POLS 1113 American Federal Government

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POLS 1113American Federal Government

• Chapter 10
• Foreign and Military Policy

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Based on the text, the United States invaded Iraq
most recently in

• a. September 2000 d. September 2003
• b. December 2001 e. March 2004
• c. March 2002

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At the outset of the U.S. invasion of Iraq,
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak warned that U.S.
action would

• a. lead to a quick and easy victory.
• b. inflame European sentiment against the United
  States.
• c. be repulsed by the armies of Saddam Hussein.
• d. anger the Russians.
• e. result in many more Osama bin-Ladens.

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The __ Doctrine asserted that the United States
would view European intrusion into any nation in
the American hemisphere as an act of war.

• a. Washington d. Madison
• b. Adams e. Monroe
• c. Jefferson

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According to the text, Americans tend to be very
proud of their ability to turn any situation to
their advantage. The authors describe this as

• a. isolationism. d. xenophobia.
• b. pragmatism. e. hubris.
• c. moralism.

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U.S. policy in the early 1960s focused on

• a. rolling back the Iron Curtain.
• b. cordial relations with Cuba.
• c. making the world Safe for Democracy.
• d. containment of and cordial relations with the
  Soviet Union.
• e. all of the above.

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In Vietnam, approximately __ American troops were
killed.

• a. 10,000 d. 175,000
• b. 58,000 e. 1.5 million
• c. 452,000

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By the end of the 1960s and partially as a
result of the quagmire in Vietnam Americans

• a. remained convinced of the efficacy of the
  policy of containment.
• b. reaffirmed their commitment to aggressively
  extending Americas growing imperial holdings.
• c. became even more convinced of American
  military superiority.
• d. demanded additional military spending.
• e. became less optimistic.

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The policy of __ involved a policy of
negotiation, the relaxation of tensions, and
increased diplomatic and commercial ties with the
Soviet Union.

• a. détente d. preemption
• b. containment e. mutual assured
  destruction
• c. rollback

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The policy of détente was primarily associated
with the __ administration.

• a. Kennedy d. Ford
• b. Johnson e. Carter
• c. Nixon

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The policy implemented at the end of the Vietnam
War in which the United States would supply arms
and equipment to countries but would not send
American soldiers was called the __ Doctrine.

• a. Truman d. Reagan
• b. Nixon e. Kennan
• c. Carter

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President Jimmy Carters administration actively
pursued policies favoring

• a. free trade.
• b. capitulation to the Soviet Union.
• c. creating a missile defense shild.
• d. human rights.
• e. undermining communist governments in Latin
  American and the Caribbean.

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The policy that the United States would use
military force to maintain access to the oil of
the Persian Gulf was called the __ Doctrine.

• a. Roosevelt d. Reagan
• b. Nixon e. Bush
• c. Carter

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The policy that the United States would provide
military assistance to anticommunist groups
fighting against pro-communist governments in
Central and Latin America was called the

• a. Regan Doctrine. d. Monroe
  Doctrine.
• b. Roosevelt Corollary. e. Nixon Doctrine.
• c. Truman Doctrine.

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In 1989, U.S.-Chinese relations were seriously
strained by the Chinese governments brutal
suppression of a domestic pro-democracy movement

• a. called the Falun Gong.
• b. in Tienanmin Square.
• c. in Hong Kong.
• d. in Taiwan.
• e. called the Gang of Four.

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President Bill Clinton adopted a policy of active
U.S. involvement in international affairs called

• a. containment. d. engagement.
• b. détente. e. fair trade.
• c. appeasement.

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During the first seven months of the George W.
Bush administration

• a. had no clear foreign policy priorities.
• b. articulated a clear foreign policy agenda that
  contrasted with Clintons priorities.
• c. made significant strides in engaging European
  allies.
• d. identified terrorism as the number one threat
  to the United States.
• e. all of the above.

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The war in Iraq has __ than the Bush
administration anticipated.

• caused more widespread lawlessness
• b. caused more U.S. casualties
• c. lasted longer
• d. proved more unpopular as the occupation has
  passed the two year mark.
• e. all of the above

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The CIA estimated that between __ thousand
operative resided in 68 countries.

• a. 12 to 17 d. 2 to 4
• b. 5 to 10 e. 1 to 2
• c. 4 to 8

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The September 11th, 2001 attacks had which of the
following impacts on colleges?

• a. increased interest in courses dealing with
  Islam.
• b. increased fear of loss of civil liberties to
  an aggressive federal government.
• c. increased interest in ROTC programs.
• d. all of the above.
• e. none of the above. Most college students
  polled today are not even aware the United States
  was attacked on 9/11/01.

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The Department of __ was created to deter attacks
against the U.S. and reconstituting damaged
infrastructure after future attacks.

• a. Homeland Security d. State
• c. Internal Protection e. Justice
• d. Domestic Affairs

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Then-CIA Director __ reportedly reported to the
President of the United States that the case for
the existence of WMD in Iraq was a slam dunk.

• a. John Woolsey d. Donald Rumsfeld
• b. Porter Goss e. Colin Powell
• c. George Tent.

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The CIA director reportedly told the President of
the United States that the case for the presence
of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was

• a. nonexistent. d. a slam dunk.
• b. unsupportable. e. otiose
• c. ephemeral.

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Building a Grand Strategy involves

• a. developing a broad consensus.
• b. successful leadership by the Executive Branch.
• c. identifying a national goal.
• d. all of the above.
• e. none of the above.

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The United States initial grand strategy
involved actively avoiding entangling alliances.

• a. True b. False

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The Cuban Missile Crisis led to a period of
improved U.S.-Soviet relations.

• a. True b. False

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Over 100,000 American soldiers were killed in
Vietnam.

• a. True b. False

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Détente was a policy created by Lyndon Baines
Johnson.

• a. True b. False

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Between 1972 and 1979, American and Soviet
leaders met six times.

• a. True b. False

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Détente ended in 1979 with the Soviet invasion of
Afghanistan.

• a. True b. False

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Under the provisions of the Reagan Doctrine,
the United States provided arms to anti-Soviet
fighters in many countries.

• a. True b. False

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Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and President
Reagan did not like one another and were unable
to work together.

• a. True b. False

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The massacre in Tienanmen Square took place in
the Soviet Union to protect the election of
Gorbachev.

• a. True b. False

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The United States and its allies pushed Iraq out
of Kuwait in a military action called Operation
Aladdin.

• a. True b. False

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Operation Desert Storm was a tactical failure.

• a. True b. False

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In the post-Cold War world, engagement and
isolationism are the same thing.

• a. True b. False

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Clintons policy of enlargement led to the
expansion of NATO.

• a. True b. False

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The North American Free Trade Agreement passed
during Reagans second term.

• a. True b. False

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The George W. Bush administration has conducted a
unilateral foreign policy since 2001.

• a. True b. False

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President George W. Bush announced that the
United States would not abide by the UNs Kyoto
environmental agreement.

• a. True b. False

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President George W. Bush has made it clear that
he intends to abandon the 1972 Anti-Ballistic
Missile Treaty with the former Soviet Union and
other nuclear powers.

• a. True b. False

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President George W. Bush has been a long-standing
supporter of the UNs Kyoto environmental accords.

• a. True b. False

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The CIA believes that al-Qaeda operatives are
only present in a few countries.

• a. True b. False

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The axis of evil included Iran, Iraq, and North
Korea.

• a. True b. False

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The war on terrorism ended with the fall of the
Taliban in Iraq.

• a. True b. False

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President George W. Bushs justification for
invading Iraq that Iraq possessed weapons of
mass destruction was proved to be correct by
the U.N. and the Central Intelligence Agency.

• a. True b. False

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The president has exclusive sources of
information to assist in the formulation and
conduct of foreign policy.

• a. True b. False

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The Central Intelligence Agency and the National
Security Council were created in response to the
attacks of 9/11/01.

• a. True b. False

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The Constitution gives Congress a lesser role
than the president in formulating and conducting
military policy.

• a. True b. False

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The Constitution grants to the Senate the power
to approve treaties.

• a. True b. False

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The War Powers Act was passed in 1973 in hopes of
further limiting the role of the congressional
power in foreign and military affairs.

• a. True b. False

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Within the executive branch only the Department
of State has responsibility for implementing U.S.
foreign and military policy.

• a. True b. False

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In the early 1960s President Kennedy warned the
nation about the rising power of the military
industrial complex.

• a. True b. False