1. During its occupation of postwar Germany and Japan, the United
States tried to bring about all of the following except
1. military change.
2. religious change.
3. political change.
4. economic change.
2. A principal reason for the expansion of U.S. leadership after World
War II was that the United States
1. had acquired new overseas colonies.
2. was given new responsibilities during secret wartime conferences.
3. had dominant economic and military strength.
4. vowed to remain neutral.
3. After World War II, a major feature of U.S. foreign policy was that
the United States
1. became a superpower with a temporary monopoly on
atomic weapons.
2. acquired colonies in Africa.
3. declined membership in the United Nations.
4. refused to help former allies rebuild their economies.;
4. In the years just after World War 11, the United States attempted
to prevent the spread of communism in Europe mainly by
1. taking over the governments of several Western European nations.
2. increasing opportunities for political refugees to settle in the United
States.
3. holding a series of summit meetings with leaders of the Soviet
Union.
4. establishing policies of economic and military aid for European
nations.
5. Throughout United States history, the most important aim of the
country's foreign policy has been
1. participation in international organizations.
2. advancement of national self-interest.
3. containment of communism.
4. development of military alliances.
6. The cold war of the 1950's and 1960's centered on
1. worldwide economic growth.
2. imperialistic struggles between France and Great Britain.
3. Japan's need for markets and raw materials.
4. tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
7. Shortly after World War 11, the cold war developed mainly as a result
of the
1.United States refusal to send economic aid to European nations.
2. Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.
3. competition between the superpowers to explore outer space.
4. continuation of the pre-World War 11 balance of power.
8. The first U.S.-Soviet disagreements after the defeat of Germany
stemmed from
1. the Soviet Union's refusal to withdraw from Eastern Europe.
2. Churchill's "iron curtain" speech.
3. the Soviet invasion of Turkey.
4. the U-2 Incident.
9. An initial cause of the cold war was
1. the Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
2. Soviet domination over Eastern Europe.
3. U.S. military actions in Greece.
4. the Marshall Plan.
10. U.S. foreign policy since 1945 can best be described as
1. providing leadership for the Western bloc of nations.
2. continuing expansionism and colonialism.
3. remaining committed to isolationism.
4. seeking peace at any price.
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