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Rishi Sunak is
Prime Minister of India
President of France
Prime Minister of Israel
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
2
Fumio Kashida is
Prime Minister of Japan
President of China
President of France
Dictator of North Korea
3
Kamala Harris is
U.S. Secretary of State
Prime Minister of Canada
President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
4
Who is at the top of the chain of command in the U.S. military?
president
secretary of defense
civilians
Joint Chiefs of Staff
5
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council are
India
France
Russia
United States
United Kingdom
China
6
What does the International Monetary Fund focus on today?
increasing trade among member nations
lending funds to less-developed countries
lending funds to individuals
turning around the economies of industrialized nations
7
Kevin McCarthyi is
U.S. Secretary of State
Speaker of the House
Vice President of the United States
President of the United States
8
founded to help world economy recover after World War II
International Monetary Fund
General Assembly
Economic and Social Council
World Trade Organization
9
Nicolas Maduro is
President (Dictator) of Venezuela
President of Russia
President of France
Prime Minister of Israel
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Which of the following best describes the international approach to foreign policy?
cooperation
intervention
reconstruction
isolation
11
At the start of the Cold War, US policy focused on stopping Soviet __ & preventing nuclear war.
implosion
expansion
democratization
industrializaiton
12
led by the top military adviser to the president
Nuclear Arsenal
National Security Council
U.S. Army
Central Intelligence Agency
13
Joe Biden is
Prime Minister of Canada
Chancellor of Germany
President of the United States
U.S. Secretary of State
14
According to the U.S. Constitution, only the ____ has the power to declare war.
Senate
Congress
Supreme Court
president
15
What type of organization is the United Nations (UN)?
International
National
Diplomatic
Trans-national
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administers United Nations efforts
Secretariat
General Assembly
Trusteeship Council
Economic and Social Council
17
Xi Jinping is
President of China
Prime Minister of Japan
Dictator of North Korea
President of Mexico
18
Justin Trudeau is
Prime Minister of Canada
President of Mexico
President of France
Chancellor of Germany
19
The defense of human rights is key to the foreign policy doctrine of
neoconservatism.
idealism.
isolationism.
realism.
20
Andres Obrador is
Prime Minister of India
Prime Minister of Canada
President of Mexico
President of Russia
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What must happen before the U.S. can engage in official relations with a foreign government?
The president recognizes the government.
Congress acknowledges the government.
Two-thirds of the Senate votes to establish relations.
The president issues a presidential doctrine.
22
UN advisory body that discusses international concerns
Economic and Social Council
General Assembly
Trusteeship Council
Secretariat
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gathers and processes information about foreign governments
Department of State
U.S. Army
Central Intelligence Agency
National Security Council
24
Which labeled nation is a state sponsor of terror & wants to acquire nuclear weapons?
North Korea
Cuba
Iran
Iraq
25
Olaf Sholz is
President of France
Prime Minister of India
Chanellor of Germany
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
26
Anthony Blinken is
President of the United States
Prime Minister of Canada
Vice President of the United States
U.S. Secretary of State
27
Kim Jong Un is
Dictator of North Korea
President of Venezuela
Prime Minister of Japan
President of France
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The promotion of ____ is a basic goal of U.S. foreign policy.
world peace
denuclearization
microbiology
Chinese isolation
29
Mr. Huelskamp is
the best bus driver in Ballou
the best government teacher at Fairlawn
the best U.S. History teacher at Fairlawn
your favorite teacher
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Why were relations between North and South Korea strained after 1953?
South Korea became a Communist country.
China threatened to invade North Korea.
U.S. forces were withdrawn from South Korea.
No peace treaty was signed to end their conflict.
31
Which organization replaced the League of Nations?
World Trade Organization
United Nations
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
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coordinates thousands of nongovernmental organizations
International Criminal Court
Secretariat
Economic and Social Council
Democratic Party
33
Why do humanitarian groups sometimes oppose the use of economic sanctions?
Sanctions are expensive.
Sanctions harm civilians.
Sanctions require military force.
Sanctions are ineffective.
34
How did US foreign policy strategy change as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US?
Economic sanctions were imposed on Iraq.
The administration justified the use of a preemptive strike.
Diplomats began negotiations with terrorists.
Congress approved a containment policy against terrorists.
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Which of the following is an example of a diplomatic tool of foreign policy?
taking military action
withholding money
maintaining embassies
banning trade
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What type of foreign policy tool is a defense alliance?
military
diplomatic
economic
humanitarian
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executive department that supervises U.S. military activities
U.S. Army
Central Intelligence Agency
Department of State
Department of Defense
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Neoisolationists believe that the United States should
let foreign countries determine their own fates.
stay out of world affairs.
consider the interests of other countries.
intervene in other countries’ affairs.
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The principle of neutrality in foreign relations is related to the policy of ______.
containment
interventionism
isolationism
manifest destiny
40
What is one function of the Department of State?
controlling the army
managing international relations
conducting covert activities
collecting foreign intelligence
41
Pres. Truman’s policy of containment was aimed at limiting
____
influence in Europe.
Nazi
Isolationist
Communist
Fascist
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Unlike idealists, __ support creating alliances with any nation if it will further US interests
communists
pragmatists
realists
fascists
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another name for the International Court of Justice
World Court
World Trade Organization
Economic and Social Council
Trusteeship Council
44
leading U.S. foreign policy agency
Department of Foreign Policy
Department of Defense
Department of State
Department of Education
45
What is one focus of the Economic and Social Council?
encouraging universal respect for human rights
identifying solutions to international health problems
promoting higher standards of living
promoting full employment
46
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is
Prime Minister of Canada
President of France
Prime Minister of India
President of Ukraine
47
Who is the foreign policy leader in the United States?
president
your mom
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
48
Vladimir Putin is
President of Russia
President of Ukraine
President of Mexico
Prime Minister of India
49
Which organization oversees the Central Intelligence Agency?
Department of Education
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Council
National Security Agency
50
What is meant by the phrase liberalization of trade?
trade between strong countries
imposition of tariffs on goods and services
discriminatory trade practices
unrestricted flow of goods and services
51
Which of the nations labeled on the map is situated closest to the United States?
Sudan
Iran
Syria
Cuba
52
A reason the US wants to maintain good relations with Saudi Arabia is because of Saudi Arabia’s
investments in U.S. businesses.
human rights record.
large oil reserves.
nuclear weapons
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Which policy refers to the building up of U.S. armed forces to discourage acts of aggression?
containment
perestroika
isolationism
deterrence
54
Emmanuel Macron is
Dictator of Venezuela
President of Russia
President of France
Prime Minister of Germany
55
What pushed U.S. leaders to support internationalism in the late 1800s?
German attacks on U.S. shipping
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
desire to remain acquire colonies
need for global markets
56
Which organization supervises U.S. military activities?
National Security Council
Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Defense
57
protects financial interests of small or weak countries
World Trade Organization
General Assembly
Economic and Social Council
Trusteeship Council
58
Narendra Modi is
President of France
President of Indonesia
Prime Minister of India
President of Mexico
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What threat was the strategy of containment designed to stop?
communism
fascism
nuclear war
Vietnam War
60
Which of the nations labeled on the map is an ally of China and has nuclear weapons?
Cuba
Syria
North Korea
Iran
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The Palestinian–Israeli conflict has continued for more than ___ years.
50
10
25
100
