Deck 16: Foreign Policy

Question 1

Darmium,a powerful country,attacked Lesterberg to free the colonies Lesterberg had acquired over the century.Darmium believed that each country should be allowed to be free and not be ruled by another country.It interfered in Lesterberg's affairs as Lesterberg's actions went against its ideals.This act of the government of Darmium can be considered _____.​ 

A) neutrality 
B) isolationism 
C) deterrence 
D) interventionism 
E) containment

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Interventionism is a policy of noninvolvement in world affairs.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following is true of the Department of State?​ 

A) It proposes military budgets, new weapons systems, and military regulations. 
B) It is responsible for handing down the president's orders to the nation's military units. 
C) It is responsible for diplomatic relations with nearly two hundred countries around the globe. 
D) It works to see that the decisions of the president as commander in chief are carried out. 
E) It seldom interferes in the country's foreign policy.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Two countries,Chenzia and Tugnestia,have been at war with each other for three months.When an earthquake hit Chenzia,most of the country's infrastructure was destroyed and a great number of lives were lost.Tugnestia could have continued its attack and won the war.Instead,Tugnestia sent necessary aid to help Chenzia to recover from this natural calamity as it believed that it was the right thing to do.Tugnestia's foreign policy can be considered a form of _____.​ 

A) social isolationism 
B) liberal neutrality 
C) neocolonialism 
D) political realism 
E) moral idealism

Question 5

Regional terrorism includes terrorist acts that have been committed by extremists motivated by the desire to obtain freedom from a nation or government that they regard as an oppressor.

Question 6

Who among the following is one of the cabinet members who concern themselves with foreign policy matters on a full-time basis?​ 

A) The attorney general 
B) The secretary of state 
C) The secretary of the treasury 
D) The secretary of commerce 
E) The secretary of homeland security

Question 7

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)was created after World War I to coordinate American intelligence activities within the country.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the Spanish-American War of 1898?​ 

A) The first step toward isolationism occurred with this war. 
B) Spain gained control of Guam and Puerto Rico after this war. 
C) The United States fought this war to free Cuba from Spanish rule. 
D) Spain won this war, and the United States lost control of Cuba. 
E) Spain acquired colonial power because of this war.

Question 9

_____ think that it is possible for nations to relate to each other as part of a rule-based community.​ 

A) Moral idealists 
B) Foreign imperialists 
C) Majoritarianists 
D) Political realists 
E) Pluralists

Question 10

Nevidane is a small country that believes its neighboring countries to be a threat to its national security.It continues to invest large amounts of money on its military resources and forms allies with powerful nations.Nevidane's foreign policy can be referred to as a form of _____.

A) liberal neutrality 
B) political realism 
C) moral idealism 
D) social liberalism 
E) neocolonialism

Question 11

_____ includes all of the economic,military,commercial,and diplomatic positions and actions that a nation takes in its relationships with other countries.​ 

A) Public law 
B) Appellate jurisdiction 
C) Public policy 
D) Foreign policy 
E) Statutory law

Question 12

The _____ advises and informs the president on the nation's military forces,weapons,and bases and works closely with the U.S.military,especially the Joint Chiefs of Staff,in gathering and studying defense information.

A) secretary of state 
B) attorney general 
C) commander in chief 
D) secretary of defense 
E) secretary of homeland security

Question 13

Two of the world's most powerful nations did not agree on some major political issues.As war seemed imminent,these nations started gathering allies.Waldenberg decided not to get involved in the conflict between the two countries and their allies.Waldenberg followed the foreign policy of _____.​ 

A) interventionism 
B) containment 
C) isolationism 
D) political realism 
E) colonialism

Question 14

The president is named the commander in chief of the armed forces by the _____.​ 

A) Chief of Justice 
B) Constitution 
C) Senate 
D) Supreme Court judge 
E) Department of State

Question 15

The Oslo Accords were signed in Washington under the watchful eye of President George Bush.

Question 16

According to _____,foreign countries are by definition dangerous.​ 

A) interventionism 
B) moral idealism 
C) political realism 
D) pluralism 
E) judicial activism

Question 17

The Monroe Doctrine is a U.S.policy that the United States would not tolerate foreign intervention in the Western Hemisphere,and in return,the United States would stay out of European affairs.

Question 18

In foreign policy,_____ is the belief that the most important goal is to do what is right.

A) liberal neutrality 
B) neocolonialism 
C) political realism 
D) foreign imperialism 
E) moral idealism

Question 19

The _____ buttressed the policy of isolationism toward Europe.​ 

A) Truman Doctrine 
B) Cuban Doctrine 
C) Marshall Plan 
D) Monroe Doctrine 
E) Soviet Plan

Question 20

The nation's founders and the early presidents believed that _____-avoiding political involvement with other nations-was the best way to protect American interests.​ 

A) coalition 
B) deterrence 
C) interventionism 
D) isolationism 
E) containment

Question 21

Which of the following is true of the Cold War?​ 

A) It was a war of words and ideologies. 
B) It was a war fought between Korea and Vietnam. 
C) It lasted from the late 1920s through the late 1930s.​ 
D) It resulted in the death of thousands of soldiers and civilians. 
E) It was a result of the tensions between Cuba and Spain.

Question 22

For many years after Israel was founded in 1948,_____.​ 

A) the neighboring Arab states did not accept its legitimacy as a nation 
B) the Taliban was in control of the Holy Land 
C) it lived in peace with its neighbors in the Middle East 
D) Saddam Hussein ruled the country as a dictator 
E) the only peace treaty that it was able to negotiate was one with Syria

Question 23

_____ is a policy of building up military strength for the purpose of discouraging military attacks by other nations.​ 

A) Interventionism 
B) Neutrality 
C) Containment 
D) Deterrence 
E) Isolationism

Question 24

The ceasefire that ended the first Gulf War required Iraq to:​ 

A) form a coalition with the United States to fight al Qaeda. 
B) submit a detailed description of its financial resources to the United States. 
C) help U.S. Navy Seals kill Osama bin Laden. 
D) submit to inspections by the United States for weapons of mass destruction. 
E) take complete responsibility for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Question 25

Which of the following is true of the "surge" under the Bush administration in 2007?​ 

A) It helped al Qaeda gain control over most of Iraq. 
B) It was the complete withdrawal of the U.S. troops from Iraq. 
C) It resulted in many Sunnis allying with the Americans. 
D) It helped the insurgents gain tremendous power. 
E) It failed to control the interethnic war in Iraq.

Question 26

Recently,a local terrorist group conducted five bombings in the town of Bayland.Seven people died,and twenty were critically injured.On investigation,it was found that a government agency from a neighboring town had funded the bombings.This is an example of _____.​ 

A) nihilistic terrorism 
B) pathological domestic violence 
C) political realism 
D) state-sponsored terrorism 
E) nonstate terrorism

Question 27

Eastoros is a communist country that aims to acquire colonies where communism can be practiced.Xenonia,a democratic country,offers military aid to the nations that under the threat of colonization from Eastoros.Xenonian foreign policy is an example of the policy of _____.​ 

A) isolationism 
B) neutrality 
C) political realism 
D) deterrence 
E) containment

Question 28

In the post-Cold War era,no overriding framework emerged in U.S.foreign policy until: 

A) the dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989. 
B) the attempted coup against Russian president Boris Yeltsin in 1991. 
C) the war in Iraq in 2003. 
D) the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. 
E) the first Gulf War in 2001.

Question 29

Recently,five countries in Asia formed an alliance to free the people of Tunneshia from the rule of its dictator.The alliance that was formed solely for this purpose ended when the countries were successful.In this scenario,the five countries had formed a(n)_____.​ 

A) coalition​ 
B) syndicate 
C) federation 
D) colonial empire 
E) advocacy group

Question 30

A relatively new phenomenon in the late 1990s and early 2000s was the emergence of nonstate terrorist networks,such as _____.​ 

A) right-wing extremists 
B) Basque separatists 
C) the Irish Republican Army 
D) al Qaeda 
E) The Earth Liberation Front

Question 31

Some rebels in the country of Harolton conducted many bombings throughout the country and spread terror as a form of protest against its dictator.The rebels wanted to overthrow its dictator and set up a democratic government in the country.The terrorist acts of the rebels are a form of _____.​ 

A) nonstate terrorism 
B) cyberterrorism 
C) regional terrorism 
D) ecoterrorism 
E) state-sponsored terrorism

Question 32

Which of the following is true of the actions taken by President Obama regarding the number of U.S.troops in Afghanistan?​ 

A) President Obama increased the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by 15,000 in 2009. 
B) President Obama withdrew almost all troops from Afghanistan by 2014. 
C) President Obama withdrew 47,000 U.S. soldiers from Afghanistan in 2009. 
D) President Obama increased the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by 50,000 in 2014. 
E) President Obama withdrew 10,000 soldiers from Afghanistan in 2011.

Question 33

Which of the following events marked the beginning of a period of détente,a French word that means a "relaxation of tensions"? 

A) The destruction of the Berlin Wall in 1989 
B) The Antiballistic Missile proposal and negotiations in the late 1960s 
C) The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 
D) The Strategic Defense Initiative of 1983​ 
E) The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty of 1972

Question 34

Which of the following is true of the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II ended in 1945?​ 

A) The Soviet Union whole-heartedly accepted the United States' political systems. 
B) The Soviet Union considered the United States a major threat to democracy. 
C) The United States approved of Soviet attempts to spread communist systems to other countries. 
D) The wartime alliance between the United Stated and the Soviet Union became stronger. 
E)  The Soviet Union opposed the United States' economic systems.

Question 35

Actions taken under the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan marked the beginning of a policy of _____.​ 

A) neutrality 
B) deterrence 
C) containment 
D)  interventionism 
E)  isolationism

Question 36

In 1962,the United States and the Soviet Union came close to a nuclear confrontation in what became known as _____.​ 

A) the counter revolution 
B) détente 
C) World War II 
D) the Cuban missile crisis 
E) the Cold War

Question 37

The League of Nations is an international body intended to:​ 

A) advocate the policy of political realism between nations. 
B) free nations under Soviet domination. 
C) fight the Axis nations of Germany. 
D) form boundaries between democratic nations and communist nations. 
E) resolve peacefully any future conflicts between nations after World War I.

Question 38

Founded in the late 1960s,_____ was a nonstate body committed to armed struggle against Israel.​ 

A) the Taliban 
B) al Qaeda 
C) the Palestine Liberation Organization 
D) Shabab 
E) Jabhat al Nusrah

Question 39

Which of the following was the reason for the first Gulf War?​ 

A) The bombing of the U.S. Navy ship USS Cole in a Yemeni port in 2000 
B) Iraq's dictator, Saddam Hussein, attacking and occupying Kuwait in 1990 
C) Al Qaeda carrying out terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 
D) The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 by an intelligence officer working for Libya 
E) The bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building that killed 168 people

Question 40

President Woodrow Wilson called World War I a way to:​ 

A) "drop the iron curtain." 
B) "establish the supremacy of the United States in the world." 
C) "make the world safe for democracy." 
D) "spread communism all over the world" 
E) "protect the world from Soviet domination."

Question 41

China considers Taiwan,a former Chinese province,_____.​ 

A) to be a legal part of North Korea 
B) to be a threat to China​ 
C) to be an independent nation​ 
D) to be a legal part of China​ 
E) to be a nuclear superpower​

Question 42

Which of the following is true of the involvement of the international community in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute?​ 

A) The international community addressed the compensation that should go to Palestinians who lost home in what is now Israel. 
B) The international community believed that Palestinian lands should be seized by Israel. 
C) The international community helped Israel adjust its borders to incorporate some of the Israeli settlement areas. 
D) The international community agreed that the Palestinians would have to recognize Israel's right to exist. 
E) The international community forced the Palestinian leadership to abandon its demand that the descendants of Palestinians forced out of Israel be allowed to return.​

Question 43

Gaza was taken over in 2007 by _____,a radical Islamist party that refuses to recognize Israel.​ 

A) the Taliban 
B) al Qaeda 
C) Shabab 
D) ISIS 
E) Hamas

Question 44

Which of the following actions was taken by China after North Korea conducted a third nuclear test in 2013?​ 

A) China sent 50,000 soldiers into North Korea to keep a check on North Korea's activities. 
B) China formed allies with South Korea to keep a check on North Korea.​ 
C) China imposed economic penalties on North Korea.​ 
D) China completely cut off trade relations with North Korea.​ 
E) China, along with the United States, attacked North Korea.​

Question 45

Tensions regarding weapons proliferation heightened in October 2006 when:​ 

A) Libya used weapons of mass destruction against Syria. 
B) North Korea conducted its first nuclear test. 
C) India and Pakistan detonated nuclear devices within a few weeks of each other. 
D) Israel conducted nuclear tests in the Atlantic Ocean. 
E) Israel and Palestine attacked each other with chemical weapons.

Question 46

North Korea signed the _____ in 1985.​ 

A) Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty 
B) Patent Cooperation Treaty 
C) Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 
D) Treaty of Bern 
E) Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia

Question 47

Congress granted China permanent _________ status in 2000 and endorsed China's application to join the World Trade Organization in 2001.A.normal trade relationsB.national trade reservationC.no trade remediationD.normal trade recommendation

Question 48

When staged violence is used,often against civilians,to achieve political goals it is known as _________.A.MajoritarianismB.TerrorismC.ElitismD.Communism

Question 49

_________ were remote-controlled aircraft drones that the CIA operated over Pakistan under the George W.Bush administration.A.AccordsB.PivotsC.PredatorsD.Détentes

Question 50

The city-state of _____ has enjoyed substantial autonomy as a 'special administrative region' since China took it over from Britain in 1997.​ 

A) Hong Kong 
B) Vietnam​ 
C) Taiwan​ 
D) Laos​ 
E) Bhutan​

Question 51

Which of the following is a country that has been openly hostile toward the United States?​ 

A) China 
B) Libya​ 
C) Palestine​ 
D) South Korea​ 
E) Iran​

Question 52

The _________ was a war of words,warnings,and ideologies that lasted from the late 1940s through the late 1980s.A.Social WarB.Civil WarC.Gulf WarD.Cold War

Question 53

A(n)_________ is a ban on trade.A.coalitionB.accordC.embargoD.deterrence

Question 54

Concerns about nuclear proliferation mounted in 1998 when:​ 

A) Libya used weapons of mass destruction against Syria. 
B) North Korea conducted its first nuclear test. 
C) India and Pakistan detonated nuclear devices within a few weeks of each other. 
D) Israel conducted nuclear tests in the Atlantic Ocean. 
E) North Korea tested a long-range missile under the guise of attempting to launch a satellite.

Question 55

Many Americans protested when the U.S.government extended normal trade relations (NTR)status to _____ on a year-to-year basis.​ 

A) Syria 
B) China​ 
C) Iraq​ 
D) Japan​ 
E) Israel​

Question 56

Which of the following is true of the "pivot" announced by President Obama to East Asia in 2012? 

A) It helped China secure many islands in the East China Sea. 
B) It involved removing naval resources from East Asia. 
C) China accepted the "pivot" and withdrew troops from Vietnam. 
D) It involved negotiating reduced security relationships with area nations. 
E) China responded to the "pivot" by accusing the United States of trying to "contain" China.

Question 57

China is engaged in a territorial dispute with _____ over uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.​ 

A) Russia 
B) South Korea​ 
C) Japan​ 
D) Thailand​ 
E) Malaysia​

Question 58

Which of the following is true of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)?​ 

A) It was committed to fight against terrorism. 
B) It was committed to armed struggle against Syria. 
C) It represented the people of Israel. 
D) It functioned primarily as a political party for some years. 
E) It believed in the concept on nonviolence. 

Question 59

Which of the following nations has refused to sign treaties banning the use of chemical weapons?​ 

A) The United States 
B) Syria​ 
C) India​ 
D) South Korea​ 
E) China​

Question 60

Which of the following was a major result of the Oslo Accords?​ 

A) The signing of a peace treaty between Israel and Jordan 
B) The establishment of a government in the Iraqi city of Mosul by "the Islamic State" 
C) The dislodging of dictator Muammar Gaddafi in Libya 
D) The establishment of a Palestinian Authority on the West Bank and Gaza Strip 
E) The rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

Question 61

Describe the role of the president in the area of foreign policy.

Question 62

Describe how the United States responded to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 with its actions in Afghanistan.​

Question 63

Explain the Marshall Plan and the policy of containment.

Question 64

Describe the nationalist tendencies exhibited by China in recent years.Discuss the steps taken by President Obama against China regarding its nationalist tendencies.​

Question 65

Discuss the key issues that characterize the relationship between Israel and the Palestinians.