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WorksheetsIntroduction to Foreign Relations
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is foreign policy?
a)
a country’s relations with other nations
b)
international trade policy
c)
sending diplomats to global conferences
d)
protection of overseas interests
2.
What is a Treaty?
a)
A way of making money
b)
A opportunity to invade land
c)
a formal agreement between two or more nations
d)
A contract for selling goods(foods,clothing,etc)
3.
What is an Embargo?
a)
a peace treaty
b)
A type of government
c)
The bill of rights
d)
The ban on trade between a nation
4.
What is the main goal of US foreign policy?
a)
national security
b)
international trade
c)
making treaties
5.
True or false: a goal of US foreign policy is to promote democracy everywhere.
a)
false
b)
true
6.
The president can make treaties, but who has to approve them?
a)
The Supreme Court
b)
The Cabinet
c)
The Senate
d)
The House of Representatives
7.
Taxes, education, healthcare, and the economy involve which type of policies?
a)
domestic policies
b)
presidential policies
c)
diplomacy policies
d)
military policies
8.
Which is a title for a person appointed to work at an embassy as the chief representative of his or her own government in another country?
a)
Secretary of State
b)
The Cabinet
c)
Ambassadors
d)
Secretaries
9.
The policy of giving economic and military assistance to other countries is known as...
a)
domestic affairs
b)
foreign aid
c)
foreign affairs
d)
espionage
10.
Which department of the cabinet is in charge of representing the US internationally and foreign relations?
a)
Department of Justice
b)
Department of Homeland Security
c)
Department of State
11.
What is a trade sanction?
a)
way of punishing another country by imposing trade barriers
b)
way of providing aid to other countries
12.
What is direct foreign aid?
a)
a tool of foreign policy where goods, services, money, and military aid are sent to another country for that nation's benefit
b)
a tool of foreign policy where military forces are sent in to control a situation in another country
13.
What is the overall goal of US Domestic Policy?
a)
to prevent chaos within the country
b)
to prevent chaos outside of the country
14.
More than 100 U.S. citizens died when the Germans sunk a passenger ship called the Lusitania in 1915, but President Wilson did not want to enter World War I. He convinced Germany to agree to stop the attacks.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
15.
In 1917, Germany re-started its submarine attacks against unarmed ships even though it had pledged to stop. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asked the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war, and the U.S. entered World War I.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
16.
In 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan formed an alliance. They hoped to keep the U.S. out of World War II. President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress for aid to help Great Britain fight these powers.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
17.
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt asked the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war against Japan. Congress acted quickly, and the U.S. officially entered World War II.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
18.
In order to defeat Germany in World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt worked with Great Britain to plan a major invasion of western Europe. In 1943, he appointed General Dwight Eisenhower to lead the attack.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
19.
In 1949, after World War II, the United States and other democratic western countries formed NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It said that if any country was attacked by an outside nation, they would help defend each other.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
20.
After World War II, the United States gave more than $13 billion to help rebuild countries and support their democratic governments.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
21.
During the Cold War, the United States was determined to stop communism from spreading. When communist North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, President Truman sent U.S. troops to help stop the North Koreans.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
22.
In 1968, the major countries of the world signed the “Nuclear Non-Proliferation [Agreement]” in order to limit the spread of nuclear weapons.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
23.
In 1990, Iraqi leader Sadam Hussein invaded and took over neighboring Kuwait. In January 1991, Congress authorized President George H. W. Bush to lead U.S. troops into Kuwait and force the Iraqi troops to leave.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
24.
In 1993, the United States, Canada, and Mexico agreed to the North American Free Trade Agreement (called “NAFTA”), in order to make trade easier among the three countries.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
25.
On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists attacked the United States. President George W. Bush asked Congress for authority to use military force against those responsible. U.S. troops were sent to Afghanistan, where al-Qaeda leaders were based.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
26.
In January 2010, a terrible earthquake devastated Haiti. The United States sent food, water, and medical care to help those affected.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
27.
In 2013, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s “Water Supply, Sanitation & Hygiene” program in West Africa helped over 28,000 people get access to a better source for drinking water.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
28.
In the hopes of preventing future terrorist attacks, the U.S. signed in 2013 the United Nation's Arms Trade [Agreement] to limit the number of conventional weapons traded abroad.
a)
Treaty/Diplomacy
b)
Military
c)
Foreign Aid
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