AP - Advanced Placement America in the World 1

Question 1

The Roosevelt Corollary (1904) was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine that justified what action by the United States?

Accepted Answer

Intervening militarily in Latin American countries unable to pay their debts

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Declaring war on European nations that colonized Africa

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Establishing permanent U.S. military bases in the Caribbean

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Annexing territories in Central America as U.S. protectorates

Question 2

The Truman Doctrine, announced in 1947, was primarily a response to communist pressure on which two countries?

Accepted Answer

Greece and Turkey

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France and Italy

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Poland and Czechoslovakia

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China and Korea

Question 3

How was the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 ultimately resolved?

Accepted Answer

The Soviet Union agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba in exchange for a U.S. pledge not to invade the island

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The U.S. launched an airstrike that destroyed the Soviet missile sites

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Cuba expelled Soviet advisors under pressure from the Organization of American States

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The United Nations imposed a naval blockade until the Soviets withdrew

Question 4

What was the primary purpose of the Open Door Policy proposed by Secretary of State John Hay in 1899–1900?

Accepted Answer

To guarantee equal trading rights for all nations in China

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To open U.S. borders to immigrants from Asia

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To establish U.S. sovereignty over the Philippines

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To create a military alliance with Japan against Russia

Question 5

The Korean War (1950–1953) concluded with what outcome?

Accepted Answer

An armistice was signed that left Korea divided near the original 38th parallel

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North Korea surrendered unconditionally to United Nations forces

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China annexed North Korea as a province

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South Korea was absorbed into a unified communist state

Question 6

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), founded in 1949, was established primarily to achieve what goal?

Accepted Answer

Provide collective military defense against a potential Soviet attack on Western Europe

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Coordinate economic recovery across war-devastated Europe

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Create a common currency among Western European nations

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Administer the former territories of defeated Axis powers