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Question 1

america’s aims at the end of the war

Answer 1

manage world affairs, ensure self determination for liberated countries, expand American sphere

Question 2

trumans foreign policy aims influence

Answer 2

initially influenced by events in Europe

Question 3

policy of containment

Answer 3

US it meant the end of traditional policy of isolationism

Question 4

impact of mccarthyism

Answer 4

hundreds sent to prison, thousands lost jobs, impact on homosexuals

Question 5

impact on domestic politics

Answer 5

attacks on truman and his administration, investigations into spy rings, mcarthy downfall 1954

Question 6

kennedy foreign policy goals

Answer 6

approach to containment included more spending on conventional forces, enlarging arsenal, continuing CIA covert work, continuing negotations with the Soviet Union

Question 7

aims of kennedy’s alliance for progress

Answer 7

to establish closer politic al and economic cooperation between Latin America and the US

Question 8

latin america supported alliance for progress for the following reasons

Answer 8

ideology, economic interest, political changes

Question 9

nixons foreign policy goals

Answer 9

key aim was to end war in vietnam and wanted the united states to follow a realistic foreign policy. he attacked cambodia and destroyed the viet cong supply routes

Question 10

nixon covert operations in chile

Answer 10

believed trade not aid would bring developmenht to the region and already intervened to prevent allende’s victory because he was a marxist

Question 11

carter’s quest for human rights

Answer 11

linking us aid and assistance to human rights records and setting up human rights coordinating group, citicizing human right abuses in Latin America

Question 12

panama canal treaty

Answer 12

us permament control of the canal and recognizes panama as an independent state. handed the soveriegnty of the region to panama and it was responsible for defending it

Question 13

key achievements of porfirio diax

Answer 13

textile and metallurgical industries increased production, mining and exports enabled to pay foreign debts, ports were built

Question 14

political causes

Answer 14

members of the parliament governors and administrative posts at different levels were held by porifiran politicans, also experienced a rise of political and economical nationalism

Question 15

social causes

Answer 15

tensions, french influence in culture was criticized

Question 16

economic causes

Answer 16

absence of labor rights; strikes and trade unions were forbidden and inequality of land ownership

Question 17

obregon presidency

Answer 17

brought advances in education, the arts, land reform

Question 18

obregon key reforms

Answer 18

reverted mexico’s currency, increased oil exports, returned land to peasants

Question 19

lazaro cardenas

Answer 19

modernize and industrialize mexico, had a six year plan to help agricultural reform

Question 20

renewal of revolution

Answer 20

reformed judicary system, intensified agarian reform, improved armys pay, gender equality

Question 21

vietnam war us actions

Answer 21

any president would be tough on communism overseas and had to support the french

Question 22

us involvement

Answer 22

consider the point made by eisenhower in the domino theory speech, consider the anti- communist speeches of the president