Question 1

The SALT treaty

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A)  brought a settlement to the Korean War.
B)  ended the Vietnam War.
C)  reduced the nuclear weapons arsenals of the U.S.and the Soviet Union.
D)  established zones of control in postwar Germany between the U.S.and the Soviet Union.
E)  limited the amount of standing forces that the Soviet Union could keep in Western Europe.

Question 2

Defense spending is highest in

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A)  Japan.
B)  the United States.
C)  France.
D)  Great Britain.
E)  Germany.

Question 3

Which of the following is true about the trade imbalance in the United States?

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A)  The United States has not had a trade surplus since 1975.
B)  Over the past decade,the U.S.trade deficit has exceeded $300 billion every year.
C)  The United States has the largest trade deficit of the top three economic centers.
D)  All of these are true: The United States has not had a trade surplus since 1975; over the past decade,the U.S.trade deficit has exceeded $300 billion every year; and the United States has the largest trade deficit of the top three economic centers.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 4

Roughly how many American soldiers lost their lives in the Vietnam War?

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A)  35,000
B)  58,000
C)  123,000
D)  427,000
E)  650,000

Question 5

What three groups turned to infighting and internal violence after the U.S.removal of Saddam Hussein's old Iraqi regime?

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A)  Sunnis,Saudis,and Kurds
B)  Sunnis,Shiites,and Kurds
C)  Kurds,al Qaeda,and Saudis
D)  Arabs,Shiites,and Sunnis
E)  Kurds,Shiites,and Saudis

Question 6

Roughly how many American soldiers lost their lives in the Korean War?

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A)  1,000
B)  5,000
C)  35,000
D)  155,000
E)  500,000

Question 7

When was the last time the United States fought an all-out conventional war that required a military draft and the full mobilization of the country's industrial capacity?

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A)  Iraq War
B)  Vietnam War
C)  Korean War
D)  World War II
E)  World War I

Question 8

Describe the military-industrial complex and discuss its influence on defense spending.

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The military-industrial complex has thre...

Question 9

________,the former president of Serbia,was tried for war crimes.

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A)  Slobodan Milošević
B)  Mikhail Gorbachev
C)  Saddam Hussein
D)  Lech Walesa
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 10

The Dayton Accords

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A)  brought the deployment of peacekeeping troops to Bosnia.
B)  ended the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
C)  ended the placement of Soviet missiles on Cuban soil.
D)  established the coalition that attacked Iraq in the Persian Gulf War in 1990.
E)  brought a peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Question 11

The Soviet Union eventually collapsed because of

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A)  its heavy defense expenditures.
B)  its isolation from Western technology and markets.
C)  its inefficient centralized command economy.
D)  all of these: heavy defense expenditures; isolation from Western technology and markets; and its inefficient centralized command economy.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 12

The policy of deterrence is based on the idea that

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A)  when threatened,a nation should strike first so that its enemy is deprived of the option of a surprise attack.
B)  economic links with another country will deter it from aggression.
C)  modern warfare requires a flexible response policy.
D)  a nation is deterred from launching a full-scale nuclear attack by the knowledge that it too would be obliterated.
E)  preemptive strikes are preferable to passive behavior.

Question 13

There are roughly ________ countries in the world.

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A)  50
B)  100
C)  200
D)  300
E)  500

Question 14

The term "asymmetric war" best applies to

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A)  regional wars.
B)  transnational terrorism.
C)  conventional wars.
D)  nuclear war.
E)  wars between neighboring countries with different population sizes.

Question 15

Upon assuming the presidency in 2001,George W.Bush

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A)  declared that he would reduce America's military presence abroad.
B)  embraced his father's multilateral approach to world affairs.
C)  declared the United States would participate in the International Criminal Court.
D)  declared the United States would participate in the Kyoto Protocol.
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about recent developments in trade and protectionism in the United States is true?

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A)  Although Donald Trump made protectionism a big part of his campaign,he has not taken any concrete protectionist actions with respect to trade.
B)  New protectionist measures in the United States have largely eliminated its trade deficit.
C)  Most U.S.presidents have leaned toward protectionism over free trade since World War II.
D)  President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from NAFTA in 2017.
E)  The United States-Colombia Free Trade Agreement was passed with far more Republican than Democratic support in Congress.

Question 17

Describe how the U.S.relationship to global free trade has changed over time.

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For most of the United States' post-Worl...

Question 18

Which president called for a "new world order"?

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A)  Bill Clinton
B)  Ronald Reagan
C)  George H.W.Bush
D)  Dwight Eisenhower
E)  George W.Bush C

Question 19

________ described the Soviet Union as the "evil empire."

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A)  Richard Nixon
B)  Ronald Reagan
C)  Bill Clinton
D)  Jimmy Carter
E)  Gerald Ford B

Question 20

Regarding the position of the United States in world trade,it can be said that

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A)  the United States has never had a trade surplus.
B)  in recent years,the United States had trade surpluses more than deficits.
C)  the United States has the most favorable balance of trade in the world.
D)  the United States is a larger market than the European Union and the Pacific Rim combined.
E)  None of these answers is correct. E

Exam 17: Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

The SALT treaty

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Defense spending is highest in

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Which of the following is true about the trade imbalance in the United States?

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Roughly how many American soldiers lost their lives in the Vietnam War?

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What three groups turned to infighting and internal violence after the U.S.removal of Saddam Hussein's old Iraqi regime?

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Roughly how many American soldiers lost their lives in the Korean War?

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When was the last time the United States fought an all-out conventional war that required a military draft and the full mobilization of the country's industrial capacity?

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Describe the military-industrial complex and discuss its influence on defense spending.

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________,the former president of Serbia,was tried for war crimes.

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The Dayton Accords

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The Soviet Union eventually collapsed because of

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The policy of deterrence is based on the idea that

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There are roughly ________ countries in the world.

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The term "asymmetric war" best applies to

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Upon assuming the presidency in 2001,George W.Bush

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Which of the following statements about recent developments in trade and protectionism in the United States is true?

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Describe how the U.S.relationship to global free trade has changed over time.

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Which president called for a "new world order"?

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