Deck 14: Foreign Policy

Question 1

President Woodrow Wilson's proposal for _______________ was in line with _______________.

A)the League of Nations; moral idealism
B)the League of Nations; political realism
C)the NATO alliance; moral idealism
D)the NATO alliance; political realism
E)the League of Nations and the NATO alliance; moral idealism.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Political realism is a philosophy that

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.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A person who sets off a bomb in a crowded place, harming innocent civilians, has engaged in

A)diplomacy.
B)foreign policy.
C)defense policy.
D)conventional warfare.
E)terrorism.

Answer 3

E

Question 4

U.S. foreign policy may be carried out through

A)diplomacy.
B)economic aid.
C)technical assistance.
D)military intervention.
E)All of these choices are true.

Question 5

The relatively quick task of defeating the Iraqi military, during the 2003 Iraq War, was followed by ​

A)the immediate establishment of a flourishing democracy.
B)a return to dictatorship, led by the sons of Saddam Hussein.
C)the coalition invasion of Iran.
D)a short lived anti-coalition Kurdish insurgency.
E)a long lasting Sunni insurgency, connected to Al Qaeda.

Question 6

Diplomacy can be successful only if parties

A)have a history of successful diplomacy.
B)are allies.
C)are equal in their military power.
D)are equal in their economic power.
E)are willing to negotiate.

Question 7

Moral idealism is a philosophy that

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 8

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

A)Saudi Arabia; Iraq
B)Kuwait; Iran
C)Iran; Iraq
D)Kuwait; Iraq
E)Israel; Iran

Question 9

Foreign and domestic policies designed to protect the independence and political integrity of a country is

A)a military alliance.
B)collective defense.
C)statesmanship.
D)foreign policy.
E)national security policy.

Question 10

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

A)Afghanistan; al Qaeda and the Taliban regime
B)Iraq; al Qaeda and the Taliban regime
C)Syria; the Hussein regime
D)Iraq; the Assad regime
E)Afghanistan; the Hussein regime

Question 11

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

A)an in-kind subsidy.
B)a tariff.
C)exports.
D)economic aid.
E)military aid.

Question 12

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

A)foreign policy.
B)diplomacy.
C)aid.
D)technical assistance.
E)None of these choices is true.

Question 13

The three principle ethnic groups in Iraq are

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 14

Terror attacks in the United States have included all of the following attacks EXCEPT

A)against the World Trade Center in New York.
B)against the Pentagon in Washington D.C.
C)bombings to protest U.S.military involvement in Vietnam.
D)the shooting of nightclub goers in Orlando.
E)the use of chemical weapons at a sporting event in St.Louis.

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

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

Question 16

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

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)Americans were forced to change their views of national security, and Americans found that the attacks on the World Trade Center had been planned and carried out by a terrorist network called al Qaeda.

Question 17

Goals of the al Qaeda terrorist network have apparently included

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 18

Diplomacy refers to

A)a title given to senior members of the State Department.
B)a philosophy that sees nations as normally willing to cooperate.
C)formal public meetings held by heads of government.
D)the settling of disputes and conflicts among nations by peaceful methods.
E)the manner in which the armed forces are deployed.

Question 19

The U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003

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 20

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

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

Question 21

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

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)both Israelis and Palestinians should 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 22

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.

A)the militant group Hamas
B)the Kurdish People's Liberation Front
C)the militant group Hezbollah
D)the Palestine Liberation Organization
E)the extremist group Free Jerusalem Now

Question 23

As of 2016, U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan

A)included only a few hundred support personnel.
B)were down to about 10,000 troops.
C)were increasing, to a projected level of 40,000 troops.
D)were holding steady at 55,000 troops.
E)included more than 100,000 troops.

Question 24

As a consequence of the Iran nuclear deal, Iran agreed to all of the following EXCEPT

A)to give up its medium-enriched uranium.
B)to cut its low-enriched uranium by 98%.
C)to reduce its gas centrifuges by two-thirds.
D)to keep a maximum of ten nuclear warheads for strategic defense.
E)to allow inspections of its facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Question 25

Having conducted a nuclear explosion in 2006, __________ is the most recent addition to the nuclear club.

A)Iran.
B)Iraq.
C)Pakistan.
D)India.
E)North Korea.

Question 26

In 2001, the U.S. Congress endorsed China's application to join

A)the United Nations.
B)NATO.
C)the Asian-Pacific Union.
D)the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
E)the World Trade Organization.

Question 27

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

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

Question 28

There have been __________ in U.S. history.

A)no declared wars
B)47 declared wars
C)no undeclared wars
D)over 125 undeclared wars
E)slightly less than 50 undeclared wars

Question 29

The European Union faced a crisis in 2016 when the voters of __________ supported a movement for their country to leave the EU.

A)Greece
B)Germany
C)Ireland
D)Italy
E)the United Kingdom

Question 30

Foreign policymaking sources within the executive branch include all of the following EXCEPT

A)the Department of Trade.
B)the Department of State.
C)the Department of Defense.
D)the National Security Council.
E)the intelligence community.

Question 31

A major consequence of the Syrian civil war has been a __________, which has seen__________.

A)genocide; the destruction of Syria's Alawite population
B)genocide; the destruction of Iraq's Kurdish population
C)refugee crisis; over a million refugees entering Europe
D)refugee crisis; refusal by European states to allow entry to all refugees
E)refugee crisis; millions of refugees entering Russia

Question 32

The most hard-line group in Syria, which has the goal of ruling the entire world, is

A)ISIS/Islamic State.
B)Al Qaeda.
C)Hamas.
D)ETA.
E)Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Question 33

The primary Chinese territorial concern is focused on

A)Mongolia.
B)North Korea.
C)Japan.
D)Hong Kong.
E)Taiwan.

Question 34

Presidents have been largely successful in getting treaties

A)approved by the World Court.
B)through both the House and the Senate.
C)approved by the Supreme Court.
D)through the Senate.
E)approved by the State Department.

Question 35

The Cold War was an ideological, political, and economic confrontation between

A)France and Germany.
B)Britain and France.
C)the U.S.and Russia.
D)the U.S.and China.
E)the U.S.and Soviet Union.

Question 36

The State Department is

A)directly responsible to Congress.
B)not involved in short-term foreign policy.
C)the executive agency that is most directly concerned with foreign affairs.
D)responsible for making foreign policy, not the president.
E)one of the largest cabinet departments.

Question 37

The country that can exercise the economic leverage that might bring North Korea back to the negotiating table is

A)the United States.
B)South Korea.
C)Japan.
D)Russia.
E)China.

Question 38

All of the following countries are known or believed to have nuclear weapons EXCEPT

A)France.
B)Israel.
C)China.
D)Iran.
E)Pakistan.

Question 39

North Korea

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 40

Which country was NOT part of the group of nations trying to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power?

A)the United States
B)Russia
C)China
D)Britain
E)Iraq

Question 41

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

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 42

The advisory group consisting of the vice president, secretaries of state and defense, director of the CIA, and others is the

A)Diplomatic Council.
B)Intelligence Council.
C)National Defense Council.
D)National Security Council.
E)American Security Council.

Question 43

The Department of Defense

A)is smaller than the State Department.
B)was created in 1947, to gather all military activities under one department secretary.
C)is headed by the military joint chiefs of staff.
D)has consistently grown in size under every president.
E)is staffed entirely by uniformed personnel.

Question 44

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

A)an addition to its territory.
B)operational nuclear weapons.
C)the same leader of government that it had when it started World War II.
D)a weakened economy.
E)an intention to expand its role in the world.

Question 45

During the Cold War, there was (were)

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 46

The doctrine of containment set forth by George F. Kennan

A)proposed that the United States should seek to "roll back" Communism in Eastern Europe.
B)was expressed in the Truman Doctrine enunciated by President Harry Truman in 1947.
C)called for the United States to initiate arms reduction talks.
D)said that the United States should seek to block the spread of Communism to additional countries.
E)was expressed in the Truman Doctrine enunciated by President Harry Truman in 1947, and said that the United States should seek to block the spread of Communism to additional countries.

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

The Monroe Doctrine stated that

A)the United States would not accept any new European intervention in the western hemisphere and the United States would not meddle in European affairs.
B)the United States had the authority to intervene in the affairs of European nations if American interests were at stake.
C)the United States would take action against the Barbary pirates in order to protect American lives and commerce.
D)the United States would not wait to be attacked, but rather would take pre-emptive action against clear and present dangers.
E)the United States would only conduct business with other nations by employing treaties.

Question 49

One potential congressional tool for ending a war is

A)cutting funding for the war.
B)negotiating peace treaties.
C)replacing the secretary of defense.
D)canceling weapons system orders.
E)sending an ultimatum with unanimous signatures to the president.

Question 50

Intelligence activities

A)consist mostly of overt information gathering.
B)are administered by the Department of Education since the main focus is intelligence gathering.
C)play a rather small role in foreign policy formation.
D)include covert actions carried out in secret that most Americans rarely find out about.
E)consist mostly of overt information gathering, and include covert actions carried out in secret that most Americans rarely find out about.

Question 51

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

A)a continued commitment to international peacekeeping.
B)reassuring the public that the United States would act in the role of world policeman.
C)a sharp increase in military spending in order to honor commitments made to the allied powers.
D)a reduction in military forces and defense spending and a return to isolationism.
E)the annexation of additional territory in the western hemisphere.

Question 52

All of the following statements about the war in Vietnam are true EXCEPT

A)the number of American troops in Vietnam at the height of U.S.involvement was more than 500,000.
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 military draft was a major source of contention during the war.

Question 53

The power of the purse means that

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 these choices are true.

Question 54

Which of the following is true of the Soviet bloc?

A)Its formation was the turning point in World War II.
B)It helped to improve relations between the Soviet Union and the United States.
C)It consisted of the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries with Communist regimes.
D)It was designed to prevent supplies from entering West Berlin in 1948.
E)It was the alliance setup by the United States and Western Europe to counter the Soviet Union.

Question 55

In 1973, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution, which

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.

Question 56

The key official member of the intelligence community is the

A)Central Intelligence Agency.
B)Department of Defense.
C)Federal Bureau of Investigation.
D)Drug Enforcement Administration.
E)National Security Agency.

Question 57

During Putin's period of control in Russia, all of the following have occurred EXCEPT

A)Russian troops entered its neighbor Georgia.
B)Russia annexed Crimea, which belonged to Ukraine.
C)Russia has periodically shut off natural gas supplies to Europe.
D)the transition of power to a leader from a different political party.
E)Putin's move form the presidency, to the position of prime minister, and then back to the presidency.

Question 58

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

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

Question 59

American isolationism permanently ended

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 60

During the 1800s, the United States generally

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 matters 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 61

Will the relationship between the United States and Russia be substantially different from the relationship that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War? Why or why not?

Question 62

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

Question 63

Explain the rise of ISIS/Islamic State and discuss its connections to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Question 64

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

Question 65

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

Question 66

Describe terrorism in the United States after 9/11 making sure to address the terrorist groups currently threatening the United States.

Question 67

Evaluate the foreign policy powers of the president and Congress, and craft an argument about which you believe to be the true holder of foreign policy power in the U.S. government.​

Question 68

Explain the constitutional clash of powers between the president and Congress in the area of foreign policymaking.

Question 69

Explain national security policy and defense policy, making note of the difference between the two and using examples to demonstrate their features.

Question 70

Explain the role China plays in getting countries to abandon their nuclear programs.