Question 1

What was America's grand strategy during the entire Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preemption. 
B)  Humanitarian intervention. 
C)  Containment. 
D)  Massive retaliation. 
A)  Preemption. 
B)  Humanitarian intervention. 
C)  Containment. 
D)  Massive retaliation.

Question 2

What was the doctrine of "massive retaliation"?

Accepted Answer

A)  A conventional Soviet attack on an American ally might elicit an U.S. nuclear response. 
B)  An attack on the U.S. homeland would elicit a massive nuclear response. 
C)  Soviet use of tactical nuclear weapons would trigger rapid escalation to a full scale strategic response. 
D)  An attack on U.S. interests by communist China would be regarded by the U.S. as a Soviet attack and would trigger retaliation against the USSR. 
A)  A conventional Soviet attack on an American ally might elicit an U.S. nuclear response. 
B)  An attack on the U.S. homeland would elicit a massive nuclear response. 
C)  Soviet use of tactical nuclear weapons would trigger rapid escalation to a full scale strategic response. 
D)  An attack on U.S. interests by communist China would be regarded by the U.S. as a Soviet attack and would trigger retaliation against the USSR.

Question 3

Since 2009, there has been little evidence that nuclear-armed powers were moving toward the _________________ that President Obama envisioned.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Since 2009, there has been little evidence...

Question 4

Who was Jacobo Arbenz?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Guatemalan president overthrown by the U.S. 
B)  A left-wing president of Venezuela. 
C)  A Panamanian president who was imprisoned in the U.S. for drug smuggling. 
D)  A long-time military dictator of Argentina. 
A)  A Guatemalan president overthrown by the U.S. 
B)  A left-wing president of Venezuela. 
C)  A Panamanian president who was imprisoned in the U.S. for drug smuggling. 
D)  A long-time military dictator of Argentina.

Question 5

The doctrine of _____________________ assumed that only mutual vulnerability to nuclear attack could prevent nuclear war.

Accepted Answer

mutual ass

Question 6

Which of the following countries is modernizing its nuclear forces?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Pakistan. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  The United States. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Pakistan. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 7

What was the "domino theory"?

Accepted Answer

A)  A theory that ascribed Soviet aggressiveness to Moscow's desire for security. 
B)  A theory the viewed communism as inherently expansionist. 
C)  A theory communist China was responsible for the invasion of South Korea in 1950. 
D)  A theory that if one country fell to communism, its neighbors would soon suffer a similar fate. 
A)  A theory that ascribed Soviet aggressiveness to Moscow's desire for security. 
B)  A theory the viewed communism as inherently expansionist. 
C)  A theory communist China was responsible for the invasion of South Korea in 1950. 
D)  A theory that if one country fell to communism, its neighbors would soon suffer a similar fate.

Question 8

What was "Operation Enduring Freedom"?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. liberation of Kuwait (1991). 
B)  U.S. intervention in Kosovo (1999). 
C)  U.S. intervention in Afghanistan (2001). 
D)  U.S. invasion of Iraq (2003). 
A)  U.S. liberation of Kuwait (1991). 
B)  U.S. intervention in Kosovo (1999). 
C)  U.S. intervention in Afghanistan (2001). 
D)  U.S. invasion of Iraq (2003).

Question 9

Who promoted the "surge strategy" in Iraq?

Accepted Answer

A)  General David Petraeus. 
B)  Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. 
C)  General Colin Powell. 
D)  President George W. Bush. 
A)  General David Petraeus. 
B)  Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. 
C)  General Colin Powell. 
D)  President George W. Bush.

Question 10

Which of the following was emphasized in America's 2002 National Security Strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rising China. 
B)  Mutual Assured Destruction. 
C)  Anticipatory self-defense. 
D)  Counterinsurgency tactics. 
A)  Rising China. 
B)  Mutual Assured Destruction. 
C)  Anticipatory self-defense. 
D)  Counterinsurgency tactics.

Question 11

Which president claimed his policies were influenced by his religious faith?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jimmy Carter. 
B)  George H. W. Bush. 
C)  Bill Clinton. 
D)  Barack Obama. 
A)  Jimmy Carter. 
B)  George H. W. Bush. 
C)  Bill Clinton. 
D)  Barack Obama.

Question 12

What did America's 2010 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)  Modernization of U.S. nuclear forces. 
B)  Reducing the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. military strategy. 
C)  Eliminating nuclear weapons globally. 
D)  Increasing the number of U.S. ICBMs. 
A)  Modernization of U.S. nuclear forces. 
B)  Reducing the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. military strategy. 
C)  Eliminating nuclear weapons globally. 
D)  Increasing the number of U.S. ICBMs.

Question 13

Where did the United States initiate airstrikes in 2014?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iran. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Yemen. 
D)  Lebanon. 
A)  Iran. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Yemen. 
D)  Lebanon.

Question 14

What was the assumption of behind "mutual assured destruction"?

Accepted Answer

A)  In a U.S.-Soviet crisis Washington would have to launch a nuclear strike first to avoid a Soviet second strike. 
B)  Only mutual vulnerability to nuclear attack could prevent nuclear war. 
C)  A full-scale nuclear exchange would produce nuclear "winter". 
D)  The construction of effective U.S. and Soviet anti-missile defenses would allow both to escape destruction in a nuclear war. 
A)  In a U.S.-Soviet crisis Washington would have to launch a nuclear strike first to avoid a Soviet second strike. 
B)  Only mutual vulnerability to nuclear attack could prevent nuclear war. 
C)  A full-scale nuclear exchange would produce nuclear "winter". 
D)  The construction of effective U.S. and Soviet anti-missile defenses would allow both to escape destruction in a nuclear war.

Question 15

As the Cold War began U.S. fears intensified after Moscow reneged on the promises it had made at the _____________________ to demobilize its forces in Eastern Europe and allow free elections in those countries.

Accepted Answer

Yalta and

Question 16

Why was the United States reluctant to overthrow Saddam Hussein in 1991?

Accepted Answer

A)  It feared that revolutionary Iran might take advantage of his death. 
B)  It expected that Saddam would cooperate with the United States afterwards. 
C)  It feared that Saddam's successor might be a militant Islamist. 
D)  It desired to form a regional alliance to include Iraq. 
A)  It feared that revolutionary Iran might take advantage of his death. 
B)  It expected that Saddam would cooperate with the United States afterwards. 
C)  It feared that Saddam's successor might be a militant Islamist. 
D)  It desired to form a regional alliance to include Iraq.

Question 17

What is Unit 61398?

Accepted Answer

A)  A U.S. Special Operations team. 
B)  A Chinese cyber-espionage team. 
C)  An Iranian nuclear research group. 
D)  A Russian unit detected in Ukraine. 
A)  A U.S. Special Operations team. 
B)  A Chinese cyber-espionage team. 
C)  An Iranian nuclear research group. 
D)  A Russian unit detected in Ukraine.

Question 18

What foreign-policy document did Paul Nitze author?

Accepted Answer

A)  The "Mr. X" article. 
B)  The Truman doctrine. 
C)  NSC-68. 
D)  The Long Telegram. 
A)  The "Mr. X" article. 
B)  The Truman doctrine. 
C)  NSC-68. 
D)  The Long Telegram.

Question 19

Why was it important during the Cold War that neither superpower be able to defend its cities against a nuclear attack?

Accepted Answer

A)  Such a defense, if effective, might embolden the superpower with such a defense to behave aggressively. 
B)  It would reduce the willingness of both superpowers to reach an arms-control agreement. 
C)  Such a defense, if effective, might embolden the superpower without such a defense to behave aggressively. 
D)  It would lead the other superpower to develop a similar defense, thereby triggering an arms race. 
A)  Such a defense, if effective, might embolden the superpower with such a defense to behave aggressively. 
B)  It would reduce the willingness of both superpowers to reach an arms-control agreement. 
C)  Such a defense, if effective, might embolden the superpower without such a defense to behave aggressively. 
D)  It would lead the other superpower to develop a similar defense, thereby triggering an arms race.

Question 20

National Security Council Document 68 _______________ recommended ____________________________ to counter Soviet expansionism.

Accepted Answer

NSC-68, a

What was America's grand strategy during the entire Cold War?

What was the doctrine of "massive retaliation"?

Since 2009, there has been little evidence that nuclear-armed powers were moving toward the _________________ that President Obama envisioned.

Who was Jacobo Arbenz?

The doctrine of _____________________ assumed that only mutual vulnerability to nuclear attack could prevent nuclear war.

Which of the following countries is modernizing its nuclear forces?

What was the "domino theory"?

What was "Operation Enduring Freedom"?

Who promoted the "surge strategy" in Iraq?

Which of the following was emphasized in America's 2002 National Security Strategy?

Which president claimed his policies were influenced by his religious faith?

What did America's 2010 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) emphasize?

Where did the United States initiate airstrikes in 2014?

What was the assumption of behind "mutual assured destruction"?

As the Cold War began U.S. fears intensified after Moscow reneged on the promises it had made at the _____________________ to demobilize its forces in Eastern Europe and allow free elections in those countries.

Why was the United States reluctant to overthrow Saddam Hussein in 1991?

What is Unit 61398?

What foreign-policy document did Paul Nitze author?

Why was it important during the Cold War that neither superpower be able to defend its cities against a nuclear attack?

National Security Council Document 68 _ recommended ______________ to counter Soviet expansionism.

Sources of American Foreign Policy

Competing Currents in Us Foreign Policy

America and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

An American Economic Conundrum: Neo-liberalism or Neo-Mercantilism

Democracy and Human Rights: Legitimate Objectives of American Policy

The US and the Global South: Practicing Intervention, Aid, and Neglect

Energy and the Environment: The Limits of Us Leadership

America and the Palestinian-Israeli Imbroglio

Arab Spring or Arab Winter

America and Radical Islam

The United States and China: Engagement or Containment

America, Europe, and Nato: A Changing Partnership

America and Russia: Values Versus Power

Conclusion: America, a Wary Hegemon

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Exam 3: American Military Strategy in an ERA of Power Diffusion

What was America's grand strategy during the entire Cold War?

What was the doctrine of "massive retaliation"?

Since 2009, there has been little evidence that nuclear-armed powers were moving toward the _________________ that President Obama envisioned.

Who was Jacobo Arbenz?

The doctrine of _____________________ assumed that only mutual vulnerability to nuclear attack could prevent nuclear war.

Which of the following countries is modernizing its nuclear forces?

What was the "domino theory"?

What was "Operation Enduring Freedom"?

Who promoted the "surge strategy" in Iraq?

Which of the following was emphasized in America's 2002 National Security Strategy?

Which president claimed his policies were influenced by his religious faith?

What did America's 2010 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) emphasize?

Where did the United States initiate airstrikes in 2014?

What was the assumption of behind "mutual assured destruction"?

As the Cold War began U.S. fears intensified after Moscow reneged on the promises it had made at the _____________________ to demobilize its forces in Eastern Europe and allow free elections in those countries.

Why was the United States reluctant to overthrow Saddam Hussein in 1991?

What is Unit 61398?

What foreign-policy document did Paul Nitze author?

Why was it important during the Cold War that neither superpower be able to defend its cities against a nuclear attack?

National Security Council Document 68 _______________ recommended ____________________________ to counter Soviet expansionism.

Sources of American Foreign Policy

Competing Currents in Us Foreign Policy

America and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

An American Economic Conundrum: Neo-liberalism or Neo-Mercantilism

Democracy and Human Rights: Legitimate Objectives of American Policy

The US and the Global South: Practicing Intervention, Aid, and Neglect

Energy and the Environment: The Limits of Us Leadership

America and the Palestinian-Israeli Imbroglio

Arab Spring or Arab Winter

America and Radical Islam

The United States and China: Engagement or Containment

America, Europe, and Nato: A Changing Partnership

America and Russia: Values Versus Power

Conclusion: America, a Wary Hegemon

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National Security Council Document 68 _ recommended ______________ to counter Soviet expansionism.