political independence of such nations, requesting such aid against overt armed aggression from any nation controlled by international communism.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

The Soviet Union responded to the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by _________.

  1. providing military assistance to the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO)

  2. forming the Warsaw Pact

  3. giving financial aid to Central Treaty Organization (CENTO)

  4. joining the Alliance for Progress

  5. sending advisers to the Organization of American States (OAS)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Soviet Union responded to the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by forming the Warsaw Pact.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

Which of the following statement explains Glasnost?

  1. Is intended to reduce armament through Perestroika

  2. Is like sliding the lid to let steam off by restructuring Soviet Economy through Perestroika

  3. Stems from Soviet Union's need to reduce armament in order to restructure Soviet Economy i.e Perestroika

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Glasnost literally means openness and was a policy of increased transparency in government institutions and activities in the USSR. Option B describes the metaphor of releasing steam, which is often used to explain the purpose of these reforms.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

Which of the following events did not occur due to the cold war?

  1. Partition of Germany

  2. Indo-China War

  3. Partition of Korea

  4. America-Iraq war
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Cold War had grown out of post-World War II tensions between the two nations.  This rivalry was between the United States and the Soviet Union. It lasted for much of the second half of the 20th century. It heightened tensions and a series of international incidents that brought the world’s superpowers to the brink of disaster.

Following are some of the important events that occurred during the cold war:-

  • Partitioning of Germany
  • Division of Germany and Austria into four zones
  • United States dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • Vietnam became an independent republic.
  • Formation of West Germany
  • Partition of Korea
  • End of Soviet Union
  • Indo- China war

Multiple choice

How did Americans feel when Johnson made the decision to send US combat forces into battle?

  1. 95% of the American people opposed this move.

  2. Most Americans were split on their support of the move.

  3. A vast majority of Americans were opposed to sending troops.

  4. He had solid support from Americans.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

At the beginning of the escalation in 1965, President Johnson's decision to send combat troops had broad public support. Opposition grew significantly only as the war dragged on.