Question 1

What is MIRV?

Accepted Answer

A)   America's first generation ICBM.
B)   A U.S. missile deployed in Western Europe in response to Soviets deployment of intermediate missiles in Eastern Europe.
C)   A missile with multiple warheads.
D)   An accurate and mobile Soviet missile. C

Question 2

What is the Taliban?

Accepted Answer

It is an Islamic group in Afghanistan that formerly governed the country and is leading an insurrection against the current Afghan government.

Question 3

Identify one element in the Powell Doctrine.

Accepted Answer

America should only commit forces to battle when a clear vital interest was threatened, other means of protecting that interest had been exhausted, there was a clear exit strategy, or the use of force enjoyed broad domestic and international support.

Question 4

What country claims it successfully redirected a U.S. drone to land in its territory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Russia.
B)   Iran.
C)   India.
D)   China.

Question 5

In 1994 genocidal war erupted in the small country of _____________ in central Africa.

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Question 6

What U.S. agency has managed most American drone strikes?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Strategic Air Command.
B)   The Central Intelligence Agency.
C)   The U.S. Air Force.
D)   The U.S. Navy.

Question 7

Although there is no clear global challenger to the U.S., major states like ________________________________ pose regional challenges.

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Question 8

What was the first major foreign-policy challenge faced by the U.S. after the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Bosnian civil war.
B)   The famine and civil war in Somalia.
C)   Civil war in Nicaragua and the overthrow of the Sandinistas.
D)   Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

Question 9

Who was the architect of containment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Harry S. Truman.
B)   Chester Bowles.
C)   George Kennan.
D)   Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.

Question 10

What is meant by the "attribution problem" in cyber-security?

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Question 11

In what conflict did the United States introduce "smart" weapons such as stealth aircraft and precision-guided munitions?

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) .

Question 12

What country experienced genocide in 1994 that the U.S. refused to recognize?

Accepted Answer

A)   Somalia.
B)   Rwanda.
C)   Bosnia.
D)   Kosovo.

Question 13

Which of the following was a central foreign-policy objective of President Obama after he assumed office?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nuclear disarmament.
B)   Regime change in Iraq.
C)   Providing security to Saudi oil production facilities.
D)   Fostering human rights in China.

Question 14

In addition to military force what is required for a successful counterinsurgency policy?

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Question 15

______________ were used for reconnaissance during the Vietnam War and for spotting targets in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, NATO's 1999 air campaign in Kosovo, and the war against terrorists in Pakistan, Yemen, and elsewhere.

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Question 16

Presidents ______________________ both claimed their styles and policies were shaped by their religious faith.

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Question 17

Where did America's most extensive Cold War military intervention take place?

Accepted Answer

A)   South Korea.
B)   Vietnam.
C)   Afghanistan.
D)   The Dominican Republic.

Question 18

The belief that if one country were allowed to fall to communism others would follow became known as _____________________.

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Question 19

President ___________________ had substantial foreign-policy experience--UN Ambassador, Ambassador to China, CIA Director, and Vice-President.

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Question 20

Who is Anwar al-Awlaki?

Accepted Answer

A)   The leader of al-Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden.
B)   An American citizen who died in a targeted drone strike in Yemen.
C)   The founder of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
D)   A Pakistani leader who opposed U.S. drone strikes in his country.

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