Question 1

The first Gulf War

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A)  restored to Iraq a province that had been separated by the British after World War II. 
B)  was supported by large-scale demonstrations in Kuwait City. 
C)  was undertaken after Hussein reached a diplomatic agreement with Saudi Arabia. 
D)  began with Saddam Hussein's annexation of Kuwait in 1990. 
E)  remained in effect until George W. Bush initiated the Second Gulf War in 2003. 
A)  restored to Iraq a province that had been separated by the British after World War II. 
B)  was supported by large-scale demonstrations in Kuwait City. 
C)  was undertaken after Hussein reached a diplomatic agreement with Saudi Arabia. 
D)  began with Saddam Hussein's annexation of Kuwait in 1990. 
E)  remained in effect until George W. Bush initiated the Second Gulf War in 2003.

Question 2

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

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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)  our 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)  our interest in the Pacific.

Question 3

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

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A)  the Washington community. 
B)  the armed services consortium. 
C)  the intelligence community. 
D)  the National Security Council. 
E)  regulatory agencies. 
A)  the Washington community. 
B)  the armed services consortium. 
C)  the intelligence community. 
D)  the National Security Council. 
E)  regulatory agencies.

Question 4

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

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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)  Both 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)  Both options B and C are true. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 5

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

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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 6

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

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Moral idealism and political realism are

Question 7

All of the following statements about the war in Vietnam are true  $\bold{except}$

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A)  the war was an effort to exercise containment policy. 
B)  the war was between the pro-west North and the pro-Communist South Vietnam. 
C)  more than 58,000 American forces were killed. 
D)  the U.S. involvement in the war caused contention at home and led to Congressional efforts to limit the war powers of the presidency. 
E)  the war greatly expanded during the Johnson Administration. 
A)  the war was an effort to exercise containment policy. 
B)  the war was between the pro-west North and the pro-Communist South Vietnam. 
C)  more than 58,000 American forces were killed. 
D)  the U.S. involvement in the war caused contention at home and led to Congressional efforts to limit the war powers of the presidency. 
E)  the war greatly expanded during the Johnson Administration.

Question 8

Goals of the al Qaeda terrorist network have apparently included

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A)  getting U. S. forces out of countries in the Middle East. 
B)  ending U.S. support for Egypt. 
C)  independence for the Basque region of Spain. 
D)  getting Turkish forces out of Cyprus. 
E)  forcing the United States to withdraw troops from South Korea. 
A)  getting U. S. forces out of countries in the Middle East. 
B)  ending U.S. support for Egypt. 
C)  independence for the Basque region of Spain. 
D)  getting Turkish forces out of Cyprus. 
E)  forcing the United States to withdraw troops from South Korea.

Question 9

Explain the intervention of the United States in Afghanistan and the problems encountered there by the U.S. Forces.

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The intervention of the United States in

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true regarding terrorism?

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A)  The 911 attacks were the only attacks on civilians by Islamic extremists. 
B)  In 2004, Islamic extremists killed nearly 200 people in a railroad bombing in Spain. 
C)  Al Qaeda affiliates have not been active in Islamic nations, preferring to focus on western targets. 
D)  Al Qaeda's ultimate goals are limited to forcing the United States to withdraw from the Middle East. 
E)  The Basque terrorists in Spain have no clear objectives. 
A)  The 911 attacks were the only attacks on civilians by Islamic extremists. 
B)  In 2004, Islamic extremists killed nearly 200 people in a railroad bombing in Spain. 
C)  Al Qaeda affiliates have not been active in Islamic nations, preferring to focus on western targets. 
D)  Al Qaeda's ultimate goals are limited to forcing the United States to withdraw from the Middle East. 
E)  The Basque terrorists in Spain have no clear objectives.

Question 11

American isolationism permanently ended

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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 12

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

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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 13

Examples of cyberattacks include

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A)  Chinese government operatives are suspected of subverting computer networks of American corporations to steal software code and other industrial secrets. 
B)  the Chinese Government has hacked the codes of the U.S. missile launch system in order to launch an attack on a third party and blame it on the United States. 
C)  The United States is suspected of launching an attack worm to damage the Iranian nuclear program. 
D)  Both options A and C are true. 
E)  Options A, B, and C are true. 
A)  Chinese government operatives are suspected of subverting computer networks of American corporations to steal software code and other industrial secrets. 
B)  the Chinese Government has hacked the codes of the U.S. missile launch system in order to launch an attack on a third party and blame it on the United States. 
C)  The United States is suspected of launching an attack worm to damage the Iranian nuclear program. 
D)  Both options A and C are true. 
E)  Options A, B, and C are true.

Question 14

During the 1800s, the United States generally

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A)  stayed out of European conflicts and politics but pursued an expansionist policy in the Western hemisphere. 
B)  pursued an expansionist and activist policy in both European conflicts and in this hemisphere. 
C)  pursued an expansionist policy in European conflicts but stayed out of matters in this hemisphere. 
D)  stayed out of both European conflicts and matters in this hemisphere. 
E)  has been characterized as Pax Americana. 
A)  stayed out of European conflicts and politics but pursued an expansionist policy in the Western hemisphere. 
B)  pursued an expansionist and activist policy in both European conflicts and in this hemisphere. 
C)  pursued an expansionist policy in European conflicts but stayed out of matters in this hemisphere. 
D)  stayed out of both European conflicts and matters in this hemisphere. 
E)  has been characterized as Pax Americana.

Question 15

North Korea

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A)  has been of little concern for the United States since the U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
B)  has dismantled all of its nuclear weapons in exchange for food. 
C)  pulled back on its treaty obligations and in 2009 tested a long-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. 
D)  ordered UN inspectors to come back to the country to verify that all nuclear missiles had been destroyed and that it was only using nuclear devices for creating electricity. 
E)  had its navy attacked by South Korean and a North Korean ship was sunk. 
A)  has been of little concern for the United States since the U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
B)  has dismantled all of its nuclear weapons in exchange for food. 
C)  pulled back on its treaty obligations and in 2009 tested a long-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. 
D)  ordered UN inspectors to come back to the country to verify that all nuclear missiles had been destroyed and that it was only using nuclear devices for creating electricity. 
E)  had its navy attacked by South Korean and a North Korean ship was sunk.

Question 16

Moral idealism is a philosophy that

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A)  sees nations as normally willing to cooperate and agree on moral standards for conduct. 
B)  mandates noninterference 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 noninterference 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 17

The power of the purse means that

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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 18

Political realism is a philosophy that

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A)  sees nations as normally willing to cooperate and agree on moral standards for conduct. 
B)  mandates noninterference 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 noninterference 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 19

The internationally recognized solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute is that

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A)  the Palestinians resettle in Jordan with full compensation. 
B)  Israel yields the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the Palestinians in return for security guarantees and Palestinian abandonment of any right of return to Israel proper. 
C)  Israelis and Palestinians should both be part of a single state in which all citizens have equal rights. 
D)  Israel yields the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the Palestinians; both Israelis and Palestinians may settle in either country. 
E)  Israel should yield up all territory not granted to it by the UN in 1948, including all of Jerusalem. 
A)  the Palestinians resettle in Jordan with full compensation. 
B)  Israel yields the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the Palestinians in return for security guarantees and Palestinian abandonment of any right of return to Israel proper. 
C)  Israelis and Palestinians should both be part of a single state in which all citizens have equal rights. 
D)  Israel yields the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the Palestinians; both Israelis and Palestinians may settle in either country. 
E)  Israel should yield up all territory not granted to it by the UN in 1948, including all of Jerusalem.

Question 20

In 1973, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution, which

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A)  required congressional approval before the president could dismiss the Secretary of Defense. 
B)  limited the president's use of troops in military action without congressional approval. 
C)  extended the president's power over the military. 
D)  was necessary because of the increased threat of nuclear war. 
E)  allowed the president to declare an unlimited national emergency. 
A)  required congressional approval before the president could dismiss the Secretary of Defense. 
B)  limited the president's use of troops in military action without congressional approval. 
C)  extended the president's power over the military. 
D)  was necessary because of the increased threat of nuclear war. 
E)  allowed the president to declare an unlimited national emergency.

The first Gulf War

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

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

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

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

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

All of the following statements about the war in Vietnam are true $\bold{except}$

Goals of the al Qaeda terrorist network have apparently included

Explain the intervention of the United States in Afghanistan and the problems encountered there by the U.S. Forces.

Which of the following statements is true regarding terrorism?

American isolationism permanently ended

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

Examples of cyberattacks include

During the 1800s, the United States generally

North Korea

Moral idealism is a philosophy that

The power of the purse means that

Political realism is a philosophy that

The internationally recognized solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute is that

In 1973, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution, which

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Filters

Exam 15: Foreign Policy

The first Gulf War

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

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

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

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

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

All of the following statements about the war in Vietnam are true except\bold{except}except

Goals of the al Qaeda terrorist network have apparently included

Explain the intervention of the United States in Afghanistan and the problems encountered there by the U.S. Forces.

Which of the following statements is true regarding terrorism?

American isolationism permanently ended

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

Examples of cyberattacks include

During the 1800s, the United States generally

North Korea

Moral idealism is a philosophy that

The power of the purse means that

Political realism is a philosophy that

The internationally recognized solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute is that

In 1973, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution, which

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Filters

All of the following statements about the war in Vietnam are true $\bold{except}$