17 Regarding the Open Door Policy in China advocated by US Secretary of State John Hay in 1899, which
of the following statement is incorrect? (A) US national power was strengthened after its victory in a war against Spain and gained the Philippines in 1898.
(B) The United States had increasing commercial interests in China. (C) It was a diplomatic tradition for the United States in advocating Open Door Policy of every country. (D) The United States respected the special interests of major powers gained in China in exchange of their supporting the US policy.
18 In terms of cooperation among the Allies during World War II, which of the following is correct? (A) After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident (the Lugou Bridge Incident) broke out in 1937, the U.S. and the U.K. swiftly abolished the unequal treaties in order to strengthen their friendship with China. (B) In November 1943, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
invited Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Chinese Nationalist Government, to Cairo and issued the Cairo Declaration agreeing the independence of Korea after the war. (C) The Republic of China, the U.S., the U.K. and France jointly declared the Proposal for the United Nations in October 1944, and became the founding members of the United Nations. (D) Before Adolf Hitler was completely defeated in the War, China, the U.S. and the U.K. issued the Potsdam Declaration in 1945, demanding the unconditional surrender of Germany.
19 Which of the following description is correct in connection with the development of the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after World War II? (A) On 5th March 1946, US President Harry S. Truman delivered a speech and firstly used the term “Iron Curtain”. (B) The Marshall Plan enacted in July 1947 covered the regions across contemporary geographical scope of the European Union. (C) The Containment Policy was suggested by George F. Kennan, and was supported by US President Harry S. Truman. (D) The remaining collective defense mechanism under the Containment Policy includes the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).
20 Regarding the outbreak of World War I, which of the following statement is incorrect?
(A) Germany failed to manage its alliance system made by Chancellor Otto Bismarck, and it finally dragged the concerned countries into war. (B) Under the opposition of Russia, the Reassurance Treaty between Russia and Germany failed to be renewed. The bilateral relations between Germany and Russia further worsened. (C) Germany carried out the “Great Navy” plan, threatening Great Britain’s vital interest. (D) Germany was isolated diplomatically due to the emergence of Franco-Russian alliance, Anglo-French, and Anglo-Russian Coalitions.