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Examine the policy of the United States toward Vietnam during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

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In the "long telegram," George F. Kennan asserted that


A) the fanaticism expressed by the Soviets made even a temporary understanding with them impossible.
B) the United States should extend humanitarian aid to the Soviet Union.
C) the Soviets did not want confrontation with the United States.
D) the United States should use military force to liberate Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union.

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What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Suez crisis? Instructions: -Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when. -Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

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The Suez Crisis was a political and mili...

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What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: John Foster Dulles? Instructions: -Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when. -Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

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John Foster Dulles was an American diplo...

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What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Korean War? Instructions: -Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when. -Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

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The Korean War, which took place from 19...

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What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: NSC-68? Instructions: -Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when. -Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

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NSC-68, also known as National Security ...

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What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the China lobby? Instructions: -Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when. -Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

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The China lobby refers to a group of ind...

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Discuss the objectives of the United States in launching the Marshall Plan, and assess the extent to which those objectives were achieved.

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The United States ultimately supported France in the war in Indochina because the American government


A) was firmly convinced that the French were legally entitled to the land.
B) wanted to punish the Vietnamese for the assistance they gave to Japan during the Second World War.
C) believed doing so would help curtail the further spread of communism.
D) believed that most Vietnamese wanted the French to remain.

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Examine and evaluate the response of the Truman administration to major world problems and events between 1945 and 1950.

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Why did the CIA secretly plot to overthrow the Guatemalan government under Jacobo Arbenz Guzmรกn in 1954?


A) Arbenz began the systematic execution of his political opponents.
B) Arbenz refused to allow the United States Navy to continue using port facilities in Guatemala.
C) Arbenz, in a military coup, seized the Guatemalan government from its duly elected leaders.
D) Arbenz expropriated land belonging to the United Fruit Company and thus was suspected of being a communist.

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Which of the following developments demonstrated the Eisenhower administration's difficulty in applying the concept of liberation?


A) The Suez crisis
B) The Lebanon crisis
C) The U-2 incident
D) The Hungarian revolution

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How did many of the newly independent Third World nations align themselves in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union? Use the map "The Rise of the Third World: Newly Independent Nations Since 1943" in the text as a reference.  How did many of the newly independent Third World nations align themselves in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union? Use the map  The Rise of the Third World: Newly Independent Nations Since 1943  in the text as a reference.    Refer to Map Exercise 24-1. Refer to Map Exercise 24-1.

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The United States refused to recognize Vietnamese independence in 1945 for which of the following reasons?


A) France was guaranteed the return of its colonies at the Potsdam Conference.
B) Ho Chi Minh had cooperated with the Japanese during the course of the Second World War.
C) The United States believed support of its French ally in Vietnam would ensure French support in the Cold War.
D) The State Department warned that recognition would jeopardize negotiations to end the Chinese civil war.

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What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Berlin crisis of 1958? Instructions: -Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when. -Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

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The Berlin crisis of 1958 was a period o...

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After the Second World War, why did American planners seek a world economy based on free trade and the quick reconstruction of Germany, Japan, and other nations?


A) They believed these policies would allow the United States to aid the impoverished masses in the newly emerging nation states.
B) They believed these policies would give the United States the military prowess it needed to overthrow the Soviet government.
C) They believed these policies would help enhance the prestige of the United States-backed United Nations.
D) They believed that both the economic well-being and the security of the United States depended on these policies.

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What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: neutralism among Third World nations? Instructions: -Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when. -Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

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Neutralism among Third World nations ref...

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What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Eisenhower Doctrine? Instructions: -Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when. -Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

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The Eisenhower Doctrine was a foreign po...

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The CIA helped in the overthrow of Mohammed Mossadegh because he


A) ended Iran's nonaligned status by allying with the Soviet Union.
B) attempted to nationalize foreign oil interests in Iran.
C) vowed to build a military coalition to destroy the state of Israel.
D) attempted to create an organization through which the oil-producing nations of the Middle East could control the price of oil.

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What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Mohammed Mossadegh? Instructions: -Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when. -Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

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Mohammed Mossadegh was an Iranian politi...

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