Foreign Policy Quiz

What is foreign policy?

• A country's set of strategies and goals for dealing with other nations

• A country's military action against other nations

• A country's economic aid to other nations

• A country's diplomatic relations with other nations

What are the main foreign policy goals of the United States?

• Protecting the nation's security and economic interests, preserving peace, spreading democracy, and taking action on humanitarian issues

• Expanding the nation's territory and resources, dominating other nations, and promoting isolationism

• Promoting communism and socialism, and supporting authoritarian regimes

• Advancing the nation's cultural influence and promoting consumerism

What is diplomacy?

• The method of influencing someone to behave in a certain way

• The use of military force to achieve foreign policy goals

• The act of providing economic aid to other nations

• The process of negotiating treaties and agreements with other nations

What is the role of ambassadors in foreign policy?

• To represent the United States in foreign countries and use diplomacy to promote U.S. interests

• To provide economic aid and resources to other nations

• To lead military actions and defend the nation's security

• To investigate and report on the actions of other nations

What are the benefits of engaging in diplomacy?

• Creating allies and developing treaties to achieve shared goals

• Gaining economic advantages and dominating other nations

• Expanding the nation's territory and resources

• Promoting cultural influence and consumerism

What is economic aid in foreign policy?

• Providing money, loans, or technology to help develop other nations

• Using military force to support other nations' defenses

• Assisting in establishing democracies and free elections

• Providing humanitarian aid during natural disasters

What is the purpose of military aid in foreign policy?

• To support a country's defenses in times of conflict

• To provide economic assistance to other nations

• To promote democracy and human rights

• To respond to natural disasters and humanitarian crises

What are economic sanctions in foreign policy?

• Measures taken to punish a country for its actions by stopping trade and assistance

• Military actions taken to deter other nations from behaving in disagreeable ways

• The use of diplomacy to negotiate compromises and agreements

• The provision of economic aid and resources to other nations

What is deterrence in foreign policy?

• Threatening to use military force to discourage other nations from behaving in disagreeable ways

• Providing economic aid and resources to support other nations' defenses

• Negotiating treaties and agreements to achieve shared goals

• Investigating and reporting on the actions of other nations

Who has the power to declare war in the United States?

• Congress

• The President

• The Department of State

• The Department of Defense