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We the People: A Concise Introduction to American Politics, 4/e
Thomas E. Patterson, Harvard University
Foreign and Defense Policy

Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer



1

In his post World War II analysis of Soviet foreign policy aims, George Kennan recommended:
A)appeasement of Soviety military ambitions.
B)military intervention to overthrow the Soviet government.
C)adoption of a policy of detente.
D)containment of the USSR as a regional aggressor nation.
2

The Marshall Plan
A)financed the overthrow of nations with Communist governments.
B)proposed fourteen points for world peace, based on self-determination of all peoples.
C)proposed the alliance system known as NATO.
D)invested billions of American dollars in the rebuilding of Western European economies after World War II.
3

The idea that major nations should act together in response to problems and crises is called:
A)unilateralism.
B)detente.
C)multilateralism.
D)containment.
4

For the most balanced assessment of foreign and military policy issues, the president in most instances would be advised to follow the recommendations of the:
A)Department of State.
B)Department of Defense.
C)National Security Council.
D)Joint Chiefs of Staff.
5

The policy of deterrence, which the United States followed during the cold war, is based on the idea that:
A)the best protection against attack by an enemy is the capacity to retaliate with a devastating attack of one's own.
B)when threatened, a nation should strike first so that its enemy is deprived of the option of a surprise attack.
C)economic links with another country will deter it from aggression.
D)modern warfare requires a nation to follow a "flexible response" policy.
6

The fundamental cause for insurgency in most Third World countries has been:
A)grievances against economically and politically-powerful ruling elites.
B)the ideological rivalry between communism and capitalism.
C)rising levels of nationalism in reaction to the economic and political influence of foreign corporations.
D)destruction of the environment.
7

Broad U.S. goals in the global economy include:
A)sustaining an open system of trade that will promote domestic prosperity.
B)maintaining access to energy and other vital resources.
C)keeping the widening gap between the rich and poor countries from destabilizing the world's economy.
D)b and c only.
E)a, b and
8

As an instrument of U.S. economic policy, military force:
A)has become more important because of the threat of international terrorism to the free flow of U.S. goods.
B)has become more important because rising ethnic tensions are disrupting the creation of new markets for U.S. goods.
C)has become less important because the world economy is now so interconnected that the use of military force would probably be more disruptive than helpful.
D)has become less important because it places too heavy a drain on an already straining economy.
9

The lesson of Vietnam for the United States was that:
A)America's military arsenal was obsolete and needed updating.
B)appeasement only encourages further aggression.
C)there were limits to America's ability to assert its will in the world alone.
D)an isolationist foreign policy is the only safe direction for U.S. policy.
10

The chief instruments of national security policy include all except which one of the following:
A)reconstruction.
B)diplomacy.
C)military force.
D)economic exchange.
E)intelligence gathering.
11

Which type of military action is most likely to be used today?
A)limited nuclear warfare.
B)police-type action.
C)unlimited conventional warfare.
D)counterinsurgency.
12

The changing post-cold war world economy has impacted the U.S. by:
  1. vaulting the U.S. to global economic dominance.
  2. weakening the position of the U.S. in the world economy.
  3. enabling Japan and Germany to become leading economic powers.
  4. reducing the economic strength of the European Union.
A)1 and 2.
B)1 and 3.
C)2 and 3.
D)3 and 4.
E)only 1.
13

Approximately what percent of the U.S. federal budget is devoted to foreign aid:
A)less than 1 percent.
B)10 percent.
C)25 percent.
D)more than 30 percent.
14

Foreign investment by U.S.-based multinational corporations works to America's advantage in at least two of which of the following important ways:
  1. increases inflation since the U.S. dollar fluctuates on the open market.
  2. decreases the U.S. debt since it means that the U.S. imports more than it exports.
  3. sends a flow of overseas profits back to the U.S. which strengthens the U.S. financial base.
  4. makes other nations that are dependent on U.S. prosperity link their economic health to that of U.S. business.
A)1 and 2.
B)2 and 4.
C)1 and 4.
D)3 and 4.
E)2 and 3.
15

Which is the most important of America's military alliances?
A)NORAD
B)DOT
C)NATO
D)IMF








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