Exam 18: Foreign Policy and Democracy

What was the Marshall Plan?

Which of the following is the most important actor in the foreign policy establishment?

The United Nations was founded in 1920, after World War I.

Discuss how security policy has evolved over the course of American history. What were the key policy approaches during the nineteenth century, during the Cold War, and in the post-Cold War era? What events have been important in shifting American security policy? How have other countries reacted to these shifts?

The policy of striking a nation that you fear might be contemplating hostile actions is called

The United States has a distrust of traditional methods of diplomacy in foreign relations.

A policy of deterrence is likely to fail against terrorist groups because

The North American Free Trade Agreement is

In foreign policy, the Bush Doctrine refers to

All of the following are elements of a nation-state except that

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an example of

The representation of a government to other foreign governments is called

The World Trade Organization was originally known as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

The traditional American distrust of diplomacy has resulted in which situation?

Describe some of the values that have historically shaped American foreign policy. What were the key values during the nineteenth century? How did World War II affect or change those values? Describe the intermingling between domestic and foreign policy goals.

In 1998, the foreign trade term most favored nation was changed to what?

When was NATO formed?

The National Security Council includes both the secretary of the treasury and the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Foreign aid is an economic ______; sanctions are an economic ______.

The three main goals of American foreign policy are