Question 1

The United States chose to fight a war in Korea because

Accepted Answer

A)  the Monroe Doctrine was violated by Soviet military actions near Seoul.
B)  a Korean military vessel attacked an American naval ship in the Gulf of Tonkin.
C)  policy makers believed that if the United States did not fight, it would embolden the Soviet Union to pursue an expansionist policy elsewhere.
D)  American obligations under NATO required military intervention. C

Question 2

The World Bank's chief mission is to

Accepted Answer

A)  provide development aid to poor countries.
B)  set the exchange rate for transferring money from one country to another.
C)  handle the finances of the United Nations.
D)  store the official gold reserves that back up the world's financial system. A

Question 3

Which event effectively discredited isolationism as a security policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Japanese attack of the U.S.Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor
B)  the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
C)  the Cuban missile crisis
D)  the War of 1812 A

Question 4

If the United States formally recognizes a country, it means that the United States will

Accepted Answer

A)  not impose tariffs on goods imported from that country.
B)  engage in routine trade and diplomatic exchanges with that country and will allow that country's citizens to travel to America.
C)  go to war on behalf of that country if that country is attacked.
D)  provide foreign aid to that country.

Question 5

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) stipulated that

Accepted Answer

A)  the government could not undertake electronic surveillance of Americans for any reason.
B)  the government would be required to apply for a warrant from a special court in order to undertake electronic surveillance of Americans.
C)  the government could collect and analyze all electronic data produced by American citizens.
D)  any attempt by a foreign government to collect data on American citizens would be considered an act of war.

Question 6

What was the key to American security during the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the largest naval fleet in the world
B)  troops stationed on the borders
C)  geographical isolation
D)  the largest nuclear arsenal in the world

Question 7

The UN General Assembly

Accepted Answer

A)  never casts formal votes.
B)  allocates one vote to each member country, regardless of population size.
C)  allocates votes according to population, with more-populous countries receiving more votes.
D)  provides votes only to countries that have a democratic form of government.

Question 8

In 2013, it was revealed that the National Security Agency's PRISM program was

Accepted Answer

A)  behind a 2004 coup d'état operation against the Iraqi government.
B)  responsible for creating a malicious computer "worm" to disrupt Iran's nuclear facilities.
C)  intercepting, examining, and storing the email, social network posts, internet searches, and local telephone calls of millions of Americans.
D)  engaging in illegal use of unmanned drones to kill American citizens living in foreign countries with ties to terrorist organizations.

Question 9

The Cold War began in the

Accepted Answer

A)  late 1940s, soon after World War II.
B)  early 1950s, with the Korean War.
C)  late 1950s, with American involvement in Vietnam.
D)  early 1960s, with the Cuban missile crisis.

Question 10

Since World War II, the ________ has brought together a wide range of nations for regular negotiations designed to reduce barriers to trade.

Accepted Answer

A)  North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
B)  North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT
A)  
C)  General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 
D)  International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Question 11

The world's wealthiest nation is

Accepted Answer

A)  China.
B)  Sweden.
C)  the United States.
D)  Switzerland.

Question 12

The United States withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol because it

Accepted Answer

A)  did not include any provisions to limit carbon emissions.
B)  did not require other countries to protect basic human rights.
C)  would threaten American national security.
D)  would be too harmful to American national economic interests.

Question 13

Which of the following describes the realist view of foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The national interest should guide foreign policies, even if, from the outside, the leaders of the nation appear cold and ruthless.
B)  The mutual interests of one nation with other nations should guide foreign policies.
C)  Foreign policy should take a backseat to domestic policy since domestic policy affects most citizens more directly.
D)  Foreign-policy makers should continually adapt their goals to meet changes in the real world rather than focusing their goals on broad, unchanging philosophies.

Question 14

American diplomacy with North Korea has often been difficult because North Korea's major backer and trading partner, ________, will not cooperate with any effort by the United States
To undermine the North Korean regime.

Accepted Answer

A)  the European Union
B)  China
C)  South Korea
D)  Iran

Question 15

In Federalist 69, Alexander Hamilton argues that the ultimate check on the president's power as commander in chief is

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress's power to declare war.
B)  Congress's power of the purse.
C)  the judiciary's power of judicial review.
D)  Congress's power of impeachment.

Question 16

The term soft power refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  any unsuccessful attempt by one nation to influence another.
B)  military tactics and technologies that are designed to minimize civilian causalities.
C)  efforts by one nation to influence the people and governments of other nations by persuasion rather than coercion.
D)  any policy tool that has declined in influence over time.

Question 17

The representation of a government to other foreign governments is called

Accepted Answer

A)  multilateralism.
B)  bilateralism.
C)  a treaty.
D)  diplomacy.

Question 18

Which statement best describes Russian and American goals in the Syrian civil war?

Accepted Answer

A)  While Russian forces entered the Syrian civil war to support the Assad regime, the United States was attempting to oust the Assad regime.
B)  While Russian forces entered the Syrian civil war to oust the Assad regime, the United States was attempting to support the Assad regime.
C)  Both Russia and the United States were attempting to oust the Assad regime.
D)  Both Russia and the United States were attempting to support the Assad regime.

Question 19

American trade policies tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  benefit most Americans by reducing the cost of consumer goods but hurt workers in some industries by creating incentives for companies to relocate jobs to foreign countries.
B)  hurt most Americans by increasing the costs of consumer goods but benefit workers in some industries by creating incentives for companies to pay higher wages.
C)  hurt most Americans by increasing the costs of consumer goods and by creating incentives for companies to relocate jobs to foreign countries.
D)  have very little impact on the price of consumer goods or the incentives companies face to relocate jobs to foreign countries.

Question 20

ISIS stands for

Accepted Answer

A)  "I Stand with the Islamic State."
B)  the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
C)  the Islamic State in India and Sri Lanka.
D)  the Islamic State in Solidarity.

Exam 18: Foreign Policy and Democracy