Foreign Policy and Defense Study Guide

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Foreign Policy and Defense Study Guide

1. The Constitution gives the power to declare war to Congress.

2. Supervisor of the diplomatic activities of the United States is the secretary of state.

3. The head of the State Department is the secretary of state.

4..Known as the Monroe Doctrine, President James Monroe’s foreign policy

further extended the meaning of isolationism.

5.. All 18-year-old males in this country must register for the draft.

“The parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all.”

6. This language, from a mutual defense treaty, details how its members will defend one another against the Soviet Union. What’s the name of this treaty?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

7. Guiding strategies and goals that direct U.S. relations with other countries is its foreign policy.

“I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes. . . . The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms. If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world—and we shall surely endanger the welfare of this nation.”

—Harry S Truman, 1947

8. When faced with the spread of Communism during the Cold War, President Truman adopted a policy known as containment. What type of assistance did President Truman believe to be the most effective for the countries resisiting communism?

financial

9. When the United States withholds loans, arms, or economic aid, it is using sanctions.

10. To be involved in world affairs is to have this philosophy.internationalism

11. This regional security pact was developed by the United States and Western Europe. NATO

12. This is not a current foreign policy concern.The Cold War.

13. Foreign policy is decided by the president.

14. Visitors to the United States must obtain a visa

15. What event caused the United States to enter World War II? The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor

16. Choose the answer that best completes the chart, identifying the five factors that influence U.S. foreign policy.

creating democratic governments

Short Answer

Critical Thinking

17.Drawing Conclusions Identify goals of American foreign policy that have changed since the end of the Cold War. Describe goals that have remained virtually the same.

Understanding Concepts

18.Growth of DemocracyWhat problems and challenges might exist in establishing democracy in a country where it has never before existed?

Foreign Policy and Defense Coach Lott

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:C

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2.ANS:BPTS:1DIF:C

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3.ANS:BPTS:1DIF:E

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NOT:Page 608

4.ANS:APTS:1DIF:E

NOT:Page 608

5.ANS:APTS:1DIF:A

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6.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:A

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NOT:Page 609

7.ANS:DPTS:1DIF:E

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8.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:A

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NOT:Page 627

9.ANS:APTS:1DIF:A

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10.ANS:DPTS:1DIF:A

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NOT:Page 624

11.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:A

NOT:Page 624

12.ANS:BPTS:1DIF:E

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NOT:Page 610

13.ANS:DPTS:1DIF:A

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14.ANS:BPTS:1DIF:C

15.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:E

16.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:E

17.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:C

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18.ANS:BPTS:1DIF:E

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19.ANS:BPTS:1DIF:E

NOT:Page 610

20.ANS:APTS:1DIF:A

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NOT:Pages 608-09

SHORT ANSWER

21.ANS:

The end of the Cold War has meant that the U.S. no longer need be as concerned with the arms race and with containing communism either through military means or foreign aid. World peace, world leadership, and world trade are goals that remain virtually unchanged, however.

PTS:1DIF:C

REF:Learn more about this question in United States Government: Democracy in Action, pages 611-13, and in the Reading Essentials and Study Guide, Chapter 22, Section 1. For additional practice, complete Chapter 22, Section 1, of the Interactive Tutor Self-Assessment CD-ROM, and visit this book's Online Learning Center at gov.glencoe.com. NOT: Pages 611-13

22.ANS:

Answers will vary but students should suggest that lack of experience might cause the people to fear or misunderstand their role in such a system, and that in times of crisis, they might revert to the old, more comfortable ways of government.

PTS:1DIF:C