chapter 13

Question 1

chief gatherer of foreign intelligence through news sources and spies

Answer 1

central intelligence agency (CIA)

Question 2

includes embassies and consulates; issues passports

Answer 2

state department

Question 3

includes the pentagon and the branches of the military

Answer 3

department of defense

Question 4

the primary function is to respond to the threat of terrorist attacks

Answer 4

department of homeland security

Question 5

what are the basic goals of US foreign policy

Answer 5

alliance security
international stability
economic development

Question 6

protecting the nation and its citizens and property abroad is the foreign goal of

Answer 6

national security

Question 7

protecting the nation by agreeing with other nations to a mutual defense pact is the foreign policy goal of

Answer 7

alliance security

Question 8

attempting to cool global hot spots and trying to end the war and the threat of war by diplomacy is the foreign policy goal of

Answer 8

international stability

Question 9

private investment in and direct government assistance to developing nations is the foreign policy goal of

Answer 9

economic development

Question 10

what group was responsible for the terrorist attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon

Answer 10

al-Qaeda

Question 11

the foreign policy agency led by an appointed advisor that supplies information and guidance to the president is the

Answer 11

national security council

Question 12

during the cold war, the united states and its allies formed the ____, a military alliance promising military support to any member nation attacked

Answer 12

North Atlantic treaty organization (NATO)

Question 13

the ____ is an economic confederation of European countries which has eliminated trade barriers on products produces in member nations

Answer 13

European union

Question 14

the ____ provides money to nations in crisis or those that are rebuilding their economies

Answer 14

international monetary fund

Question 15

which of the following is a challenge to american foregin policy

Answer 15

globalization
wars
anti-americanism

Question 16

the ___ is ultimately responsible for ratifying or rejecting treaties with foreign countries

Answer 16

senate

Question 17

_____ made by a president may be discarded by the next president

Answer 17

executive agreement

Question 18

the united states supplied billions of dollars to shattered countries of western Europe after world war 11 through the

Answer 18

Mashall plan

Question 19

a ____ is an official document that identifies a traveler and confirms his citizenship

Answer 19

passport

Question 20

a ____ is an official endorsement of a travel document by the country being visited

Answer 20

visa

Question 21

a ____ acts as the president personal representative in a foreign country

Answer 21

ambassador

Question 22

the chief administrative officer of the UN is the

Answer 22

secretary-general

Question 23

a ___ is an agreement that involves only two nations

Answer 23

bilateral treaties

Question 24

____ are measures usually of an economic nature taken against a nation to influence its actions

Answer 24

sanctions

Question 25

___ is an attempt to achieve goals by using fear to intimidate people and governments

Answer 25

terrorism

Question 26

promoting one’s culture at the expense of others is called

Answer 26

cultural imperialism

Question 27

what statement issued by a president of the united states opposed any further European expansion in the western hemisphere

Answer 27

Monroe doctrine

Question 28

the cold war was fought between which two superpowers

Answer 28

the united states

soviet union

Question 29

collectively the top military officers of each branch of the military are known as the

Answer 29

the joints chief of staff

Question 30

what arrangement joined the US, Mexico, and Canada in free-trade agreements

Answer 30

North American free-trade agreement (NAFTA)

Question 31

what term is applied to a country that seeks to develop weapons of mass destruction, provides a safe haven for terrorist organizations, disregards internal law, violates human rights, or threatens regional or world security?

Answer 31

rogue nation

Question 32

what are the categories of weapons of mass destruction

Answer 32

nuclear weapons
chemical weapons
biological weapons

Question 33

on what date were the world trade center and the pentagon attacked

Answer 33

September 11, 2001

Question 34

what does ISIS stand for

Answer 34

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria

Question 35

challenges to American foreign policy are

Answer 35

wars
globalization
Anti-American

Question 36

why might a president choose to sign an executive order rather than make a treaty in certain areas of foreign policy

Answer 36

treaties must be approved by two-thirds of the senate, while executive agreements do not; are reasons a president might choose to sign an executive order rather than make a treaty

Question 37

what is globalization

Answer 37

• terrorists use techonoly to their advantage
• the debate between free trade and protectionism has increased
• anti-american feelings intensify as foreign countries fear american