Question 1
How was the Nixon Doctrine different from previous diplomatic actions taken by the United States in global geopolitics?
A) The United States would continue to intervene in regional conflicts taking place all over the
world.
B) The United States would share a sphere of influence in Southeast Asia with China and the
Soviet Union.
C) The United States now expected its friends to take the lead in defending themselves.
D) The United States would be the primary nation policing the actions of Southeast Asian
nations.
Question 2
How did the federal government ensure the smooth transport of war-related freight during the war?
A) by replacing all railroad workers with federal employees
B) by disallowing railroad unions from making demands
C) by providing additional labor to maintain railway lines
D) by taking over management of the railroads
Question 3
Even though Thomas Mann's 1876 sculpture The Freedman's Memorial was mostly funded by former slaves, what conflicting message does this monument visually express?
A) Abraham Lincoln originally did not plan to emancipate slaves at the beginning of the Civil
War.
B) African Americans were portrayed as passive figures that played no role in gaining their
freedom.
C) The statue is located in Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy.
D) The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves who were in areas of rebellion, not the
Border States.
Question 4
What was President Nixon's main goal through his Vietnamization program?
A) winning the war through the escalation of American ground forces in Vietnam
B) turning over most of the ground fighting to the South Vietnamese Army
C) negotiating for peace directly with the North Vietnamese government
D) disarming the peace movement by publicizing pictures of withdrawing American troops