Question 1

One of the main differences between the Western and Soviet foreign-aid system is that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  under the Soviets, loans could be repaid over an indefinite period 
B)  under the Western system, loans could be repaid in the form of traditional exports 
C)  under the Soviets, loans could be repaid in local currencies 
D)  under the Western system, loans have to be repaid in 5 years 
A)  under the Soviets, loans could be repaid over an indefinite period 
B)  under the Western system, loans could be repaid in the form of traditional exports 
C)  under the Soviets, loans could be repaid in local currencies 
D)  under the Western system, loans have to be repaid in 5 years C

Question 2

The Group of 77 (G77) and GATT are related to each other, but different in one respect. Which is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  The G77 was formed under pressure from Third World countries. 
B)  The GATT adjusted for the uneven effects of colonialism in trade negotiations. 
C)  The G77 demanded flexible commodity market prices. 
D)  The GATT focuses only on First World markets. 
A)  The G77 was formed under pressure from Third World countries. 
B)  The GATT adjusted for the uneven effects of colonialism in trade negotiations. 
C)  The G77 demanded flexible commodity market prices. 
D)  The GATT focuses only on First World markets. A

Question 3

Development critiques argue that "Public Law 480" is a double-edged sword. Examine this assertion with respect to the effect of food aid in both "developed" and "developing" nations?

Accepted Answer

Varies. The food aid regime has both positive and negative consequences in developed and Third World countries. For developed nations, food aid regime allowed food surpluses to be shipped out to developing nations as aid. However, the agribusiness model on which it is based drove many U.S. farmers out of business, increasing suicides as their farms crumbled. For developing nations, food aid provided temporary relief, but reliance on food aid negatively eroded peasant agriculture, and subsidized wage foods outcompete peasant foods.

Question 4

Marshall Plan demonstrated that foreign aid is never neutral, and that it is tied to ideological, material, and financial motivations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

South Korea was a food aid success story because the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  country abided by U.S. standards 
B)  country subsidized local agriculture against imported food 
C)  government centralized management of its rice culture and supply of labor to the industrial centers 
D)  country reduced prices on imported foods 
A)  country abided by U.S. standards 
B)  country subsidized local agriculture against imported food 
C)  government centralized management of its rice culture and supply of labor to the industrial centers 
D)  country reduced prices on imported foods

Question 6

Despite its promises, one weakness of the green revolution relates to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  it's focus on measurable out of plant-breeding agricultural technologies 
B)  the social and ecological consequences of agricultural technological advances 
C)  its failure to subsidize urban agriculture 
D)  its emphasis on modern agriculture 
A)  it's focus on measurable out of plant-breeding agricultural technologies 
B)  the social and ecological consequences of agricultural technological advances 
C)  its failure to subsidize urban agriculture 
D)  its emphasis on modern agriculture

Question 7

The development project emerged within the ______ and formalized under the ______ program.

Accepted Answer

A)  Western Hemisphere, foreign aid 
B)  United Nations system, globalization 
C)  Marshall Plan, Bretton Woods 
D)  Cold War, Armistice 
A)  Western Hemisphere, foreign aid 
B)  United Nations system, globalization 
C)  Marshall Plan, Bretton Woods 
D)  Cold War, Armistice

Question 8

The pursuit of national economic growth in the former colonies depended on a specific type of material international relationships. Which is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  technology transfer 
B)  foreign aid and international trade relationships 
C)  import substitution 
D)  development expert advisories 
A)  technology transfer 
B)  foreign aid and international trade relationships 
C)  import substitution 
D)  development expert advisories

Question 9

What are the NICs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newly Independent Countries 
B)  Newly Industrialized Countries 
C)  Non-Investing Countries 
D)  Newly Invented Currencies (such as the Euro) 
A)  Newly Independent Countries 
B)  Newly Industrialized Countries 
C)  Non-Investing Countries 
D)  Newly Invented Currencies (such as the Euro)

Question 10

The functions of the Bretton Woods institutions were to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  stabilize national finances and revitalize international trade 
B)  underwrite national economic growth through funding of development projects 
C)  expand Third World primary exports to generate foreign currency for First World exports 
D)  ensure self-sufficiency of Third World countries 
A)  stabilize national finances and revitalize international trade 
B)  underwrite national economic growth through funding of development projects 
C)  expand Third World primary exports to generate foreign currency for First World exports 
D)  ensure self-sufficiency of Third World countries

Question 11

What roles did the Bretton Woods institutions have in the implementation of the development project?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

What is the Green Revolution and why is it important to agricultural development in the Third World?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

The non-aligned movement was a response to the increasing interference of First World policies in the Third World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Development Project is also an "international" project in all these respects except that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  it created an unequal relationship between the colonized countries in the South and the colonizers in the North countries 
B)  colonized nations were formed within an international framework, including the United Nations, Bretton Woods Institutions 
C)  it introduced colonized states to international project 
D)  colonial division of labor required continuous exchange of resources and manufactured goods between Western countries and developing nations. 
A)  it created an unequal relationship between the colonized countries in the South and the colonizers in the North countries 
B)  colonized nations were formed within an international framework, including the United Nations, Bretton Woods Institutions 
C)  it introduced colonized states to international project 
D)  colonial division of labor required continuous exchange of resources and manufactured goods between Western countries and developing nations.

Question 15

One immediate consequence of the non-aligned movement was ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in military budgets 
B)  decrease in social investments in the Third World 
C)  establishment of several international banks 
D)  increase in soft loans to Third World nations 
A)  increase in military budgets 
B)  decrease in social investments in the Third World 
C)  establishment of several international banks 
D)  increase in soft loans to Third World nations

Question 16

The UN declared the 1980s and 1990s to be the "Development Decades".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

President Sukarno of Indonesia was overthrown in 1965 because he ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  was idealistic 
B)  opposed the communism 
C)  believed in economic nationalism 
D)  did not believe in economic nationalism 
A)  was idealistic 
B)  opposed the communism 
C)  believed in economic nationalism 
D)  did not believe in economic nationalism

Question 18

What is the relationship between food aid and class relations? In what way(s) does this relationship contribute to food shortages and starvation in the developing countries?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

One of the political motivations for foreign aid was to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  supply arms to political parties 
B)  undercut competition from nations with rival political ideologies such as socialism 
C)  appease Third World governments 
D)  secure tax concessions from Third World countries 
A)  supply arms to political parties 
B)  undercut competition from nations with rival political ideologies such as socialism 
C)  appease Third World governments 
D)  secure tax concessions from Third World countries

Question 20

One function of the Food Aid Regime is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  generate food surpluses to subsidize Third World wages with cheap food 
B)  channel food aid through government agencies 
C)  neutralize the effects of colonialism 
D)  disseminate the benefits of development project 
A)  generate food surpluses to subsidize Third World wages with cheap food 
B)  channel food aid through government agencies 
C)  neutralize the effects of colonialism 
D)  disseminate the benefits of development project

One of the main differences between the Western and Soviet foreign-aid system is that ______.

The Group of 77 (G77) and GATT are related to each other, but different in one respect. Which is it?

Development critiques argue that "Public Law 480" is a double-edged sword. Examine this assertion with respect to the effect of food aid in both "developed" and "developing" nations?

Marshall Plan demonstrated that foreign aid is never neutral, and that it is tied to ideological, material, and financial motivations.

South Korea was a food aid success story because the ______.

Despite its promises, one weakness of the green revolution relates to ______.

The development project emerged within the and formalized under the program.

The pursuit of national economic growth in the former colonies depended on a specific type of material international relationships. Which is it?

What are the NICs?

The functions of the Bretton Woods institutions were to ______.

What roles did the Bretton Woods institutions have in the implementation of the development project?

What is the Green Revolution and why is it important to agricultural development in the Third World?

The non-aligned movement was a response to the increasing interference of First World policies in the Third World.

The Development Project is also an "international" project in all these respects except that ______.

One immediate consequence of the non-aligned movement was ______.

The UN declared the 1980s and 1990s to be the "Development Decades".

President Sukarno of Indonesia was overthrown in 1965 because he ______.

What is the relationship between food aid and class relations? In what way(s) does this relationship contribute to food shortages and starvation in the developing countries?

One of the political motivations for foreign aid was to ______.

One function of the Food Aid Regime is to ______.

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Instituting the Globalization Project

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Global Countermovements

The Globalization Project in Crisis

Development Climate, or the Nature of Development

Public and Local Green Initiatives

Towards Sustainable Development

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Exam 3: The Development Project an International Framework in Global Context

One of the main differences between the Western and Soviet foreign-aid system is that ______.

The Group of 77 (G77) and GATT are related to each other, but different in one respect. Which is it?

Development critiques argue that "Public Law 480" is a double-edged sword. Examine this assertion with respect to the effect of food aid in both "developed" and "developing" nations?

Marshall Plan demonstrated that foreign aid is never neutral, and that it is tied to ideological, material, and financial motivations.

South Korea was a food aid success story because the ______.

Despite its promises, one weakness of the green revolution relates to ______.

The development project emerged within the ______ and formalized under the ______ program.

The pursuit of national economic growth in the former colonies depended on a specific type of material international relationships. Which is it?

What are the NICs?

The functions of the Bretton Woods institutions were to ______.

What roles did the Bretton Woods institutions have in the implementation of the development project?

What is the Green Revolution and why is it important to agricultural development in the Third World?

The non-aligned movement was a response to the increasing interference of First World policies in the Third World.

The Development Project is also an "international" project in all these respects except that ______.

One immediate consequence of the non-aligned movement was ______.

The UN declared the 1980s and 1990s to be the "Development Decades".

President Sukarno of Indonesia was overthrown in 1965 because he ______.

What is the relationship between food aid and class relations? In what way(s) does this relationship contribute to food shortages and starvation in the developing countries?

One of the political motivations for foreign aid was to ______.

One function of the Food Aid Regime is to ______.

Development

Instituting the Development, Project: Colonialism, Anticolonial Struggles, and Decolonization

Instituting the Globalization Project

The Globalization Project: Processes, Experiences, and Implications

Global Countermovements

The Globalization Project in Crisis

Development Climate, or the Nature of Development

Public and Local Green Initiatives

Towards Sustainable Development

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The development project emerged within the and formalized under the program.