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Name: _____________________________________ Period: ______ Mr. McKinnon’s AP Government
Chapter 17 “No Chance for a Curve” Take Home Test
Foreign and Defense Policy
Multiple Choice – 2 points each
1. ______ Following the Vietnam War, President Nixon began a new foreign policy era emphasizing
a. unilateralism
b. détente
c. mutual assured destruction
d. containment
e. isolationism
2. ______ Nuclear war probably did not occur between the former Soviet Union and the United States because
a. both sides did not have the capability to produce nuclear weapons
b. China would not support either side
c. Both sides followed a policy of deterrence
d. Both military-industrial complexes did not want to promote nuclear war
e. The United Nations would not allow for such military action
3. ______ Who was President Dwight D. Eisenhower referring to when he warned of “unwarranted influence” and misplaced
power?
a. former Soviet Union
d. Intelligence-gathering agencies
b. Department of State
e. Military-industrial complex
c. Department of Defense
4. ______ Although it has a trade imbalance, the United States has one of the best-balanced economies because of which of
the following?
I.
no unemployment
II.
strong industrial base
III.
no debt
IV.
strong agricultural sector
V.
abundant natural resources
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
I and III
II and III
III and IV
II and IV and V
IV only
5. ______ United States foreign policy goals include all of the following EXCEPT
a. fighting the war against terrorism
b. encouraging economic growth worldwide
c. encouraging the development of democratic states
d. increasing political instability in lesser developed nations
e. promoting peaceful coalitions among world powers
6. ______ Article I of the Constitution did NOT give Congress the authority to
a. case a Senate vote to ratify treaties
b. declare war
c. commission officers of the armed forces
d. legislate foreign and defense policy
e. authorize funding to establish military forces
7. ______ To encourage economic globalization, the United States belongs to
a. European Union and the World Trade Organization
b. NATO and the European Union
c. NATO and the International Monetary Fund
d. European Union and the International Monetary Fund
e. World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund
8. ______ The formation of foreign and defense policy is the major responsibility of the
a. Senate
d. Department of Defense
b. Executive branch
e. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
c. House of Representatives
9. ______ Which of the following is NOT a member of the United Nations Security Council?
a. Russia
d. Great Britain
b. United States
e. Iran
c. China
10. ______ With the fall of the Soviet Union, United States intelligence-gathering agencies are currently focussed on which of
the following objectives?
a. spying on American allies and finding new energy sources
b. international drug trafficking and terrorism
c. managing the WTO and finding new energy sources
d. securing funds for the IMF and terrorism
e. disinformation campaigns against allies and international drug trafficking
11. ______ Which cabinet department has received dramatic increases in its budget in the last three years?
a. Department of Transportation
d. Department of Defense
b. Department of State
e. Department of Labor
c. Department of Education
12. ______ During his State of the Union address in 2002, President Bush labeled which of the following countries as
composing the “axis of evil”?
I.
Russia
II.
North Korea
III.
South Korea
IV.
Iraq
V.
Iran
a. I and II
b. II and III
c. I and III and V
d. III and V
e. II and IV and V
13. ______ Which of the following is NOT a member of the military-industrial complex?
a. the military establishment
d. United Nations
b. House of Representatives
e. industries that manufacture weapons systems
c. US Senators
14. ______ A government that offers protectionism in its global trade emphasizes
a. open markets for all domestic goods
b. giving foreign exports priority status in the sale of all goods and services
c. the immediate interests of domestic producers and the means for them to compete successfully
d. favorite nation status to all democratic countries even if they emphasize a socialistic state
e. an isolationist approach in military and defense policies
15. ______In his attack on Iraq in 2003, President Bush had support from
a. Congress
d. all European allies except for Great Britain
b. United Nations
e. Russia
c. NATO
16. ______ Which of the following had the strongest impact on the United States’ withdrawal from Vietnam?
a. European diplomatic efforts
d. a budgetary crisis in the US in the early 1970s
b. Chinese diplomatic efforts
e. accomplishing its long-term goals in the region
c. Public opinion
17. ______ What part of the executive branch acts as a coordinated among foreign, defense, and intelligence organizations?
a. the National Security Agency
d. the National Security Council
b. the Joint Chiefs of Staff
e. the Department of Foreign Policy
c. the Department of Defense
18. ______ Which of the following is true of the Department of State?
I.
It directs day to day relations with other countries
II.
It gathers foreign intelligence
III.
It is part of the executive branch and reports to the National Security Council
a. I, II and III
b. I and II only
c. I and III only
d. I only
e. II only
19. ______ What are the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund examples of?
a. international organizations headed by the United States
b. international organizations the promote United States interests abroad
c. international organizations that the United States works with to promote economic aspects of its foreign
policy
d. international organizations created in response to the interdependence of nations’ economies
e. subnational organizations
20. ______ United States counterinsurgency activities have diminished in part because of
a. increased global political stability since World War II
b. the lesson of Vietnam
c. the lesson of Munich
d. a decrease in the number of conventional ground forces in the United States military
e. the inability of the government to pay for such operations
Define or answer the following: 4 points each (5 points each)
21. isolationist: ________________________________________________________________________________________
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23. Explain the policy of containment and its application during the Vietnam War; ____________________________________
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24. What led to the fall of the Soviet Union? __________________________________________________________________
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25. How did Nixon use the policy of détente during the Cold War? ________________________________________________
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26. How has America’s reliance on oil affected its foreign policy goals? ____________________________________________
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27. What are the pitfalls of a protectionist economic policy? _____________________________________________________
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28. What affect has the World Trade Organization had on relations between countries? _______________________________
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29. Essay 1; (20 points) Besides military action, the United States can also pursue an economic course of action in promoting
its foreign policy. Describe how the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund is involved in Untied
States Foreign Policy. Also explain how the United States deals with economic globalization in establishing a free-trade
philosophy. ______________________________________________________________________________________
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30. Essay 2; (20 points) United States foreign and defense strategies have changed drastically over the last two decades
because the lessening of tensions of the Cold War due to the fall of the Soviet Union. Compare the difference between
United States foreign and defense policy during the Cold War of the 1970s – 1080s and United States foreign and defense
policy today. Use the concepts of “containment” and “preemptive war doctrine” to support your answer. Also, assess
whether the United States has taken a more unilateral approach or a multilateral approach in fulfilling its foreign and
defense policies during the war on terrorism. Provide an example to support your analysis.
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