The Korean War resulted in:

a cease-fire that is still in effect today

When Japan sank the USS Panay in Chinese waters, FDR:

imposed a trade embargo on Japan

Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France

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1
Where was the first American military action in support of "containment?"
Vietnam
Korea
Greece and Turkey
China
2
The Korean War resulted in:
the unification of Korea as a democratic nation
the downfall of the United Nations
a cease-fire that is still in effect today
the unification of Korea as a communist nation
3
The fate of several Nazi officials was decided at the:
Geneva Convention
Potsdam Conference
Yalta Conference
Nuremberg Trials
4
When Japan sank the USS Panay in Chinese waters, FDR:
increased American naval strength in the Pacific
requested military support from Britain
launched a counterattack against the Japanese navy
imposed a trade embargo on Japan
5
On D-Day:
Americans gathered in bomb shelters awaiting nuclear war
Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France
Allied troops stormed the beaches of Okinawa
Germany surrendered
6
Where was the Truman Doctrine first implemented?
China
Korea
Cuba
Greece and Turkey
7
The term "Arsenal of Democracy" was used by FDR to describe which nation?
Germany
Great Britain
Japan
the United States
8
Which term is often used to describe the Communist "witch hunt" in the US in the 1950s?
domino theory
containment
proxy war
McCarthyism
9
The Axis included all except:
Soviet Union
Japan
Italy
Germany
10
After WWII, all were divided between American and Soviet spheres of influence EXCEPT:
Berlin
Japan
Germany
Europe
11
Which of the following does NOT describe postwar America?
emphasis on the family
population boom
decrease in college enrollment
growth of consumerism
12
Rules regarding the treatment of prisoners and civilian non-combatants were drafted at the:
Yalta Conference
Geneva Convention
Potsdam Conference
Nuremberg Trials
13
The leader who authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan was:
Harry Truman
Josef Stalin
Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
14
Which of the following was a response to the formation of NATO?
the Berlin Airlift
the Munich Pact
the Warsaw Pact
the Marshall Plan
15
The Munich Pact between Britain and Germany best exemplifies the concept of:
"destroyers for bases"
eugenics
"cash and carry"
appeasement

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