1.The Soviets' exit from Afghanistan led to a
sweeping victory for democracy
series of unstable governments
Soviet-style dictatorship
U.S.-backed Muslim theocracy
2.How did the Suez Crisis affect perceptions of the United States and its allies?
They no longer appeared to be a unified front.
They seemed weak and willing to negotiate.
They proved willing to use brutal force to end a conflict.
They appeared to support the Zionist mission.
3.What accounts for the spikes in American defense spending in the 1950s?
the entry of the U.S. into the UN
the Afghan War
the Vietnam War
the Korean War
4.Why are the wars in Vietnam and Korea better remembered in the United States than other proxy wars?
because the United States lost these wars
because the United States won these wars
because many Americans died in these wars
because these were the longest proxy wars
5.Why was the Bay of Pigs an embarrassment for the United States?
It showed that Havana had surveillance in Washington.
The American invasion plot was a total failure.
Kennedy did not understand cultural differences in Cuba.
Florida could not stop the arrival of thousands of Cubans.
6.Why did the United States eventually stop supporting South Africa?
The government began enacting socialist land reforms.
Popular opinion turned against South African apartheid.
South Africa began taking arms and funds from the Soviets.
The American public stopped supporting African intervention.
7.Which cause and effect relationship is correctly matched?
communists rule North Korean—China and the Soviet Union back North Korea
Fidel Castro assumes power in Cuba—the U.S. backs the Castro regime
the mujahedeen rise in Afghanistan—the Soviets back the mujahedeen
the Sandinistas take power in Nicaragua—the U.S. backs the Sandinistas
sweeping victory for democracy
series of unstable governments
Soviet-style dictatorship
U.S.-backed Muslim theocracy
2.How did the Suez Crisis affect perceptions of the United States and its allies?
They no longer appeared to be a unified front.
They seemed weak and willing to negotiate.
They proved willing to use brutal force to end a conflict.
They appeared to support the Zionist mission.
3.What accounts for the spikes in American defense spending in the 1950s?
the entry of the U.S. into the UN
the Afghan War
the Vietnam War
the Korean War
4.Why are the wars in Vietnam and Korea better remembered in the United States than other proxy wars?
because the United States lost these wars
because the United States won these wars
because many Americans died in these wars
because these were the longest proxy wars
5.Why was the Bay of Pigs an embarrassment for the United States?
It showed that Havana had surveillance in Washington.
The American invasion plot was a total failure.
Kennedy did not understand cultural differences in Cuba.
Florida could not stop the arrival of thousands of Cubans.
6.Why did the United States eventually stop supporting South Africa?
The government began enacting socialist land reforms.
Popular opinion turned against South African apartheid.
South Africa began taking arms and funds from the Soviets.
The American public stopped supporting African intervention.
7.Which cause and effect relationship is correctly matched?
communists rule North Korean—China and the Soviet Union back North Korea
Fidel Castro assumes power in Cuba—the U.S. backs the Castro regime
the mujahedeen rise in Afghanistan—the Soviets back the mujahedeen
the Sandinistas take power in Nicaragua—the U.S. backs the Sandinistas