Early Republic (1789-124)
Q: What did Washington warn the U.S. to avoid in his Farewell Address?
A: Alliances
Q: What 1823 policy told Europe to stay out of the Americas?
A: The Monroe Doctrine
Q: What organization was created after WWI to prevent future wars?
A: The League of Nations
Q: What term described the divide between Western and Eastern Europe?
A: The Iron Curtain
Q: What event caused the U.S. to launch the "War on Terror"?
A: September 11 (9/11)
Q: What 1803 deal with Napoleon doubled the size of the U.S.?
A: The Louisiana Purchase
Q: What neighbor did the U.S. fight in 1846 to gain California and Texas?
A: Mexico
Q: What 1941 event in Hawaii forced the U.S. to enter WWII?
A: Pearl Harbor
Q: What was the 1962 standoff over nuclear missiles near Florida?
A: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Q: What war began after Iraq invaded a small, oil-rich neighbor?
A: The Gulf War (or Kuwait)
Q: Who did the U.S. fight in the War of 1812 over the kidnapping of sailors?
A: Great Britain
Q: What 1898 war began after the USS Maine exploded in Havana?
A: The Spanish-American War
Q: What was President Wilson’s plan for a lasting peace after WWI?
A: The Fourteen Points
Q: What structure was built in Germany to stop people from escaping to the West?
A: The Berlin Wall
Q: What 1990s agreement removed trade barriers in North America?
A: NAFTA
Q: Who was the 5th President, for whom a major foreign policy doctrine is named?
A: James Monroe
Q: What 1899 policy argued for equal trading rights in China?
A: The Open Door Policy
Q: What act allowed the U.S. to send war supplies to Britain before entering WWII?
A: The Lend-Lease Act
Q: What was the primary U.S. policy aimed at stopping the spread of Communism?
A: Containment
Q: What 2015 global agreement aims to fight climate change?
A: The Paris Agreement
Q: What scandal involved French officials demanding a bribe from the U.S.?
A: The XYZ Affair
Q: Which President is known for his "Big Stick" foreign policy?
A: Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
Q: What plan gave billions of dollars to rebuild Europe after WWII?
A: The Marshall Plan
Q: What theory suggested that if one nation fell to Communism, others would follow?
A: The Domino Theory
Q: What is the name of the military alliance between the U.S. and Europe?
A: NATO