Question 1

A nation's external goals and the techniques and strategies to achieve them are through

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign policy. 
B)  diplomacy. 
C)  aid. 
D)  technical assistance. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  foreign policy. 
B)  diplomacy. 
C)  aid. 
D)  technical assistance. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 2

Describe the difference between moral idealism and political realism and provide examples of each from the history of American foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

Moral idealism and political realism are

Question 3

Describe the Bush Doctrine and criticisms of it, and craft an argument for or against this piece of U.S. foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

The Bush Doctrine was a foreign policy s

Question 4

The U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003

Accepted Answer

A)  was a consequence of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. 
B)  was an attempt to capture Osama bin Laden. 
C)  was done with the full backing of the NATO alliance. 
D)  included Great Britain, Germany, and France as coalition partners. 
E)  was done after failing to get UN Security Council approval for the military action. 
A)  was a consequence of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. 
B)  was an attempt to capture Osama bin Laden. 
C)  was done with the full backing of the NATO alliance. 
D)  included Great Britain, Germany, and France as coalition partners. 
E)  was done after failing to get UN Security Council approval for the military action.

Question 5

Political realism is a philosophy that

Accepted Answer

A)  sees nations as normally willing to cooperate and agree on moral standards for conduct. 
B)  mandates non-interference with the internal policies of sovereign nations. 
C)  supports steps to establish a single world government. 
D)  sees each nation as acting in its own interest regardless of moral considerations. 
E)  contends that spreading Christianity ought to be a major goal of U.S. foreign policy. 
A)  sees nations as normally willing to cooperate and agree on moral standards for conduct. 
B)  mandates non-interference with the internal policies of sovereign nations. 
C)  supports steps to establish a single world government. 
D)  sees each nation as acting in its own interest regardless of moral considerations. 
E)  contends that spreading Christianity ought to be a major goal of U.S. foreign policy.

Question 6

U.S. foreign policy toward Europe during most of 1800s was

Accepted Answer

A)  isolationism. 
B)  interventionist. 
C)  internationalist. 
D)  one of détente. 
E)  multilateral. 
A)  isolationism. 
B)  interventionist. 
C)  internationalist. 
D)  one of détente. 
E)  multilateral.

Question 7

Since the end of the Cold War

Accepted Answer

A)  nearly all of the world's nuclear weapons have been dismantled. 
B)  terrorists have successfully detonated a nuclear device. 
C)  the number of countries with nuclear weapons has declined. 
D)  the United States and Russia have maintained Cold War level nuclear stockpiles. 
E)  the United States and Russia have reduced their nuclear stockpiles. 
A)  nearly all of the world's nuclear weapons have been dismantled. 
B)  terrorists have successfully detonated a nuclear device. 
C)  the number of countries with nuclear weapons has declined. 
D)  the United States and Russia have maintained Cold War level nuclear stockpiles. 
E)  the United States and Russia have reduced their nuclear stockpiles.

Question 8

The set of policies having to do with the U.S. armed forces is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the foreign policy process. 
B)  defense policy. 
C)  military-industrial policy. 
D)  foreign assistance policy. 
E)  diplomacy. 
A)  the foreign policy process. 
B)  defense policy. 
C)  military-industrial policy. 
D)  foreign assistance policy. 
E)  diplomacy.

Question 9

American isolationism permanently ended

Accepted Answer

A)  with the onset of the Great Depression. 
B)  with the bombing of the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. 
C)  when the United States entered the United Nations. 
D)  when France and the United States signed a mutual alliance pact. 
E)  with the Korean War. 
A)  with the onset of the Great Depression. 
B)  with the bombing of the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. 
C)  when the United States entered the United Nations. 
D)  when France and the United States signed a mutual alliance pact. 
E)  with the Korean War.

Question 10

To which international issues has the United States applied diplomacy instead of military force?

Accepted Answer

A)  the proliferation of nuclear weapons 
B)  the growing power of China. 
C)  the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 
D)  the global economic crisis 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  the proliferation of nuclear weapons 
B)  the growing power of China. 
C)  the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 
D)  the global economic crisis 
E)  All of the above.

Question 11

The three principle ethnic groups in Iraq are

Accepted Answer

A)  Sunni Arabs, Shiite Arabs, and Christian Arabs. 
B)  Sunni Arabs, Shiite Arabs, and Kurds. 
C)  Sunni Arabs, Shiite Persians, and Kurds. 
D)  Sunni Arabs, Christian Arabs, and Kurds. 
E)  Shiite Arabs, Shiite Persians, and Kurds. 
A)  Sunni Arabs, Shiite Arabs, and Christian Arabs. 
B)  Sunni Arabs, Shiite Arabs, and Kurds. 
C)  Sunni Arabs, Shiite Persians, and Kurds. 
D)  Sunni Arabs, Christian Arabs, and Kurds. 
E)  Shiite Arabs, Shiite Persians, and Kurds.

Question 12

Efforts to combat Iran's development of nuclear weapons include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  direct negotiations with Iran. 
B)  economic sanctions against Iran. 
C)  persuading countries to refuse importation of Iranian oil. 
D)  the 2010 assassination of the pro-nuclear weapons Iranian president. 
E)  using a computer worm to target and destroy Iran's enrichment centrifuges. 
A)  direct negotiations with Iran. 
B)  economic sanctions against Iran. 
C)  persuading countries to refuse importation of Iranian oil. 
D)  the 2010 assassination of the pro-nuclear weapons Iranian president. 
E)  using a computer worm to target and destroy Iran's enrichment centrifuges.

Question 13

The power of the purse means that

Accepted Answer

A)  the president controls the budget appropriations process. 
B)  the Congress retains the constitutional power on spending authority. 
C)  the military branch heads determine the budget allocations for defense spending depending on the cost of weapons systems. 
D)  the president has the power to raise taxes in time of war. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  the president controls the budget appropriations process. 
B)  the Congress retains the constitutional power on spending authority. 
C)  the military branch heads determine the budget allocations for defense spending depending on the cost of weapons systems. 
D)  the president has the power to raise taxes in time of war. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 14

A major determinant of U.S. foreign policy in the formative years was

Accepted Answer

A)  that this country was destined to become a very powerful nation. 
B)  that the United States has been very weak militarily. 
C)  the influence of religion. 
D)  the strength of the new navy. 
E)  its interest in the Pacific. 
A)  that this country was destined to become a very powerful nation. 
B)  that the United States has been very weak militarily. 
C)  the influence of religion. 
D)  the strength of the new navy. 
E)  its interest in the Pacific.

Question 15

If a U.S. president supports an allied foreign regime, even when that regime is non-democratic or oppressive of its people, that president is acting in line with

Accepted Answer

A)  humanitarian assistance. 
B)  collective security. 
C)  political realism. 
D)  moral idealism. 
E)  Both B and D. 
A)  humanitarian assistance. 
B)  collective security. 
C)  political realism. 
D)  moral idealism. 
E)  Both B and D.

Question 16

President Obama initially _________________, but has since ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  doubled the number of troops in Iraq; brought most of them home 
B)  pulled many troops out of Iraq; increased the troop presence to its highest level 
C)  doubled the number of troops in Afghanistan; brought most of them home 
D)  pulled many troops out of Afghanistan; increased the troop presence to its highest level 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  doubled the number of troops in Iraq; brought most of them home 
B)  pulled many troops out of Iraq; increased the troop presence to its highest level 
C)  doubled the number of troops in Afghanistan; brought most of them home 
D)  pulled many troops out of Afghanistan; increased the troop presence to its highest level 
E)  None of the above.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true of the terror attacks of 9/11?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans were forced to change their views of national security. 
B)  One of the major challenges for U.S. foreign and national security policy became how best to respond to an attack on the United States by China. 
C)  Americans found that the attacks on the World Trade Center had been planned and carried out by a terrorist network called al Qaeda. 
D)  Americans still knew that regional conflicts in other parts of the world had no direct impact on the United States. 
E)  Options A and C are true. 
A)  Americans were forced to change their views of national security. 
B)  One of the major challenges for U.S. foreign and national security policy became how best to respond to an attack on the United States by China. 
C)  Americans found that the attacks on the World Trade Center had been planned and carried out by a terrorist network called al Qaeda. 
D)  Americans still knew that regional conflicts in other parts of the world had no direct impact on the United States. 
E)  Options A and C are true.

Question 18

Which of the following statements regarding China's economy is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  China's economy has grown at a rate of about 10 percent annually for the past several decades. 
B)  In 2007, China manufactured more passenger automobiles than did the United States. 
C)  The growth of the Chinese economy during the last thirty-five years is one of the most important developments in world history. 
D)  Options B and C are true. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  China's economy has grown at a rate of about 10 percent annually for the past several decades. 
B)  In 2007, China manufactured more passenger automobiles than did the United States. 
C)  The growth of the Chinese economy during the last thirty-five years is one of the most important developments in world history. 
D)  Options B and C are true. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 19

During the Cold War, there was (were)

Accepted Answer

A)  continuous conversation between U.S. and Soviet military advisors. 
B)  no direct military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
C)  an occasional exchange of artillery fire across the East German/West German border. 
D)  direct fighting between U.S. and Soviet ground troops during the Korean War. 
E)  occasional dogfights between U.S. and Soviet fighter planes over Europe. 
A)  continuous conversation between U.S. and Soviet military advisors. 
B)  no direct military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
C)  an occasional exchange of artillery fire across the East German/West German border. 
D)  direct fighting between U.S. and Soviet ground troops during the Korean War. 
E)  occasional dogfights between U.S. and Soviet fighter planes over Europe.

Question 20

In 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed in his hiding place in

Accepted Answer

A)  Afghanistan. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Pakistan. 
E)  Saudi Arabia. 
A)  Afghanistan. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Pakistan. 
E)  Saudi Arabia.

A nation's external goals and the techniques and strategies to achieve them are through

Describe the difference between moral idealism and political realism and provide examples of each from the history of American foreign policy.

Describe the Bush Doctrine and criticisms of it, and craft an argument for or against this piece of U.S. foreign policy.

The U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003

Political realism is a philosophy that

U.S. foreign policy toward Europe during most of 1800s was

Since the end of the Cold War

The set of policies having to do with the U.S. armed forces is called

American isolationism permanently ended

To which international issues has the United States applied diplomacy instead of military force?

The three principle ethnic groups in Iraq are

Efforts to combat Iran's development of nuclear weapons include all of the following except

The power of the purse means that

A major determinant of U.S. foreign policy in the formative years was

If a U.S. president supports an allied foreign regime, even when that regime is non-democratic or oppressive of its people, that president is acting in line with

President Obama initially _, but has since .

Which of the following statements is true of the terror attacks of 9/11?

Which of the following statements regarding China's economy is true?

During the Cold War, there was (were)

In 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed in his hiding place in

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

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Exam 16: Foreign Policy

A nation's external goals and the techniques and strategies to achieve them are through

Describe the difference between moral idealism and political realism and provide examples of each from the history of American foreign policy.

Describe the Bush Doctrine and criticisms of it, and craft an argument for or against this piece of U.S. foreign policy.

The U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003

Political realism is a philosophy that

U.S. foreign policy toward Europe during most of 1800s was

Since the end of the Cold War

The set of policies having to do with the U.S. armed forces is called

American isolationism permanently ended

To which international issues has the United States applied diplomacy instead of military force?

The three principle ethnic groups in Iraq are

Efforts to combat Iran's development of nuclear weapons include all of the following except

The power of the purse means that

A major determinant of U.S. foreign policy in the formative years was

If a U.S. president supports an allied foreign regime, even when that regime is non-democratic or oppressive of its people, that president is acting in line with

President Obama initially _________________, but has since ________________.

Which of the following statements is true of the terror attacks of 9/11?

Which of the following statements regarding China's economy is true?

During the Cold War, there was (were)

In 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed in his hiding place in

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Filters

President Obama initially _, but has since .