USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

[SOURCES]
Which event best illustrates the use of U.S. foreign policy to protect economic interests after World War II?

(A) ** participating in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

(B) organizing the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(C) approving the charter for he establishment of the United Nations

(D) intervening to aid South Vietnam during the Vietnam War

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -World War II transformed the United States from a midlevel global power to the leader of the “free world.” With this rapid rise in power and influence, the United States had to take on new responsibilities, signaling the beginning of the “American era."

Concept note-2: -#2) Which statement best describes how WWII affected the home front in the United States? Gasoline was rationed, Victory Gardens were planted, and more women found jobs in factories. Factory production declined, African Americans were denied serving in the armed forces, and unemployment rose.

Concept note-3: -Pearl Harbor The outrage of U.S. citizens following the attack meant the end isolationism in the country. Americans realized that this was a war that they would need to join and that it was time for the United States to enter World War II.

Concept note-4: -The ultimate factor that led to involvement in the war was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that killed thousands of US servicemen. Roosevelt called upon Congress for a declaration of war, and Congress voted in favor, so the US joined the war effort.