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Which of the following is a diplomatic power of the president?

• Appoints ambassadors

• Makes treaties

• Recommends military operations to Congress

• Grants diplomatic recognition

What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) primarily described as?

• An economic alliance for trade

• A cultural exchange program

• A united front against aggression by the Soviet Union and its communist allies

• A sports federation

The United States offfered what as compensation to the Native Americans although they often didn't follow through.

• Money

• Land

• Military protection

• Food

After World War One the US followed a policy of

• Isolation

• Internationalism

• communism

The US should contain Communism where it existed and not allow it expand any further. What is this policy called?

• Truman doctrine

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

• Deterrence

US economic aid to rebuild the European economy and strengthen Western Europe to stand up to Communism was called..

• the Truman Doctrine

• the Marshall Plan

• Communist Containment

• Internationalism

What is being depicted in this cartoon?

• President Roosevelt's foreign policy
• President Taft's diplomacy
• Panama Canal policy
• Treaty of Paris 1898 acquisitions

What is a treaty?

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• a formal agreement between branches of government

• a formal agreement between two or more nations

• a part of the Constitution

Why are treaties important?

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• Each opposing side signs a legal agreement to solve a problem or problems.

• branches of government need to agree with each other

• it forces presidents to do their job

When are treaties made?

• in the month of November

• Treaties are usually made BEFORE a war.

• in September

• Treaties are usually made AFTER a war.