Exam 16: Foreign Policy

The government agencies that are involved in gathering information about the capabilities and intentions of foreign governments are collectively known as

U.S. foreign policy may be carried out through

The key official member of the intelligence community is the

The Department of Defense

The influence of the secretary of state on the president of the United States has

After World War I, the United States returned to a state of "normalcy" in foreign policy, which meant

Presidents have been largely successful in getting treaties

Moral idealism is a philosophy that

The 1990 Persian Gulf War began as a result of the invasion of ____________ by ______________.

The Monroe Doctrine stated that

Critics of the Bush Doctrine

Assistance to other nations in the form of grants, loans, or credits to buy the assisting nation's products is called

Describe U.S. efforts to handle international issues with diplomacy rather than armed force. In your examples, were these efforts largely successful or failures?

The United States was the only major country to emerge from World War II with

In January 2006, __________ won a majority of the seats in the Palestinian legislature, an alarming development since it has called for the destruction of Israel.

Describe the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and the efforts to bring peace to this troubled part of the world.

Describe the details of isolationist and internationalist foreign policies and argue which general policy is in the best interests of the United States today.

The use of military force without a Congressional Declaration of War has been exercised by

The U.S. war in _____________ was fought against _______________.

Terrorism