Question 1

Which of the following is true of the "surge" under the Bush administration in 2007?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helped al Qaeda gain control over most of Iraq. 
B)  It led to the complete withdrawal of the U.S. troops from Iraq. 
C)  It resulted in many Sunnis allying with the Americans. 
D)  It helped the insurgents in Iraq gain tremendous power. 
E)  It funded the interethnic war in Iraq. 
A)  It helped al Qaeda gain control over most of Iraq. 
B)  It led to the complete withdrawal of the U.S. troops from Iraq. 
C)  It resulted in many Sunnis allying with the Americans. 
D)  It helped the insurgents in Iraq gain tremendous power. 
E)  It funded the interethnic war in Iraq.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the involvement of the international community in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute?

Accepted Answer

A)  The international community addressed the compensation that should go to Palestinians who lost homes in what is now Israel. 
B)  The international community believed that Palestinian lands should be seized by Israel. 
C)  The international community helped Israel adjust its borders to incorporate some of the Israeli settlement areas. 
D)  The international community agreed that the Palestinians would have to recognize Israel's right to exist. 
E)  The international community forced the Palestinian leadership to abandon its demand that the descendants of Palestinians forced out of Israel be allowed to return. 
A)  The international community addressed the compensation that should go to Palestinians who lost homes in what is now Israel. 
B)  The international community believed that Palestinian lands should be seized by Israel. 
C)  The international community helped Israel adjust its borders to incorporate some of the Israeli settlement areas. 
D)  The international community agreed that the Palestinians would have to recognize Israel's right to exist. 
E)  The international community forced the Palestinian leadership to abandon its demand that the descendants of Palestinians forced out of Israel be allowed to return.

Question 3

In Israel, the numerous suicide bombings by Palestinians against Israeli civilians to stall efforts to negotiate a peace between Israel and the Palestinians are part of nationalist terrorism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Gaza was taken over in 2007 by _____, a radical Islamist party that refuses to recognize Israel.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Taliban 
B)  al Qaeda 
C)  Shabab 
D)  ISIS 
E)  Hamas 
A)  the Taliban 
B)  al Qaeda 
C)  Shabab 
D)  ISIS 
E)  Hamas

Question 5

The _________ limits the president's use of troops in military action without congressional approval. 
A) Proliferation Security Initiative 
B) War Powers Resolution 
C) Monroe Doctrine 
D) Mayflower Compact

Accepted Answer

War Powers

Question 6

Tensions regarding weapons proliferation heightened in October 2006 when:

Accepted Answer

A)  Libya used weapons of mass destruction against Syria. 
B)  North Korea conducted its first nuclear test. 
C)  India and Pakistan detonated nuclear devices within a few weeks of each other. 
D)  Israel conducted nuclear tests in the Atlantic Ocean. 
E)  Israel and Palestine attacked each other with chemical weapons. 
A)  Libya used weapons of mass destruction against Syria. 
B)  North Korea conducted its first nuclear test. 
C)  India and Pakistan detonated nuclear devices within a few weeks of each other. 
D)  Israel conducted nuclear tests in the Atlantic Ocean. 
E)  Israel and Palestine attacked each other with chemical weapons.

Question 7

Concerns about nuclear proliferation mounted in 1998 when:

Accepted Answer

A)  Libya used weapons of mass destruction against Syria. 
B)  North Korea conducted its first nuclear test. 
C)  India and Pakistan detonated nuclear devices within a few weeks of each other. 
D)  Israel conducted nuclear tests in the Atlantic Ocean. 
E)  North Korea tested a long-range missile under the guise of attempting to launch a satellite. 
A)  Libya used weapons of mass destruction against Syria. 
B)  North Korea conducted its first nuclear test. 
C)  India and Pakistan detonated nuclear devices within a few weeks of each other. 
D)  Israel conducted nuclear tests in the Atlantic Ocean. 
E)  North Korea tested a long-range missile under the guise of attempting to launch a satellite.

Question 8

North Korea signed the _____ in 1985.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty 
B)  Patent Cooperation Treaty 
C)  Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 
D)  Treaty of Bern 
E)  Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia 
A)  Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty 
B)  Patent Cooperation Treaty 
C)  Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 
D)  Treaty of Bern 
E)  Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia

Question 9

_____ includes all of the economic, military, commercial, and diplomatic positions and actions that a nation takes in its relationships with other countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  Public law 
B)  Appellate jurisdiction 
C)  Public policy 
D)  Foreign policy 
E)  Statutory law 
A)  Public law 
B)  Appellate jurisdiction 
C)  Public policy 
D)  Foreign policy 
E)  Statutory law

Question 10

Which of the following is true of the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II ended in 1945?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Soviet Union whole-heartedly accepted the United States' political systems. 
B)  The Soviet Union considered the United States a major threat to democracy. 
C)  The United States approved of Soviet attempts to spread communist systems to other countries. 
D)  The wartime alliance between the United Stated and the Soviet Union became stronger. 
E)  The Soviet Union opposed the United States' economic systems. 
A)  The Soviet Union whole-heartedly accepted the United States' political systems. 
B)  The Soviet Union considered the United States a major threat to democracy. 
C)  The United States approved of Soviet attempts to spread communist systems to other countries. 
D)  The wartime alliance between the United Stated and the Soviet Union became stronger. 
E)  The Soviet Union opposed the United States' economic systems.

Question 11

Which of the following foreign policy actions by the United States during World War II forced one of the Axis nations to surrender?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bombing of terrorist camps in Afghanistan 
B)  The signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty with the Soviet Union 
C)  The attack on German submarines that were blockading Britain 
D)  The institution of an embargo against Cuba 
E)  The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
A)  The bombing of terrorist camps in Afghanistan 
B)  The signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty with the Soviet Union 
C)  The attack on German submarines that were blockading Britain 
D)  The institution of an embargo against Cuba 
E)  The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Question 12

Describe how the United States responded to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 with its actions in Afghanistan.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Immediately after the

Question 13

A relatively new phenomenon in the late 1990s and early 2000s was the emergence of terrorist networks, such as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  right-wing extremists 
B)  Basque separatists 
C)  the Irish Republican Army 
D)  al Qaeda 
E)  The Earth Liberation Front 
A)  right-wing extremists 
B)  Basque separatists 
C)  the Irish Republican Army 
D)  al Qaeda 
E)  The Earth Liberation Front

Question 14

Actions taken under the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan marked the beginning of a policy of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  neutrality 
B)  deterrence 
C)  containment 
D)  interventionism 
E)  isolationism 
A)  neutrality 
B)  deterrence 
C)  containment 
D)  interventionism 
E)  isolationism

Question 15

Explain the Marshall Plan and the policy of containment.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. In 1947, when it appe

Question 16

Which of the following was a major result of the Oslo Accords?

Accepted Answer

A)  The signing of a peace treaty between Israel and Jordan 
B)  The establishment of a government in the Iraqi city of Mosul by "the Islamic State" 
C)  The dislodging of the dictator Muammar Gaddafi in Libya 
D)  The establishment of a Palestinian Authority on the West Bank and Gaza Strip 
E)  The rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization 
A)  The signing of a peace treaty between Israel and Jordan 
B)  The establishment of a government in the Iraqi city of Mosul by "the Islamic State" 
C)  The dislodging of the dictator Muammar Gaddafi in Libya 
D)  The establishment of a Palestinian Authority on the West Bank and Gaza Strip 
E)  The rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization

Question 17

In foreign policy, _____ is the belief that the most important goal is to do what is right.

Accepted Answer

A)  liberal neutrality 
B)  neocolonialism 
C)  political realism 
D)  foreign imperialism 
E)  moral idealism 
A)  liberal neutrality 
B)  neocolonialism 
C)  political realism 
D)  foreign imperialism 
E)  moral idealism

Question 18

The nation's founders and the early presidents believed that _____, avoiding political involvement with other nations, was the best way to protect American interests.

Accepted Answer

A)  coalition 
B)  deterrence 
C)  interventionism 
D)  isolationism 
E)  containment 
A)  coalition 
B)  deterrence 
C)  interventionism 
D)  isolationism 
E)  containment

Question 19

Which of the following is true of the Spanish-American War of 1898?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States adhered to the strategy of interventionism in this war. 
B)  Spain gained control of Guam and Puerto Rico after this war. 
C)  The United States fought this war to free Cuba from Spanish rule. 
D)  Spain won this war and the United States lost control of Cuba. 
E)  Spain acquired colonial power because of this war. 
A)  The United States adhered to the strategy of interventionism in this war. 
B)  Spain gained control of Guam and Puerto Rico after this war. 
C)  The United States fought this war to free Cuba from Spanish rule. 
D)  Spain won this war and the United States lost control of Cuba. 
E)  Spain acquired colonial power because of this war.

Question 20

U.S. foreign policymakers have struggled since the end of the Cold War to determine the degree of intervention that is appropriate and prudent for the U.S. military. No overriding framework emerged in U.S. foreign policy until:

Accepted Answer

A)  the dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989. 
B)  the attempted coupagainst Russian president Boris Yeltsin in 1991. 
C)  the war in Iraq in 2003. 
D)  the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. 
E)  the first Gulf War in 2001. 
A)  the dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989. 
B)  the attempted coupagainst Russian president Boris Yeltsin in 1991. 
C)  the war in Iraq in 2003. 
D)  the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. 
E)  the first Gulf War in 2001.

Which of the following is true of the "surge" under the Bush administration in 2007?

Which of the following is true of the involvement of the international community in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute?

In Israel, the numerous suicide bombings by Palestinians against Israeli civilians to stall efforts to negotiate a peace between Israel and the Palestinians are part of nationalist terrorism.

Gaza was taken over in 2007 by _____, a radical Islamist party that refuses to recognize Israel.

The _________ limits the president's use of troops in military action without congressional approval. A) Proliferation Security Initiative B) War Powers Resolution C) Monroe Doctrine D) Mayflower Compact

Tensions regarding weapons proliferation heightened in October 2006 when:

Concerns about nuclear proliferation mounted in 1998 when:

North Korea signed the _____ in 1985.

_____ includes all of the economic, military, commercial, and diplomatic positions and actions that a nation takes in its relationships with other countries.

Which of the following is true of the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II ended in 1945?

Which of the following foreign policy actions by the United States during World War II forced one of the Axis nations to surrender?

Describe how the United States responded to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 with its actions in Afghanistan.

A relatively new phenomenon in the late 1990s and early 2000s was the emergence of terrorist networks, such as _____.

Actions taken under the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan marked the beginning of a policy of _____.

Explain the Marshall Plan and the policy of containment.

Which of the following was a major result of the Oslo Accords?

In foreign policy, _____ is the belief that the most important goal is to do what is right.

The nation's founders and the early presidents believed that _____, avoiding political involvement with other nations, was the best way to protect American interests.

Which of the following is true of the Spanish-American War of 1898?

U.S. foreign policymakers have struggled since the end of the Cold War to determine the degree of intervention that is appropriate and prudent for the U.S. military. No overriding framework emerged in U.S. foreign policy until:

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Exam 16: Foreign Policy

Which of the following is true of the "surge" under the Bush administration in 2007?

Which of the following is true of the involvement of the international community in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute?

In Israel, the numerous suicide bombings by Palestinians against Israeli civilians to stall efforts to negotiate a peace between Israel and the Palestinians are part of nationalist terrorism.

Gaza was taken over in 2007 by _____, a radical Islamist party that refuses to recognize Israel.

The _________ limits the president's use of troops in military action without congressional approval. A) Proliferation Security Initiative B) War Powers Resolution C) Monroe Doctrine D) Mayflower Compact

Tensions regarding weapons proliferation heightened in October 2006 when:

Concerns about nuclear proliferation mounted in 1998 when:

North Korea signed the _____ in 1985.

_____ includes all of the economic, military, commercial, and diplomatic positions and actions that a nation takes in its relationships with other countries.

Which of the following is true of the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II ended in 1945?

Which of the following foreign policy actions by the United States during World War II forced one of the Axis nations to surrender?

Describe how the United States responded to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 with its actions in Afghanistan.

A relatively new phenomenon in the late 1990s and early 2000s was the emergence of terrorist networks, such as _____.

Actions taken under the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan marked the beginning of a policy of _____.

Explain the Marshall Plan and the policy of containment.

Which of the following was a major result of the Oslo Accords?

In foreign policy, _____ is the belief that the most important goal is to do what is right.

The nation's founders and the early presidents believed that _____, avoiding political involvement with other nations, was the best way to protect American interests.

Which of the following is true of the Spanish-American War of 1898?

U.S. foreign policymakers have struggled since the end of the Cold War to determine the degree of intervention that is appropriate and prudent for the U.S. military. No overriding framework emerged in U.S. foreign policy until:

America in the Twenty First Century

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Politics and the Media

The Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Domestic Policy

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