AP®︎ US History: Topic 8.7 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 8.7 of AP US History – America as a World Power.
Questions List
Topic 8.7
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-8.1.I.D.i
In what year was the state of Israel created?
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Topic 8.7: America as a World Power
Thematic Focus: America in the WorldWOR
Diplomatic, economic, cultural, and military interactions between empires, nations, and peoples shape the development of America and America’s increasingly important role in the world.
Learning Objective: Unit 8: Learning Objective H
Explain the various military and diplomatic responses to international developments over time.
Historical Developments: KC-8.1.I.E
Cold War competition extended to Latin America, where the United States supported non-Communist regimes that had varying levels of commitment to democracy.
Historical Developments: KC-8.1.II.C.i
Americans debated the merits of a large nuclear arsenal and the military–industrial complex.
Historical Developments: KC-8.1.I.D.i
Postwar decolonization and the emergence of powerful nationalist movements in Africa and the Middle East led both sides in the Cold War to seek allies among new nations, many of which remained nonaligned.