Chapter 17 Foreign Policy Vocabulary Quiz

a situation in which no one nation or region is much more powerful militarily than any other in the world

• balance of trade

• balance of power

• protectionism

• liberal internationalism

the relationship between a country's inflow and outflow of goods

• treaty

• free trade

• balance of trade

• protectionism

the period from shortly after WWII until approximately 1989-1990 when advanced industrial democracies divided behind the two superpowers (East: Soviet Union, West: United States) and the fear of the nuclear war abounded

• WWI

• War on Terror

• Cold War

• Persian War

an international agreement that is not a treaty and that is negotiated by the president and approved by a simple majority of the House and Senate

• treaty

• congressional executive agreement

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• sole executive agreement

An international organization with 190 member nations that are united to solve world problems.

• NAFTA

• NATO

• United Nations

• RIO PACT

Why should military force be the last tool used for foreign policy?

• it's expensive

• risks American lives and lives of others

• can lead to war

• all of the above

This organization was created after WWII to maintain peace and good relations between countries. As of 2003, it had 191 member countries, including the United States.

• United Nations

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

This defense treaty includes 46 countries, such as the US, Canada, and almost all of Europe. The main hope is to maintain security and peace throughout these countries.

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• United Nations

The goals of U.S. foreign policy include ________.

• keeping the country safe

• securing access to foreign markets

• protecting human rights

• all

Taxes, education, healthcare, and the economy involve which type of policies?

• domestic policies

• foreign policies

• congressional policies

• legislative policies