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Political Science 230
Roskin, pgs. 45-55
Kelleher, pgs. 26-30, IR4-12
Part 1
Imperialism
True or False Questions
1. The sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor was clearly and unequivocally caused by
Spain. True or False
2. The Panama Canal was created to help bring economic prosperity to that region of the world
whose peoples had long suffered from poverty and other social ills. True or False
3. Initially, Britain and France did not share President Wilson's vision for the creation of a League
of Nations to keep the peace. True or False
4. Roskin and Berry believe that the policy of isolationism practiced during the interwar years
served the best interests of the United States. True or False
5. Learning from Wilson's failure, Roosevelt only moved a fraction ahead of Congress and public
opinion when bringing the United States into World War II. True or False
6. Once World War II ended, the Soviets complied with the Yalta agreements of 1945, allowing for
free elections in Eastern Europe whereby the local Communist parties won. True or False
7. Fearing that the Soviets would not leave Eastern Europe and were poised to invade the West, the
United States initially maintained an extensive military after World War II ended. True or False
8. The Republican party's victories of the 1950s and the rise of McCarthyism occurred because of
the increased global responsibilities assumed by the United States and the spread of communism.
True or False
9. During the presidential campaign of 1960, John Kennedy was correct in arguing that there was
indeed a missile gap that advantaged the Soviets. True or False
10. In reaction to the missile imbalance of 7 to 1 in favor of the U.S. caused Khrushchev to try and
install medium-range missiles in Cuba. True or False
11. The policy of containment was a shrewd strategy that created an effective atmosphere for
controlling the spread of communism at minimal cost. True or False
12. Former President Richard Nixon, like Bush 43 after him, rarely read books on international
relations, and refused to take advantage of the Sino-Soviet split. True or False
13. The rise of a powerful China is a more profound and overt threat than the former Soviet
Union, according to Roskin and Berry. True or False
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the triggering event that started United States expansion in the 1890s? a) Freeing South
Africa from British rule, b) Freeing Indochina from French rule, c) Freeing Ethiopia from Italian
rule, d) Freeing Cuba from Spanish rule.
2. By the 1890s America a) was still nursing its Civil War wounds, b) was isolationist and avoiding
foreign affairs, c) had shifted from an agricultural economy to an industrial one, d) was hitting an
economic boom.
3. The following theory encouraged many Americans to think of themselves as superior to people of
color, believing that the "fittest" were destined to rule: a) Social Darwinism, b) Dialectical
Materialism, c) Empiricism, d) Anarchism.
4. Besides the United States, which other country was strongly interested in the Philippines and
almost landed there? a) Great Britain, b) France, c) Germany, d) Italy.
5. How much did the United States pay Spain for the Philippines? a) $5 million, b) $10 million, c)
$20 million, d) $50 million.
6. In 1898, the United States added the following as part of its empire: a) Fiji, the Philippines, Haiti,
b) Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, c) Hawaii, Fiji, and Costa Rica, d) the Dominican Republic, New
Zealand, Macao.
7. The following policy enunciated in 1899-1900 by Secretary of State Hay specified that China
trade should be open to all and that China should not be broken up: a) Monroe Doctrine, b) Lend
Lease, c) Open Door policy, d) Free Trade Initiative.
8. President Woodrow Wilson exhibited the following qualities when it came to international
relations: a) had an expansionist, preoccupation with empire building, b) had a legalistic-moralistic
perspective, c) was a realist, willing to use military force to assure deterrence, d) was a confused,
incompetent president that never responded to the German threat.
9. What was the attitude of most Americans toward Europeans after World War I? a) They were
perceived as tricky and unreliable, b) Europe is the cradle of culture and civilization and must be
respected, c) Although considered irresponsible, Europeans paid their war debts consistently, d)
They greatly admired and respected the Europeans.
10. Who did the Nye Committee in the Senate blame for America's involvement in World War I? a)
President Wilson, b) The British government, c) U.S. bankers and munitions makers, d) The
German government.
11. Signed in 1941, the following was the spiritual child of Wilson's Fourteen Points: a) The Pacific
Mandate, b) The Atlantic Charter, c) The American-British Alliance, d) The Peace And Freedom
Charter.
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12. The period of military and political tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after World
War II is referred to as: a) Deterrence, b) Detente, c) Mutually Assured Destruction, d) Cold War.
13. How did Franklin Roosevelt hope to win the cooperation of Stalin prior to his death? a) By
reverting back to the interwar policy of isolationism, b) By reverting back to the Wilsonian concept
and trade peace, c) By using a combination of the "carrot and the stick," d) By trying to charm him.
14. The Eisenhower policy of massive retaliation for Soviet-bloc aggression took America to the
brink of nuclear war: a) 1 time, b) 2 times, c) 3 times, d) America was never taken to the brink
because such an act would be insane.
15. The Truman Doctrine: a) was initiated to return back to the isolationist policies of the interwar years, b) was a negotiated and compromised settlement that assured Soviet cooperation after
World War II, c) was a U.S. policy of actively opposing the Soviets worldwide, d) was instituted
to integrate the economies of Eastern Europe and the U.S. to prevent tensions and conflicts.
16. Begun in 1948 by the U.S., it pumped $12 billion into war-torn Europe to help prevent
communist expansion and was a major part of American containment policy: a) The Marshall
Plan, b) The Open Door Policy, c) The Eisenhower Doctrine, d) The Dulles Development
Strategy.
17. George Kennan believed that over time, the policy of Containment would: a) isolate the Soviet
Union into becoming more belligerent, b) bring the Soviet system to its knees allowing the U.S. to
destroy it, c) result in permanent blocs of nations between democracy and communism, d)
eventually lead to the breakup of the Soviet Union or its gradual mellowing.
18. Roskin and Berry envision a future whereby the following two entities will pose a threat to
the national security interests of the U.S.: a) Eastern Europe and Russia, b) Islamist terrorism and
China, c) Shortages of energy and global warming, d) human rights and hunger.
Fill-in Questions
1. Alfred T. Mahan's seapower theory argued that:
a) nations _____ expand or decline and that,
b) seapower is the ____ to expansion.
c) To assure its overseas _________, a nation needs a strong navy, which
d) in turn, needs _________ as "coaling stations" to service its ships.
2. What factors forced the United States into World War I?
a) the unrestricted __________ warfare practiced by the Germans in early 1917,
b) President Wilson became incensed at an intercepted German telegram suggesting to
_______ that it might be able to recover the __________,
c) British propaganda blanketed the U.S., emphasizing the barbarity of the "_____."
d) The ouster of the tsarist government of Russia in early 1917 now made the war look like
a contest between democracy and __________.
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3. What are the 4 schools of U.S. Foreign Policy articulated by Walter Russell Mead in 2001?
a) Hamiltonian, a _________-oriented approach that seeks to make America secure and
powerful by _________ means.
b) Wilsonian, an idealistic vision for ______ through diplomatic ___________, international
organizations, and international law.
c) Jeffersonian, a ______-____ cautious policy that opposes too much foreign involvement
because it can hurt domestic American institutions and throws away lives and money in
unnecessary _____.
d) Jacksonian, the view of the common man, is often ignorant, _____________, and prone
to _____ when America is attacked.
Ethnicity & Global Diversity
Kelleher, pgs. 26-30
True or False Questions
1. According to Kelleher and Klein, it is diversity that often makes it difficult to resolve common
world problems. True or False
2. In order to create a peaceful and cooperative world, people must come to understand the
differences that exist among cultures and respect the depth of those differences. True or False
3. Internal changes are negotiated by the members of a society, but do not necessarily gain the favor
of the culture itself. True or False
4. After decades of foreign pressure to overthrow communist regimes, the changes came from
within. True or False
5. Under the British in the nineteenth century, the political offices of women in their African
colonial states were dramatically increased. True or False
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why would a well-educated political leader in one country be diametrically opposed to an equally
well-educated political leader in another according to Kelleher and Klein? a) Because some leaders
are simply inferior to others and can never grasp the true meaning of reality, b) Because their values
and culture may create a different interpretation of reality, c) Because human beings live in an age
where truth and reality conflict with another, d) Because the nature of the mind is based on conflict
and aggression where no amount of education can temper these negative characteristics.
2. The assumptions that the most technologically advanced societies are chosen to be superior and
by nature to rule the world and that less complex societies are inferior and doomed to extinction: a)
Cultural Innovation, b) Sophisticated Development, c) Social Darwinism, d) Societal Hierarchy.
3. All traits of a culture influence all others: a) diversity, b) inclusion, c) adaption, d) holism.
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4. What is an example of an external change that was not voluntary? a) trade agreements, b) drug
therapies, c) computer technology, d) colonialism.
Fill-in Questions
1. What are the two contrasting truths of humanity according to Kelleher and Klein?
a) all human beings share a common _________ and
b) different people have developed individual _____ to deal with these human problems in
their own _____________.
2. In traditional Inuit culture the importance of hunting and gathering in the economic system is
reinforced by:
a) the political focus on __________ and ________ resolution,
b) the centrality of ________ families,
c) the importance of animal ________ in _________.
Answers
True or False Questions, Roskin, pgs. 45-55
1. False
3. True
5. True
7. False
9. False
11. False
13. False
Multiple Choice Questions
1. d
3. a
5. c
7. c
9. a
11. b
13. d
15. c
17. d
Fill-in Questions
1. a) must, b) key, c) commerce, d) colonies
3. a) commerce, economic, b) peace, agreements, c) hands-off, wars, d) isolationist, rage
True or False Questions, Kelleher, pgs. 26-30
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1. True
3. False
5. False
Multiple Choice Questions
1. b
3. d
Fill-in Questions
1. a) heritage, b) ways, environments
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