Foreign Policy

Which concern would be addressed by the International Red Cross (IRC)?

• Providing health care for prisoners of war.

• Training personnel to assist in combat.

• Protecting nations bordering war zones.

• Using diplomats to reach peaceful agreements.

The United States spends billions of dollars on foreign aid each year. What is the most likely reason for this policy?

• Supporting diplomacy to gain military strength.

• Increasing free trade to build military alliances.

• Using economic sanctions to bring about social change.

• Promoting democratic reforms through economic assistance.

Which of these was the main purpose of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

• Weakening Mexico’s economy.

• Attracting United States workers to Mexico.

• Encouraging Mexican companies to move to Canada.

• Opening markets between the United States and Mexico.

Why was the United Nations (UN) created?

• To decrease trade barriers.

• To prevent future world conflicts.

• To establish a military alliance.

• To create a single world currency.

Why would the United States place tariffs on imports?

• To increase free trade among countries allied with the US.

• To decrease conflicts between nations in the United Nations.

  
  

• To protect domestic markets from cheaper foreign products.

• To eliminate high production costs of foreign goods.

Read the headline: "Cuban dictator to increase military patrols off US coast."

Which of these would be the most likely response of the US Government to the actions of Cuba?

• Boycotting Cuban exports.

• Funding the Cuban government.

• Promoting Cuba's admission to the United Nations.

• Encouraging other nations to trade with Cuba.

What is the most likely result of free trade?

• Higher tariffs on imported goods.

• Increased armed conflict between nations.

• More markets and economic opportunities.

• Better environmental regulation.

The United States refused to send aid to a country that was violating human rights. This refusal of aid is best an example of?

• Peace Treaty.

• Executive Agreement.

• Presidential Order.

• Economic Sanction.

Which of the following is a goal of United States foreign policy?

• Reduction of trade.

• Spreading Democracy.

• Military intervention.

• Economic sanctions.

In 1972, the United States and 143 other nations signed a treaty that banned the development, production and storage of biological weapons. What is most likely the goal of this treaty?

• To stop nations from acquiring military secrets

• To give nations the right to defend themselves

• To prevent the use of biological weapons by nations at war

• To conduct research on the effects of biological weapons