U.S. Military History and Policy

The annual defense budget in the United States represents

• about 5 percent of annual worldwide military spending.

• about 15 percent of annual worldwide military spending.

• • about 35 percent of annual worldwide military spending.

• • about 55 percent of annual worldwide military spending.

America's war on terrorism is aimed primarily at

• • individuals.

• • groups.

• regions.

• • nations.

The phrase that best describes the shift in America's world position from the pre- to the post-World War II eras is "________

• • internationalism to isolationism

• • isolationism to internationalism

• • containment to isolationism

• • interventionism to isolationism

Which of the following is true of the 1990–1991 Gulf War?

• • It was a successful military operation.

• • It resolved the regional conflicts that prompted the original aggression by Iraq.

• • It was waged entirely by U.S. military forces.

• • It created a fiscal crisis because of the financial burden it placed on the United States.

The United States

• • spends the most on foreign aid in dollar terms, but several countries spend more on a per capita basis.

• • spends the most on foreign aid on a per capita basis, but several countries spend more in dollar terms.

• • spends the most on foreign aid both in dollar terms and on a per capita basis.

• • spends less on foreign aid both in dollar terms and on a per capita basis than several other countries.

Roughly how many American soldiers lost their lives in the Korean War?

• • 1,000

• • 5,000

• • 35,000

• • 155,000

Since World War II, the United States has engaged in military hostilities roughly ________Blank, usually at the instigation of ________Blank.

• • 150 times; the president

• • 200 times; the Senate

• • 5 times; the public

• • 2 times; House of Representatives

The three major economic centers of the world are the

• • United States, Canada, and Mexico.

• • Pacific Rim, China, and the United States.

• • United States, the Pacific Rim, and the European Union.

• • United States, Russia, and Brazil.

The European Union produces about ________Blank of the world's goods and services.

• • one-tenth

• • one-fifth

• • one-quarter

• half

The term "asymmetric war" best applies to

• • regional wars.

• • transnational terrorism.

• • conventional wars.

• • nuclear war.