Foreign Policy Practice

When was the policy of containment used in United States foreign policy?

• During the Cold War

• During World War II

• During World War I

• In the late 1800s

Which person or group would have the least amount of military advice to give to the president about foreign policy?

• Joint Chiefs of Staff

• National Security Council

• Secretary of defense

• Secretary of state

Diplomats can be found working in...

• Consulates

• Embassies

• The Department of Defense

• The Department of State

Why is providing national security the main goal of American foreign policy?

• Security allows the nation to achieve other aims.

• Security attracts the economic interests of other countries.

• Security helps promote democracy around the world.

• Security makes citizens less likely to move to another country.

Intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations differ mainly in their...

• Location

• Objectives

• Members

• Size

What is illustrated by the above picture?

• Foreign nations can sink the United States

• The United States should reach out with open arms to foreign countries

• Foreign nations are cleaner than the United States

• The United States is in chains

“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.” - Pierre de Coubertin (primarily responsible for the revival of the Olympic Games in 1894) Which diplomatic foreign policy tool is represented by this quote?

• Negotiations and Agreements

• Public Diplomacy

• Membership in International Organizations

• Economic Sanctions

“Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool of American policy that can serve the interests of the United States and the world if wisely administered.” — Lee H. Hamilton

According to Hamilton, which economic foreign policy tool is most important?

• Foreign Aid

• Public Diplomacy

• Economic Sanctions

• International Trade Agreements

U.S. foreign policy most closely relates to and impacts which of the following?

• American Red Cross and IRC

• Human Rights Watch and WTO

• NATO and UN Security Council

• OPEC and BRAC

Who are the members of the UN Security Council?

• Communists

• Capitalists

• The Victors of WWII

• The largest country from each of the continents