Question 1

The notion that soldiers and government officials in sovereign nations are obliged to disobey laws and policies that violate universal standards of justice is commonly referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) The Nuremberg Principle 
B) The Dresden Principle 
C) The Tokyo Edict 
D) None of the Above

Question 2

Deterrence as a strategy is based on

Accepted Answer

A) the merits of the policy goals 
B) the justice of the respective policy goals 
C) power politics 
D) making the first strike

Question 3

Israel in 2005 withdrew from the _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) West Bank 
B) Golan Heights 
C) Gaza Strip 
D) East Bank

Question 4

The Cold War policy of resisting any further encroachment of governments labeled communist was ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) idealism 
B) collective security 
C) Nuremberg principles 
D) containment 
E) deterrence

Question 5

The exercise of American military power is less credible because of

Accepted Answer

A) Fear of Russian retaliation 
B) Cuts in the defense budget 
C) The lack of public support 
D) Fear of Al-Qaeda forces

Question 6

Realists argue that the United States should not get involved in Rwanda or Sudan genocide,but should try to halt the ethnic cleansing of the former Yugoslavia because

Accepted Answer

A) Rwanda and Sudan are African countries. 
B) the U.S.has more Yugoslavian residents than Africans 
C) the U.S.has more interests at stake in the affairs of Central Europe 
D) ethnic cleansing is worse than genocide

Question 7

During the Cold War,the guiding principle of U.S.foreign policy regarding the Soviet Union was

Accepted Answer

A) Collective security 
B) NATO 
C) The Nuremburg Principle 
D) Containment

Question 8

There are a number of strong and well-armed Palestinian groups who declared their intent to destroy the Jewish state.This list does not include:

Accepted Answer

A) Islamic Jihad 
B) Hezbollah 
C) Hamas 
D) Palestinian Authority

Question 9

_________ consists of random,devastating violence against noncombatant populations to compel another power to change its policies.

Accepted Answer

A) Terrorism 
B) Containment 
C) Deterrence 
D) Collective security

Question 10

Realists' view of resources used to create rewards or punishments does not include:

Accepted Answer

A) Economic power 
B) Military might 
C) Arm's sales 
D) Appeals to principle

Question 11

Realists criticized United States involvement in the Vietnam War because

Accepted Answer

A) we didn't have sufficient national interests to warrant the cost in resources and manpower 
B) it was unwinnable 
C) it was a violation of the Monroe Doctrine 
D) there is no common border with Southeast Asia.

Question 12

The principle that nations have a greater interest in territories contiguous to their borders than other parts of the world is reflected in

Accepted Answer

A) SALT treaty 
B) Yalta Agreement 
C) Kellogg-Briand Pact 
D) The Monroe Doctrine

Question 13

The Obama administration successfully found and killed Osama bin Laden

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT associated with foreign policy regarding Israel?

Accepted Answer

A) PLO 
B) intifada 
C) land for peace perspective 
D) Contras 
E) Gaza Strip

Question 15

American policy toward the communist countries shortly after the Second World War would best be described as:

Accepted Answer

A) detente 
B) liberation 
C) containment 
D) support

Question 16

The Wilsonian Idealism approach to diplomacy means that

Accepted Answer

A) Americans are more likely to exercise the Idealist policy 
B) Repeated efforts to negotiate with implacable enemies without pre-conditions 
C) Repeated offers to negotiate with the implied use of force 
D) None of the above 
E) All of the above

Question 17

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) The Iron Curtain 
B) The Warsaw Pact 
C) Collective security arrangement 
D) Containment

Question 18

The "Road Map" for Israeli-Palestinian peace was put forward by the _______ Administration.

Accepted Answer

A) Clinton 
B) Bush 
C) Carter 
D) Reagan

Question 19

The failure of the collective security provision to pass the United Nations due to the lack of unanimous agreement by the great powers led to the creation of the ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) iron curtain 
B) Warsaw Pact 
C) SEATO 
D) NATO

Question 20

The spheres of influence concept acknowledges American vital interests at stake in the Western Hemisphere and Western Europe but modern technology means that

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico and Canada have greater influence 
B) U.S.interests are no longer defined only geographically 
C) It cost less to conduct business 
D) South American countries inters impact American interests

Exam 12: Foreign and Defense Policy: Security and Interests in a Dangerous World