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Chapter 17 Quiz
The United States and the Middle East
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Among the first Americans to travel to the Middle East were
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soldiers.
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members of Congress.
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oil company representatives.
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After which event did the United States replace the British and French as the primary Western power in the Middle East?
World War One
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The Six Days' War
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The Suez War
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The Crimean War
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Two of the major policy goals of the United States after World War II in the Middle East were containment of the Soviet Union and
the reestablishment of the mandate system.
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the support of the Muhammad Mossadegh in Iran.
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the establishment of control over the Suez Canal.
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the territorial integrity of Israel.
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Which country did the United States pressure to withdraw from northern Iran in 1946?
Turkey
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The Soviet Union
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Great Britain
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France
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After World War II, why did the United States see Middle Eastern oil as a strategic commodity?
Inexpensive oil was key to Europe and Japan's economic recovery after the war.
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The United States needed Middle Eastern oil to sustain its industrial advantage.
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Control of oil prices was key to implementing the Bretton Woods system.
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The United States wanted to prevent Middle Eastern oil from coming under the control of the Soviet Union.
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What resulted from Muhammad Mossadegh's attempts to nationalize Iran's oil and limit the power of the shah?
A civil war broke out between supporters of Mossadegh and supporters of the shah.
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The United States and Britain invaded Iran in order to control the oil fields.
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Mossadegh was removed in a coup engineered by the United States and Britain.
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Muhammad Mossadegh succeeded in removing the shah and then named himself shah.
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Under which U.S. president did relations with Israel "normalize?"
Harry Truman
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John F. Kennedy
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Ronald Reagan
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What defensive alliance was established in 1955 to prevent the spread of Soviet influence into the Middle East?
The National Pact
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SEATO
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The Arab Alliance
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The Baghdad Pact
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Which two countries in the Middle East did the United States support as a part of its "strong-point" containment policy of the Soviet Union?
Iran and Jordan
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Egypt and Saudi Arabia
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Israel and Iran
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Lebanon and Iraq
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What do many political scientists link with Israel signing the Camp David Accords?
Egypt becoming the dominant member of the Arab League.
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Israel's later invasion of Lebanon in 1982.
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Syria signing a peace treaty with Israel.
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Israel giving more freedom to Palestinian in the West Bank.
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According to some American policy experts, what was a positive aspect of OPEC raising oil prices in the early 1970s?
Increased oil wealth led to larger numbers of tourists coming to the United States.
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It allowed the United States to greatly reduce the amount of foreign aid being sent to the Middle East.
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Increased oil wealth led to Middle Eastern states rejecting state-run capitalism for "free market" capitalism.
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It allowed America's oil-producing allies in the Middle East to purchase American weaponry with their increased revenues.
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Which country sought to consolidate its leadership position in the Gulf region by invading Iran in 1980?
Iraq
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Saudi Arabia
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Turkey
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Kuwait
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Which of the six Middle East policy objectives during the Cold War was the United States only partially successful in achieving?
Containment of the Soviet Union
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Western access to oil
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Preservation of the independent and territorial integrity of Israel
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Peaceful resolution of conflicts and the maintaining of a regional balance of power
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For most of the cold war, the United States did not directly intervene militarily in the Middle East, but acted as
a partisan ally.
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an offshore balancer.
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a liberal internationalist.
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an unbiased moderator.
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15. Which president introduced the policy of "dual containment" against Iran and Iraq during the 1990s?
Barak Obama
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George W. Bush
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Bill Clinton
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George H.W. Bush
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Liberal internationalists believe
that the United States should promote "American values," but within the framework of international law and institutions.
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that the United States should only actively intervene in affairs in North and South America.
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that the United States should ignore international law and institutions and act unilaterally in the world.
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that the United States should be bound by the decisions of the United Nations and other international organizations.
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Which war is the longest in American history?
The War on Iraq
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The Vietnam War
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The War in Afghanistan
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The Korean War
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Why did the Obama administration try and lessen its involvement in the Middle East?
It wanted to pay more attention to domestic programs.
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It wanted to shift US attention to East Asia.
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It wanted to strengthen in commitment to its European alliances.
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It wanted the United Nations to play a greater role as a "peace keeper."
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The Trump administration pulled out of a nuclear deal with what country in the Middle East?
Iran
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Israel
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Iraq
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Turkey
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What product of Mecca, California originally came from the Middle East?
Pearls
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Camels
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Dates
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Silk
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