History Questions

During the Cold War, what was the stated main objective of the United States in engaging in proxy wars against the Soviet Union?

The line graph shows US defense spending from 1946 to 1968.What happened to US defense spending from 1946 to 1948?

What was the name of the theory that said that if one country in a region fell to Communism, others would surely follow?

Which statement best describes the United States and the Soviet Union during World War II?

Which of the following phrases best describes West Germany after World War II?

How were Soviet troops different from French and Polish troops?

In 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact in which they agreed to divide up _____.

In _______, the Sandinista rebels overthrew the government of Nicaragua.

Which of the following best describes the two sides that faced each other during the Cold War?

The map shows the United States and Cuba at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.The map makes it clear that

Read the passage from a Soviet ambassador.The foreign policy of the United States . . . is characterized in the postwar period by a striving for world supremacy. This is the real meaning of the many statements by President Truman and other representatives of American ruling circles; that the United States has the right to lead the world.—Nikolai Novikov,Ambassador of the USSR,September 1946Which of the following words best characterizes the ambassador's perspective of American foreign policy?

President Wilson went to Versailles, France with his ideas for a lasting peace after WWI, what did he call his ideas?

At the beginning of WWI what was the position of the United States? (Neutral, Allied Side, Central Powers Side)

What epidemic spread around the world following WWI?

Which country has to limit the size of their military?

What is the name of the Treaty that ended WWI between the Allied and Central Powers?

In Schenck v. United States the Supreme Court under Justice Holmes ruled that free speech can be restricted when there is a "__________ and __________ danger to society"

Why were Japanese Americans living on the West Coast interned after the Pearl Harbor attack?A. Many community leaders feared that Japanese Americans might be attacked by angry mobs and needed a safe place to live.B. Japanese Americans were interned so that they might more easily contribute to the war effort.C. Many people feared the presence of Japanese spies after Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor.D. Japanese Americans were interned to prevent them from joining the German side in the European campaign.

Name the 3 main countries of the Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

What do you call a person who refuses to fight in the war due to their moral/religious beliefs?