Chapter 18 Reading Quiz – Flashcards
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The policy of striking a nation that you fear might be contemplating hostile actions is called ________.
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prevention
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________ warned Americans against too much involvement with foreign nations.
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George Washington
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Which president established prevention as the centerpiece of his foreign policy?
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George W. Bush
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The policy of deterrence and containment pursued by the United States during the Cold War can be viewed as
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midway between preventive war and appeasement.
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The United States withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol because it
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would be too harmful to American national economic interests.
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The most noteworthy example of the policy of deterrence was the ________.
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arms race
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One of the most controversial areas of trade liberalization is ________.
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agriculture
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Which official is NOT a major actor in American foreign policy?
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secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Which ethnic group has the reputation of having the greatest influence on American foreign policy?
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Jewish Americans
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Larger economic interest groups are less successful in influencing foreign policy than narrower groups because larger groups
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find it difficult to maintain tight enough control of their many members to speak with a single voice.
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Which of the following statements about who really makes American foreign policy is FALSE?
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The influence or power of the president varies depending on the particular country or group of countries in question.
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Which of the following is NOT descriptive of the United Nations?
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The United States never contributes to the United Nations' peacekeeping efforts.
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What was the Marshall Plan?
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the economic recovery package of aid from the United States to western Europe after World War II
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed in ________.
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1949
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Allies of the United States paid for ________ percent of the cost of the Persian Gulf War.
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90
