OP 8 Foreign Policy

Which constitutional power helps the President in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy?

• The power to declare war on foreign nations

•   The power to receive ambassadors from foreign countries

• The power to ratify treaties negotiated with foreign countries

• The power to make final appropriations for the U.S. State Department

What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in Korea and Vietnam?

• An imperialist longing to annex new colonies

• A fear of the international spread of communism

• The hope of expanding American frontiers westward

• a.     humanitarian desire to help these peoples improve their economies

     Why did President Roosevelt consider December 7, 1941, a “date which will live in infamy”?

• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

• Nazi Germany invaded Poland

• North Korea attacked South Korea

• Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center

How did President John F. Kennedy respond to the threat of nuclear missiles in Cuba?

• He sent an army of exiles to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs

• He launched air strikes on Cuba to destroy the missile sites.

• He placed economic sanctions on both Cuba and the Soviet Union

• He established a blockade around Cuba and threatened a U.S. invasion

Read the following description and answer the question below. 

“Following World War II, the Soviet Union expanded its influence throughout eastern and central Europe.”

            What effect did the spread of communism have on American foreign policy   activity?

• It caused the United States to support the rearming of troops in central Europe.

• It caused the United States to order the withdrawal of troops from all of Europe.

• It caused the United States to form a military alliance with countries from western Europe

• It caused the United States to form a military alliance with countries from western Europe

An organization that aids victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts-war.

• Red Cross

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• World Trade Organization

• World Health Organization

Organizations that are not connected to any government.  These organizations are dependent on volunteers and donations

• Non Governmental Organizations

  ( NGO)

• Diplomat

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• International Organziations

What is the primary goal of the United Nations?

• to fight poverty

• to support international trade

• to support social progress

• to keep peace among nations

A diplomat is?

• one who opposes official or commonly held views.

• someone who does not take sides in a war.

• an official who represent his or her country's government and takes part in talks with representatives of other countries.

• A person that operates independently of any governmental body, usually through individual volunteer efforts

A long period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.  Considered a War of Words.

• Foreign Policy

• Cold War

• Iran Hostage Situation

• Sanction