美国二战后的对外关系练习

2. After the WWII, the United States became a stronger country, proved by the following facts except__. A. the US suffered no losses in the war. B. the US was the sole possessor of atomic bombs. C. the US had over 70% of the gold reserve of the world in its coffers. D. the US had over 50% of industrial production of the world in its hand.
5. During the arms race between the Soviet Union and the US, what caused fear and anxiety on the part of the United States? A. In 1949, the Soviet Union detonated its first atomic device. B. The Warsaw Pact was founded in 1955. C. The Soviet Union had its first test of the bomb in 1953. D. in 1957, the Soviet Union into another round of arms race.
5. Sputniks are man-made satellites made by the Soviet Union. T 6. When Ronald Reagan became president in 1982, he wanted to beat the Soviet Union in the space technology race and so he initiated the Star Wars project. T 7. In 1948 President Truman put forward the Truman Doctrine, which is generally regarded as the formal declaration of the implementation of the US containment foreign policy. T 8. After the Korean War, the US made necessary adjustments and adopted a strategy of contraction. F
6. What did the US mean by containment? A. It would use whatever means to prevent the Soviet Union from breaking out of its sphere of influence. B. It wanted to reverse the situation in which the Soviet Union reached parity with the US in nuclear force C. It planned to drag the the Soviet Union into another round of arms race D. It intended to shift the balance of terror

3. When was the NATO founded? A. In 1945. B. in 1955 C. In 1948 D. in 1949 4. When was the Warsaw Pact founded?
A. In 1945. B. in 1955 C. In 1948 D. in 1949
II. Multiple Choice
1. The American foreign policy up to WWII can be described as ___. A. containment B. swinging between containment and interventionism C. swinging between isolationism and internationalism D. unilateralism
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9. On one occasion during the Cold War period, the US and the Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war. What was that occasion? A. the US fought the Korean War B. the US sent 50 000 troops to Vietnam C. the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in 1962. D. Large numbers of people fled East Berlin and East Germany to West Germany in 1961.

7. How long did the Vietnam War last? A. more than 5 years B. about 10 years C. About 20 years D. More than 25 years
8. When did President Nixon make a trip to China to improve relations with the People’s Republic of China? A. In 1972 B. In 1973 C. In 1970 D. In 1971
10. The Clinton Administration made the following elements the three pillars of American foreign policy. Which of them is not included? A. national security B. contraction C. Economic prosperity D. Promotion of democracy
9. At the end of the WWII, a concrete wall, separating East and West Berlin, was built which became the symbol of the Cold War. F 10. The Clinton Administration made national security, economic prosperity and promotion of democracy the three pillars of the American foreign policy. F 11. After the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, anti-terrorism became a priority on the agenda of the majority of the countries all over the world. T 12. When George W. Bush became President, his foreign policy has two prominent elements: isolationism and faith in military strength. F
I. True or False
1. American foreign policy has been swinging between isolationism and interventionism since WWII. F 2. Pax Americana indicates American policy to create a world order dominated by the United States. T 3. The founding of the NATO in 1949 and the Warsaw Pact in 1955 split the world into two military blocs. And the Cold War began. T 4. The United States had its first test of the hydrogen bomb in 1953 after the Soviet Union in the space technology race and so initiated the Star Wars project. F