Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Quiz

What is foreign policy?

• The act of giving or loaning money to other countries

• The act of sending American troops to other countries

• The act of dealing with other nations through negotiation and discussion

• The act of providing material or logistical assistance for humanitarian purposes

Which department in the United States primarily carries out diplomacy?

• Department of Defense

• Department of Justice

• Department of State

• Department of Homeland Security

What is economic aid?

• The act of providing material or logistical assistance for humanitarian purposes

• The act of sending American troops to other countries

• The act of giving or loaning money to other countries

• The act of dealing with other nations through negotiation and discussion

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To assist Western Europe after WWII by providing military aid

• To assist Western Europe after WWII by providing economic aid

• To assist Western Europe after WWII by providing humanitarian aid

• To assist Western Europe after WWII by signing an alliance treaty

What does military aid involve?

• The act of giving or loaning money to other countries

• The act of providing material or logistical assistance for humanitarian purposes

• The act of sending American troops to other countries

• The act of dealing with other nations through negotiation and discussion

What is the primary objective of humanitarian aid?

• To save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity

• To assist Western Europe after WWII by providing economic aid

• To establish favorable trade agreements and a common currency

• To assist Western Europe after WWII by providing military aid

What are treaties?

• Formal agreements ratified by countries entering into the agreement

• The act of dealing with other nations through negotiation and discussion

• Threatened penalties for disobeying a law

• The deliberate action of a nation or group of nations to introduce its military forces into the course of an existing controversy

What is a sanction?

• Threatened penalties for disobeying a law

• The act of dealing with other nations through negotiation and discussion

• The deliberate action of a nation or group of nations to introduce its military forces into the course of an existing controversy

• Formal agreements ratified by countries entering into the agreement

When does military intervention become necessary according to most citizens?

• When there is a region becoming unstable and the instability may lead to wider conflicts

• When there is a disagreement about what constitutes a vital threat

• When there is a need for humanitarian assistance

• When there is a vital threat to the United States or its citizens

What is the disagreement regarding military intervention in cases of humanitarian assistance?

• The expense and possible loss of life of American service men and women

• The disagreement about when there is a region becoming unstable

• The need to prioritize cases where the U.S. is not directly threatened

• The disagreement about what constitutes a vital threat