Question 1

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

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A)   35,000
B)   58,000
C)   123,000
D)   427,000
E)   650,000F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

How does public opinion exhibit varying levels of importance in defense policy?

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Question 3

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

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

Question 4

Upon assuming the presidency in 2001,George W.Bush

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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) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following is true about the Vietnam War?

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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) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 6

The policy of deterrence is based on the idea that

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A)   when threatened, a nation should strike first so that its enemy is deprived of the option of a surprise attack.
B)   economic links with another country will deter it from aggression.
C)   modern warfare requires a flexible response policy.
D)   any nation would be deterred from launching a full-scale nuclear attack by the knowledge that, even if it destroyed the country, it too would be obliterated.
E)   preemptive strikes are preferable to passive behavior.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

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

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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) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 8

The SALT treaty

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A)   brought a settlement to the Korean War.
B)   ended the Vietnam War.
C)   reduced the nuclear weapons arsenals of the U.S. and Soviet Union.
D)   established zones of control in postwar Germany between the U.S. and Soviet Union.
E)   limited the amount of standing forces that the Soviet Union could keep in Western Europe.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

Define the term containment policy.What was the basis for this policy?

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Containment had its roots in the failed ...

Question 10

In 2002,President George W.Bush labeled ________ "the axis of evil."

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A)   Cuba, China, and Vietnam
B)   Ethiopia, Somalia, and Libya
C)   Russia, China, and North Korea
D)   Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Jordan
E)   Iraq, Iran, and North KoreaF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

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

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The first goal is to promote a stable an...

Question 12

The United States

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A)   spends the most on foreign aid in dollar terms, but several countries spend more on a per capita basis.
B)   spends the most on a per capita basis, but several countries spend more in dollar terms.
C)   spends the most on foreign aid both in dollar terms and on a per capita basis.
D)   spends less on foreign aid both in dollar terms and on a per capita basis than several other countries.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

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

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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) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Regarding the position of the United States in world trade,it can be said that

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A)   the United States has never had a trade surplus.
B)   in recent years, the United States has had trade surpluses more than deficits.
C)   the United States has the most favorable balance of trade in the world.
D)   the United States is a larger market than the European Union and the Pacific Rim combined.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

All of the following EXCEPT ________ refused to participate in America's war in Iraq in 2003.

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A)   Great Britain
B)   Germany
C)   France
D)   Belgium
E)   RussiaF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

Which president first warned of the consequences of the military-industrial complex?

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A)   Dwight Eisenhower
B)   Richard Nixon
C)   John F. Kennedy
D)   Ronald Reagan
E)   Jimmy CarterF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

There are roughly ________ countries in the world.

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A)   50
B)   100
C)   200
D)   300
E)   500F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

Since the cold war ended,U.S.policy makers' chief concern with nuclear weaponry has been

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A)   the possibility of a computer error in the U.S. or former Soviet weapons systems that could mistakenly launch a nuclear missile.
B)   the spread of nuclear technology to rogue nations or terrorist groups.
C)   the use of a tactical nuclear weapon in ethnic conflicts in Eastern Europe.
D)   the possibility that, in the process of dismantling the U.S. and former Soviet arsenals, a nuclear warhead could be accidentally detonated.
E)   the spread of nuclear technology to NATO forces.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

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

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

Exam 17: Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

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

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

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Since the cold war ended,U.S.policy makers' chief concern with nuclear weaponry has been

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

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All of the following EXCEPT ________ refused to participate in America's war in Iraq in 2003.

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How does public opinion exhibit varying levels of importance in defense policy?

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The policy of deterrence is based on the idea that

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

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

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Upon assuming the presidency in 2001,George W.Bush

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Define the term containment policy.What was the basis for this policy?

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The United States

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The SALT treaty

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

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In 2002,President George W.Bush labeled ________ "the axis of evil."

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

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