What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
A) Intervention by the US and France in the war in Vietnam.
B) The formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
C) The formation of the Warsaw Pact and Iron Curtain.
D) The US pledged to defend governments throughout the world from communism.
E) The US intent to pursue war crimes trials against former Nazis.
D
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Theodore Roosevelt provoked a southern backlash by __________.
a. desegregating the military b. stationing federal troops in southern states to supervise elections c. taking cautious steps toward building a biracial southern Republican Party d. praising Reconstruction
President Lincoln understood that the emancipation of African-American slaves would __________
A) win the sympathies of those who lived in Border States B) prevent British intervention on behalf of the Confederacy C) doom any hopes of a Union victory in Virginia D) motivate white troops
In the Platt Amendment, the United States __________.
A. declared Cuba independent from Spain B. denied any intent of annexing Cuba C. allied with Cuban rebels against the Spanish imperialists D. claimed the right to intervene to protect its interests in Cuba
All of the following were results of European colonialism in Africa except
a. the spread of Islam. b. a native wage scale that was inferior to that of the Europeans. c. Africans were usually restricted to unskilled or semi-skilled jobs. d. little opportunity for the native population to obtain professional or managerial positions. e. a mixed heritage of imperialism.