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Example Question #22 : Facts And Details In U.S. Foreign Policy From 1899 To The Present
United States Air Force was officially created immediately after __________.
World War II
the Vietnam War
World War I
the Korean War
the Spanish-American War
World War II
Planes first became usable after the Wright Brothers' flight in 1903, and were instantly sought for military use. By World War I, all the major countries involved were using planes as military weapons in a number of ways. Despite America also using planes in World War I, the pilots were member of the Army, specifically the Air Corps. This model held until the Second World War, when an increased use of planes showed a need for better organization of their use. In the National Security Act of 1947, the United States Air Force was officially created as a separate branch of the armed forces.
Example Question #23 : Facts And Details In U.S. Foreign Policy From 1899 To The Present
The Pacific Theater World War II was characterized by all of the following except __________.
wide use of airplanes to achieve military ends
the first use of nuclear bombs in warfare
large scale infantry warfare and hand to hand combat
primarily occurring between the United States and Japan
featuring large carrier battles in open water
large scale infantry warfare and hand to hand combat
The Pacific Theater was one of the largest extended battlefields in world history. Primarily fought between the United States and the Empire of Japan, as their European allies were occupied in Europe, the battles in the Pacific were largely naval, and in particular featured a great number of aircraft carriers and airplanes, rather than infantry engagements or even tank battles. The Pacific Theater of the war ended fighting when the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the first use of nuclear weapons.
Example Question #24 : Facts And Details In U.S. Foreign Policy From 1899 To The Present
"Throughout the years of negotiations, we have insisted on peace with honor."
The above quote was said at the end of the Vietnam War by __________.
Robert F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
The phrase "peace with honor" became famous almost immediately after the Vietnam War ended. President Richard Nixon first spoke it in an address to the nation upon the offical signing of the Paris Peace Accords, which ended the Vietnam War. The highly controversial war became a key element of the 1972 Election, with Nixon eventually promising to end the war as soon as possible. On January 23, 1973, shortly after being inaugurated for a second term, Nixon uttered these words to the nation to let them know he had negotiated a peace with North Vietnam.
Example Question #25 : Facts And Details In U.S. Foreign Policy From 1899 To The Present
The 1978 Camp David Accords were negotiated by President Jimmy Carter between __________.
Israel and Palestine
Egypt and Israel
Egypt and Iran
Egypt and Palestine
Israel and Iran
Egypt and Israel
From 1948, when the State of Israel was first established, until 1978, four large scale wars occurred between Israel and various Arab alliances, typically led by Egypt. By the 1970s, with Cold War tensions driving foreign policy decisions, American leaders sought a deeper peace in the Middle East. In 1977, President Carter invited Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to Camp David in Maryland. There, Carter helped negotiate a framework for a peace agreement between the two nations.
Example Question #26 : Facts And Details In U.S. Foreign Policy From 1899 To The Present
The Atlantic Charter was drafted by __________.
Woodrow Wilson and Georges Clemenceau
Franklin D. Roosevelt and David Lloyd George
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Charles De Gaulle
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
Woodrow Wilson and David Lloyd George
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
The Atlantic Charter was signed in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. It defined the allied goals for the structure and division of the post-war world. It was an idealistic document that aimed to ensure no territorial changes against the wishes of the people and the restoration of national self-government to those deprived of it. The Charter held significant influence in the break-up of European colonial ownership following the end of the war.
Example Question #27 : Facts And Details In U.S. Foreign Policy From 1899 To The Present
The United States fought all of the following nations in World War II except __________.
Germany
Bulgaria
Japan
the Soviet Union
Italy
the Soviet Union
The Second World War quickly became a conflict between two large groups of nations joined by treaties. While the U.S. remained a neutral nation in principle until attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941, the Roosevelt Administration was assisting the Allied Nations of Great Britain and France. After declaring war on Japan, the U.S. also declared war on the other Axis Powers of Germany and Italy, while fighting allies like Romania and Bulgaria later in the war. The Soviet Union and the United States became Allies during the War, although the seeds of Cold War antagonism underlined their alliance.
Example Question #28 : Facts And Details In U.S. Foreign Policy From 1899 To The Present
The Allied Conference at Yalta was a meeting attended by which leaders?
American President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin
American President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Spanish Prime Minister Francisco Franco
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Spanish Prime Minister Francisco Franco, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin
American President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Spanish Prime Minister Francisco Franco, German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
American President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
American President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin
The Yalta Conference was convened by Allied leaders Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin, the respective leaders of America, Britain, and the Soviet Union. These three nations were the leading powers of the Allied forces in World War II. Adolf Hitler was still leader of Germany in February of 1945, and still fighting the Allies, so all answer choices with Konrad Adenauer should be eliminated.
Example Question #29 : Facts And Details In U.S. Foreign Policy From 1899 To The Present
Which of the following countries was an ally of the United States in World War II?
France
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Japan
France
The Axis Powers were, broadly speaking, America's opponents in World War II, but their exact allies were not always straightforward. Upon entering the war in December of 1941, the United States declared war on Japan, Germany, Italy, Romania, Hungary, and other Allied affiliated states. Those countries possessed by Germany were in a different condition, as the German speaking Austrians and Czechs were largely affilliated with the Nazis. France, however, saw a "Free French" army and shadow government form, which was a determined ally of the United States.
Example Question #171 : Sat Subject Test In United States History
Which best describes President Harry Truman's role in the Potsdam Conference?
President Truman was brokering a peace deal between China and Japan.
President Truman was offering the US's unfettered support to the Soviet Union to take control of postwar Germany.
President Truman was conferring with Richard Feynman, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and other scientists working on the Manhattan Project with regards to top secret plans for the atomic bomb.
President Truman was taking part in secret meetings to plot the assassination of Adolf Hitler.
President Truman was meeting with the leaders of the Soviet Union and Great Britain to discuss the territorial division of postwar Europe.
President Truman was meeting with the leaders of the Soviet Union and Great Britain to discuss the territorial division of postwar Europe.
The Potsdam Conference was a meeting that occurred in 1945 among the so-called "Big Three:" Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (replaced on July 26 by Prime Minister Clement Attlee), and U.S. President Harry Truman, in Potsdam, Germany. The three leaders had gathered to discuss how to punish Germany after the war, establish order in Europe, and negotiate treaties.
Example Question #172 : Sat Subject Test In United States History
What was not a goal of the Treaty of Versailles?
To force Germany to give back territory acquired during the war
To end the war between Germany and the Allies
To make Germany pay reparations for damage caused during the war
To make sure that Germany did not attack Versailles during the war
To make sure Germany accepted former territories as sovereign nations
To make sure that Germany did not attack Versailles during the war
The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, was a peace treaty that ended the state of war following the devastation of World War I. It made sure Germany accepted all responsibility for damages during the war. The Treaty included provisions stating that Germany had to give back land acquired during the war, that Germany had to pay over 31 billion dollars, and that Germany allowed the countries it had acquired during the war to be sovereign nations included in the League of Nations.
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