Question 1

The idea that major nations should act together in response to problems and crises is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the one-world concept.
B)  détente.
C)  multilateralism.
D)  internationalism.
E)  containment.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following is true about the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S.combat forces left Vietnam in 1973.
B)  North Vietnamese forces took over the country in 1975.
C)  It was the most painful and costly application of the containment doctrine.
D)  U.S.forces were technically superior in combat to the communist fighters,although the war had no front lines and few set battles.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

Roughly how many American soldiers lost their lives in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000
B)  5,000
C)  35,000
D)  155,000
E)  500,000F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 4

America's trade deficit with China surpasses more than ________ annually.

Accepted Answer

A)  $250 billion
B)  $2 billion
C)  $22 billion
D)  $48 billion
E)  $712 billionF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 5

The United States produces about ________ percent of the world's goods and services.

Accepted Answer

A)  5
B)  25
C)  50
D)  66
E)  75F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Identify the three broad goals of the United States in the global economy.

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Question 7

The broad goals of the United States in the global economy include

Accepted Answer

A)  maintaining access to world energy and other vital resources.
B)  sustaining an open system of trade that will promote domestic prosperity.
C)  keeping the widening gap between rich and poor countries from destabilizing the global economy.
D)  all of these: maintaining access to world energy and other vital resources; sustaining an open system of trade that will promote domestic prosperity; and keeping the widening gap between rich and poor countries from destabilizing the global economy.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Upon assuming the presidency in 2001,George W.Bush

Accepted Answer

A)  declared that he would reduce America's military presence abroad.
B)  embraced his father's multilateral approach to world affairs.
C)  declared the United States would participate in the International Criminal Court.
D)  declared the United States would participate in the Kyoto Protocol.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 9

________ described the Soviet Union as the "evil empire".

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Nixon
B)  Ronald Reagan
C)  Bill Clinton
D)  Jimmy Carter
E)  Gerald FordF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Which of the following is a true statement regarding the cold war?

Accepted Answer

A)  It never became an actual shooting war between the United States and the Soviet Union.
B)  The U.S.pursued a policy of containment.
C)  It included U.S.support for governments being threatened by communism.
D)  The global power structure was bipolar.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Regarding assistance to developing nations,which of the following countries ranks lowest in terms of per capita expenditures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada
B)  Germany
C)  France
D)  the United States
E)  Great BritainF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 12

The Dayton Accords

Accepted Answer

A)  brought the deployment of peacekeeping troops to Bosnia.
B)  ended the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
C)  ended the placement of Soviet missiles on Cuban soil.
D)  established the coalition that attacked Iraq in the Persian Gulf War in 1990.
E)  brought a peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following events in American foreign policy occurred first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Korean War
B)  war in Kosovo
C)  Vietnam War
D)  fall of the Soviet Union
E)  Persian Gulf WarF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

The phrase that best describes the shift in America's world position from the pre- to the post-World War II eras is

Accepted Answer

A)  internationalism to isolationism.
B)  isolationism to internationalism.
C)  containment to isolationism.
D)  interventionism to isolationism.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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