How did the suez crisis affect perceptions of the united states and its allies?

they no longer appeared to be a unified front.
they seemed weak and willing to negotiate.
they proved willing to use brutal force to end a conflict.
they appeared to support the zionist mission.
question 2(multiple choice worth 5 points)

use the graph below, showing the number of wounded, killed, and missing for the nations involved in the korean war, to answer the following question:

this is a bar graph showing military wounded, military killed and missing, and civilian dead and missing for each of the belligerents of the korean war. the graph shows 103,284 wounded and 36,568 killed and missing from the u. s. china had 716,000 wounded and 600,000 killed and missing. south korea had 429,000 wounded, 217,000 killed and missing, and one million civilians dead and missing. north korea had one and a half million wounded, 406,000 killed and missing, and 600,000 civilian dead and missing.

which of the following is a reasonable interpretation of this information?

chinese casualties were high because most of the fighting took place on the north korean/chinese border.
united states casualties were very low because american units did not actively participate in the fighting.
korean civilian deaths were very high because the fighting took place on korea's soil.
north korea had the smallest number of deaths due to the high quality of their medical care.
question 3(multiple choice worth 5 points)

why was the bay of pigs an embarrassment for the united states?

it showed that havana had surveillance in washington.
the american invasion plot was a total failure.
kennedy did not understand cultural differences in cuba.
florida could not stop the arrival of thousands of cubans.
question 4(multiple choice worth 5 points)

proxy wars were primarily a product of

american attempts to gain colonies
the soviet policy of the domino theory
soviet attempts to engage in a war with the u. s.
the american policy of containment
question 5(multiple choice worth 5 points)

use the following graph and what you know about american military involvement to answer the question below:

this is a line graph titled united states defense budget. the y-axis shows billions of dollars from 0 to 800 in 100-dollar increments. the x-axis shows years and ranges from 1948 to 2008. the line peaks at 1954, 1969, 1987, and 2008. it dips most heavily at 1949, 1957, 1975, and 1999.

what accounts for the spikes in american defense spending in the 1950s?

the entry of the u. s. into the un
the afghan war
the vietnam war
the korean war
question 6(multiple choice worth 5 points)

which cause and effect relationship is correctly matched?

communists rule north korea—china and the soviet union back north korea
fidel castro assumes power in cuba—the u. s. backs the castro regime
the mujahedeen rise in afghanistan—the soviets back the mujahedeen
the sandinistas take power in nicaragua—the u. s. backs the sandinistas
question 7(multiple choice worth 5 points)

which of the following was not an effect of proxy wars?

an arms race between the u. s. and the soviet union
the rise of democracies in most of latin america
a politically-united vietnam
the politically-divided korean peninsula
question 8(multiple choice worth 5 points)

why did the united states eventually stop supporting south africa?

the government began enacting socialist land reforms.
popular opinion turned against south african apartheid.
south africa began taking arms and funds from the soviets.
the american public stopped supporting african intervention.