Deck 13: Foreign Relations of the Developing Countries

Question 1

Where were the terrorist groups that planned the attack on the United States on September 11th, 2001, based?

A) Iraq
B) Iran
C) Afghanistan
D) North Korea

Answer 1

C

Question 2

China's growing active involvement in Latin America concerns the United States because

A) of Latin America's significant raw materials.
B) it could change the China's relationship with Taiwan.
Whose relationship? The U.S., China, or Latin America? EG: Since it is a false answer, we should say China.
C) it could hamper the War on Terror.
D) None of the above.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What is the study of the interactions among countries or states more commonly known as?

A) The study of politics
B) The study of international relations
C) The study of foreign policy
D) The study of public administration

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which war concluded with the Peace of Westphalia?

A) The Hundred Years' War
B) The French and Indian War
C) The English Revolution
D) The Thirty Years' War

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a foreign policy instrument used by developing countries?

A) Military alliances
B) Diplomacy
C) Gaining access to water supplies
D) Regional integration

Question 6

A topic that U.S. Presidents presidents Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama all discussed on their official visits to India was

A) Sri Lanka.
B) technology.
C) human rights.
D) the space shuttle program.

Question 7

Which of the following leaders is an example of the use of confrontation with powerful states to consolidate power over society?

A) George Washington
B) Fidel Castro
C) King Louis XVI
D) Prince George

Question 8

The U.S. War on Drugs creates tensions with Mexico in what way?

A) Mexico worries about its sovereignty.
B) America blames Mexico for supplying drugs.
C) Mexico blames America for supplying weapons.
D) All of the above.

Question 9

When Cuba laid off more than 1 million state employees in 2010,

A) it showed a significant shift toward the private sector.
B) the Catholic Church expressed concern.
C) The the Ladies in White staged a protest march.
D) President Obama removed travel restrictions to Cuba.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of cultural ties?

A) Economic ties
B) Common values
C) Family ties
D) Historical experiences

Question 11

Mexico's foreign policies are largely impacted by its relationship with which country?

A) Canada
B) United States
C) Guatemala
D) Belize

Question 12

The 2010 British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

A) created tension between Great Britain and the U.S.
B) formed stronger bonds between Canada and the U.S.
C) focused U.S. and Cuban leaders on the need to cooperate.
D) None of the above.

Question 13

Which country is the Al Qaeda organization based in?

A) Iraq
B) Iran
C) Afghanistan
D) Syria

Question 14

In which country is the following true:do one out of four children dies before age five, the life expectancy is 44 years, most of the population speaks Dari, and only 24 percent of the population lives in urban areas?

A) Iran
B) Iraq
C) Afghanistan
D) Syria

Question 15

What is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan?

A) Pashtun
B) Tajik
C) Hazaral
D) Uzbek

Question 16

Which country was the focus of the United States' "global war on terror"?

A) Iran
B) Iraq
C) North Korea
D) Afghanistan

Question 17

Which of the following countries was NOT affected by the devaluation of currencies?

A) United States and Indonesia
B) Thailand and Malaysia
C) South Korea and the Philippines
D) All the countries above were affected.

Question 18

The trade agreement that China and Taiwan signed in 2010

A) follows a long and close relationship between the two countries.
B) has no effect on either country's relations with the U.S.
C) is unprecedented.
D) was brokered by the Dalai Lama.

Question 19

Which country did Ethiopia go to war with in 1977 over territorial claims?

A) Somalia
B) Kenya
C) Sudan
D) Eritrea

Question 20

Haile Selassie was the leader of which country when he tried to annex Eritrea?

A) Kenya
B) Somalia
C) Sudan
D) Ethiopia

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a demand of the 1974 New International Economic Order?

A) A transfer of technology from rich countries to poor countries
B) Increased economic assistance for poor countries
C) The inclusion of a poor country on the United Nations Security Council
D) Greater voting power for poor countries in international institutions

Question 22

What are regional banks and loan institutions that are modeled after the World Bank?

A) Regional Economic Development Banks
B) Regional Banks for Developing Nations
C) Regional Lending Institutions
D) Regional Building and Loan Banks

Question 23

Which of the following acronyms is an organization founded in 1967 to promote economic and cultural cooperation in southeast Asia?

A) OPEC
B) ASEAN
C) OAS
D) OAU

Question 24

The Opium Wars were fought between China and which Western European power?

A) France
B) Great Britain
C) Germany
D) Spain

Question 25

The Group of 77 formed for economic and political cooperation among poor countries.

Question 26

Cultural ties do NOT include common values, family ties, and historical experiences.

Question 27

America's position in the world draws it into the foreign policies of developing countries.

Question 28

The United States gave military assistance to the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan to fight the Kurds.

Question 29

Benazir Bhutto was the prime minister of India.

Question 30

Regional Economic Development Banks are NOT modeled after the World Bank.

Question 31

President Obama has avoided direct confrontations with China due to economic interdependence.

Question 32

The Seven Sisters include Esso, Mobil, Standard of California, Gulf, Texaco, British Petroleum, and Shell.

Question 33

Preventing Taiwan from gaining independence is a major goal of China's foreign policy.

Question 34

Ping-Pong diplomacy concerns the United States' policy towards India in the 1970s.

Question 35

Brazil's president inaugurated in 2011, Dilma Rousseff, is the chosen successor to continue the policies of the previous president.

Question 36

The Instrument of Accession is an agreement between India and the leader of Kashmir that gave India jurisdiction over Kashmir's external affairs, defense, and communications.

Question 37

America's concerns about nuclear proliferation on the Indian subcontinent may have influenced President Bill Clinton to visit India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh in March 2000.

Question 38

The 1978 Camp David Accords was an agreement between Egypt and Israel that ended their hostilities and granted the return of seized Egyptian land.

Question 39

The rise of the modern state began with the ________________.

Question 40

The study of the interactions among countries or states is more commonly known as ___________.

Question 41

_______________ is a country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 42

The 1957 ______________ formed the European Economic Community.

Question 43

The _____________, formed at the United Nations, was a coalition formed to promote South-South cooperation.
"North"?

Question 44

______________ is a South American bloc formed by a 1991 treaty.

Question 45

A policy of _________________ is a policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Question 46

The _______________ replaced the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 2002 .

Question 47

The United States gave military aid to Afghan resistance movements, known as the ________________, to strengthen resistance to Soviet occupation.

Question 48

The leader of Ethiopia is ___________________.

Question 49

___________ is an organization of Latin American countries to project their power beyond the region.

Question 50

Mexico signed _______________ in 1993 to consolidate economics relations with the U.S.

Question 51

The acronym for a group formed in 1960 to counteract the power of oil companies is ____________.

Question 52

The ________________ is the political party that controls China.

Question 53

The diplomatic initiative known as ______________ sent an American pingPing-pong Pong team to China in 1971.

Question 54

What is the meaning of following term:
-Sovereignty

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 55

What is the meaning of following term:
-Peace of Westphalia

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 56

What is the meaning of following term:
-National interests

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 57

What is the meaning of following term:
-Foreign policies

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 58

What is the meaning of following term:
-Cultural ties

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 59

What is the meaning of following term:
-Foreign policy instruments

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 60

What is the meaning of following term:
-Policy of nonalignment

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 61

What is the meaning of following term:
-Devaluation of currency

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 62

What is the meaning of following term:
-Group of 77

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 63

What is the meaning of following term:
-Regional Economic Development Banks

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 64

What is the meaning of following term:
-Seven Sisters

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 65

What is the meaning of following term:
-OPEC

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 66

What is the meaning of following term:
-ASEAN

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 67

What is the meaning of following term:
-OAS

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 68

What is the meaning of following term:
-OAU

A) Decisions influenced by a combination of factors.
B) A combination of military power, diplomacy, and economic might.
C) A political and economic coalition formed by developing countries.
D) Ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
E) The name given to the large oil companies that controlled most of the world's oil until the mid-1950s.
F) Founded in 1967 to promote the economic and cultural cooperation in Southeast Asia.
G) Policy of NOT being formally allied with the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
H) Founded in 1963 to promote African solidarity and independence.
I) Common values, family ties, and historical experiences that shape foreign policy.
J) Created in 1948 and composed of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada.
K) A set of goals that is essential to a country's survival, status, and economic prosperity.
L) Formed in 1960 to counteract the power of the oil companies.
M) Institutions that are modeled after the World Bank.
N) When a country's currency loses monetary value and its people have to spend more money to purchase the same amounts of products.
O) A country's control over its internal affairs and external relations.

Question 69

List the hierarchy of national priorities (4).

Question 70

List the four purposes of the Organization of American States (OAS), formed in 1948.

Question 71

How do regional organizations fit into the emergence of globalization? Are they beneficial or harmful to globalization? Explain.

Question 72

How does a country's political system shape its foreign policy? Be sure to give specific examples to support your answer.

Question 73

How has the traditional concept of "national interest" been redefined under the emerging world order of globalization?

Question 74

Is military capability as important for a country today as it was during the Cold War? Why or why not?