Chapter 18

Which American industries benefit substantially from international trade? (685)

Correct Answer: >oil/petroleum >medical >transportation manufacturers Incorrect Answer: >textiles

The State Department's primary mission is to collect foreign intelligence. (667-668)

>False (primary mission is to serve U.S. diplomatic interests)

Place these major moments in the history of American foreign relations in chronological order from earliest to most recent. (660-661)

>George Washington gives his Farewell Address (this happened in 1796) >President Monrow issues his Monroe Doctrine (Monrow issued his doctrine in 1823) >The United States enters World War II. (The United States entered the war at the end of 1941.) >The United States and the Soviet Union engage in the Cold war. (started at the end of the 1940s) >The September 11 terrorist attacks occur. (only one of these events to happen in this century)

Which state might you expect to be most supportive of policies that allow American companies to continue to engage in international trade? (685)

>Kentucky (Almost half of Kentucky's economy is the result of trade. Kentucky likely wants to continue to be able to sell its goods and services worldwide.)

Match each foreign policy tool with the correct example of its use. (676-680)

>Military Force: The United States sends a carrier battle group to conduct flight operations during a crisis with Iran over access to the Strait of Hormuz. >Collective Security: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization specifies that an attack against one country is an attack against all member nations. >Economic Aid: Australia gives Indonesia money to help the Indonesian government provide basic services to its citizens after a typhoon. >Arbitration: Nigeria asks the International Court of Justice to resolve a long-standing dispute it has with a neighboring country.

Match each entity on the left to the correct establishment on the right.

>National Security Council: Executive Office of the President >Committee on Foreign Affairs: House of Representatives >Amnesty International: interest group >Foreign Relations Committee: Senate

Which region sent the most new enlistees to the U.S. military in 2017?

>South

Study the Who Are Americans? infographic, and then answer the question. On average, southern states rely more on foreign trade for their economies than northeastern states.

>True (On average, foreign trade accounts for a larger of more southern states' economies than it does for northeastern states.)

Imagine that the nation of Bermuda was trying to develop the ability to manufacture nuclear weapons, and the United States did not want them to do so. Order the following possible responses the United States could use, from the one that is likely to be tried first to the one that is likely to be used only as a last resort. (676-680)

>diplomacy (First thing that nations will try when they have a disagreement) >sanctions (Nations do not always use sanctions, as they require cooperation from many other nations to be effective, but they do cost less in terms of lives and money than other alternatives.) >military force (last resort for a nation, generally nations will try actions that cost less monetarily and in terms of the lives of their citizens)

An economic "carrot," or incentive, is ----. An economic "stick," or punishment, is ----.

>foreign aid >sancations

In the history of American foreign policy in the twentieth century, which came first: American isolationism or American engagement? (660)

>isolationism

President Trump expressed which of the following concerns when he removed the United States from the Paris Agreement? (687)

>the agreements effect on the economy

What goals does the International Monetary Fund serve today?

Correct Answer: >It promotes the structural readjustment of some economies. >It facilitates international monetary exchange. Incorrect Answer: >It finances long-term loans for development in poor countries. >It offers cash transfers to assist nations in humanitarian crises.

Which of the following organizations or agreements are primarily related to free trade? (663)

Correct Answer: >World Trade Organization >United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Incorrect Answer: >North Atlantic Treaty Organization Agreement >World Health Organization

The State Department's primary mission is to collect foreign intelligence. (687)

Correct Answer: >establishing trade sanctions with China >withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Incorrect Answer: >withdrawal from a trade partnership with Mexico and Canada >withdrawal from the United Nations Security Council

Which reasons help to explain why military force is often the last resort for America? (679-680)

Correct answer: >Use of military force is risky. >American use of military force is financially costly. >American use of military force becomes politically unpopular very quickly. Incorrect answer: >America's military is insufficient for most conflicts.

The foreign policy section of the bureaucracy has changed since the September 11, 2001, attacks, including the creation of several new posts. Which of the following posts or departments were part of this expansion? (671)

Correct answer: >director of national intelligence > Incorrect answer: >director of the Central Intelligence Agency >Department of State

Match the groups of Americans to whether they are overrepresented or underrepresented in the military relative to their proportion of the U.S. population.

underrepresented: >females >northeasterners overrepresented: >Black Americans >southerners >males