Quiz #3: Foreign Policy

Which of these is an example of a NGO (non-governmental organization)?

• NATO

• UN

• IRCR

• United Kingdom

What is the goal of DIPLOMACY?

• To create good open relations with other countries.

• To evaluate other countries for civil rights violations.

• To organize trade barriers against other countries.

• To use military force to

Diplomats work for peace between two nations. Diplomats are also known as...

• National Security Advisors

• Secretary of States

• Ambassadors

• Border Patrol

Which of these is an example of GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE leading to more cooperation?

• the creation of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994

• the "Water War" that exists between Georgia, Alabama, and Florida

• the 1991 Persian Gulf conflict and the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq

• the embargo that the United States enforces against products from Cuba

Which of these is an example of DIPLOMACY?

• settling disagreements by talking

• building up troops and military force

• keeping more troops and military bases ready

• advancing military technology

The Red Cross, the Red Crescent, Doctors Without Borders, and Amnesty International are all examples of

• Non Governmental Organizations

• Executive Branch Offices

• Governmental Organizations

• United Nations Organizations

In which situation would not be possible for STATE governments?

• establish ceremonial ties with another country

• declare war another country

• import products from another country

• export goods to another country

Osama bin Laden was BEST known for

• invading oil-rich Kuwait in the 1990s.

• founding an Islamic extremist terrorist group.

• organizing the Taliban to resist Soviet occupation.

• running the largest dictatorship in the Middle East.

The United Nations would be LEAST LIKELY involved in which situation?

• negotiating a settlement between warring nations

• leading an invasion against an unpopular dictator

• setting standards for acceptable treatment of humans

• providing relief to children suffering from starvation

Which GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION is headquartered in Brussels, consists of a multinational military alliance, and created to fight the spread of communism?

• United Nations

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• European Union

• World Trade Organization