Question 1

Which of the following countries does NOT possess nuclear weapons?

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A)   Pakistan
B)   India
C)   Israel
D)   Iran
E)   FranceF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

In his farewell address, President George Washington warned against membership in entangling alliances, generally keeping with the founders' foreign policy emphasis of

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A)   isolationism.
B)   interventionism.
C)   neutrality.
D)   militarism.
E)   pacifism.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Samuel Huntington's clash of civilizations thesis holds that the greatest source of conflict now and in the future will be

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A)   between communism and capitalism.
B)   between Asia and the West.
C)   over differences in how to deal with climate change.
D)   over differences in cultural and religious identity.
E)   over differences in how to structure the global economy.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 4

The official operation of the U.S. government in each country that has diplomatic ties to the United States is the

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A)   diplomatic mission.
B)   attaché.
C)   country desk.
D)   consulate.
E)   embassy.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

The Holocaust was perpetrated by this country:

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A)   France.
B)   Hungary.
C)   Poland.
D)   Russia.
E)   Germany.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

The concept of limited war was first applied in which of the following conflicts?

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A)   World War I
B)   World War II
C)   Korean War
D)   Vietnam War
E)   First Gulf WarF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

In 1801, the United States went to war with which of the following after a number of its ships were seized?

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A)   Britain
B)   France
C)   the Ottoman empire
D)   the North African Barbary States
E)   SpainF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

What was the Soviet Union's response to the creation of NATO?

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A)   enactment of the policy of détente
B)   refusal to sit on the United Nations' Security Council
C)   institution of the use of containment
D)   formation of the Warsaw Pact
E)   refusal to contribute to the Marshall PlanF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following was MOST instrumental in the organization of the populist uprisings against oppressive regimes that toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011?

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A)   social networking technology
B)   military overthrow of existing regimes
C)   foreign intervention
D)   door-to-door canvassing for support
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D) A

Question 10

Define regime change as a foreign policy objective and identify examples of its application by the United States.

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Question 11

Which European power supported the United States' role in the Americas as described by the Monroe Doctrine?

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A)   Britain
B)   France
C)   Holland
D)   Spain
E)   PortugalF) A) and B)
G) A) and C) A

Question 12

In response to which conflict, in which the president used U.S. troops without a formal congressional declaration of war, did Congress pass the War Powers Act?

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A)   the Korean War
B)   the Vietnam War
C)   the Gulf War of 1990-1991
D)   the Iraq War of 2003-2011
E)   Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

All of the following are congressional powers with respect to foreign relations EXCEPT

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A)   oversight and direction of military operations during a conflict.
B)   treaty ratification.
C)   confirmation of presidential appointees to ambassadorial positions.
D)   confirmation of presidential appointees to cabinet posts.
E)   control of the budget.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following describes the members of the military-industrial complex?

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A)   U.S. armed forces, president, defense industry
B)   defense industry, president, Congress
C)   Congress, Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. armed forces
D)   president, Congress, Department of Defense
E)   U.S. armed forces, defense industry, CongressF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

What has been the MAIN reason for the high degree of tension between the United States and Iran in recent years?

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A)   Iran's ownership of oil reserves
B)   Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons
C)   Iran's fundamentalist Islamic regime
D)   Iran's influence in neighboring Iraq
E)   Iran's human rights violationsF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following is the foremost foreign policy actor in the United States?

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A)   the president
B)   the State Department
C)   Congress
D)   the Department of Defense
E)   the Secretary of DefenseF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Compare and contrast the approaches of the Department of State and the National Security Council to global foreign policy issues.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

When did the U.S. government begin using the news media to promote its foreign policy priorities?

Accepted Answer

A)   early nineteenth century
B)   mid-nineteenth century
C)   during the Civil War
D)   late nineteenth century
E)   early twentieth centuryF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

Which presidential doctrine emphasized the responsibility of U.S. allies to provide for their own national defense and sought to improve relations with the Soviet Union and China, the two communist world powers?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Truman Doctrine
B)   the Eisenhower Doctrine
C)   the Nixon Doctrine
D)   the Carter Doctrine
E)   the Reagan DoctrineF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 20

Outline the important features of normal trade relations between the United States and other countries.

Accepted Answer

In international trade, conferring normal trade relations (NTR) status means that a country grants to a particular trading partner the same, least restrictive trade conditions (that is, the lowest tariff rates) that the country offers to its other favored trading partners-its "most favored nation status." U.S. foreign policy makers can bestow most favored nation status on a country to influence it to enact policies the United States prefers, or withhold this status to punish a nation that does not institute policies supportive of the United States' goals.

Exam 18: Foreign Policy and National Security

Which of the following countries does NOT possess nuclear weapons?

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In his farewell address, President George Washington warned against membership in entangling alliances, generally keeping with the founders' foreign policy emphasis of

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Samuel Huntington's clash of civilizations thesis holds that the greatest source of conflict now and in the future will be

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The official operation of the U.S. government in each country that has diplomatic ties to the United States is the

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The Holocaust was perpetrated by this country:

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The concept of limited war was first applied in which of the following conflicts?

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In 1801, the United States went to war with which of the following after a number of its ships were seized?

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What was the Soviet Union's response to the creation of NATO?

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Which of the following was MOST instrumental in the organization of the populist uprisings against oppressive regimes that toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011?

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Which European power supported the United States' role in the Americas as described by the Monroe Doctrine?

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Which of the following describes the members of the military-industrial complex?

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Outline the important features of normal trade relations between the United States and other countries.

Exam 18: Foreign Policy and National Security

Which of the following countries does NOT possess nuclear weapons?

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