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Modern U.S. Foreign Policy Quiz

1.    Which term best characterizes President Carter’s foreign policy commitment?

a.   Détente

b.   Free trade

c.   Compromise

d.   Human rights

2.    What country made an agreement, known as the Camp David Accords, with Israel?

a.   Egypt

b.   Syria

c.   China

d.   Iran

3.    What event led to the Persian Gulf War?

a.   Iraq’s use of weapons of mass destruction.

b.   Iraq’s treatment of the Kurdish people.

c.   Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.

d.   Iraq’s role in 9/11.

4.    Which President is most strongly associated with the War on Terrorism?

a.   Ronald Reagan

b.   Bill Clinton

c.   George W. Bush

d.   Barack Obama

5.   What is the primary reason the United States offers foreign aid to other countries?

a.   To improve the image of the United States abroad.        

b.   To support struggling democracies and countries considered critical to foreign policy objectives.     

c.   To protect ambassadors and citizens traveling abroad.  

d.   To fund overseas military operations.

6.    Which of the following statements best describes the position of the United States in the Middle East?

a.   Supporter of both Israel and most Arab countries. 

b.   Ally and strong supporter of Israel only.

c.   Uninvolved observer of both sides.      

d.   Strong ally of all Arab countries.

7.    Which is a common criticism of U.S. foreign policy?

a.   The United States does too little to influence Latin American governments.

b.   A disproportionate amount of foreign aid is spent on countries in Africa.

c.   United States foreign policy is too anti-imperialist.

d.   The United States supports regimes with human rights abuses.

8.    What is the primary purpose of NAFTA?

a.   Military security between Mexico, Canada and the United States.

b.   To remove trade barriers between Mexico, Canada and the United States.

c.   To stimulate the Mexican economy.

d.   To create more jobs for Americans.

  

9.   What did President Clinton emphasize in his foreign policy?

a.   Increasing military aid to Russia.

b.   Staying out of conflicts in other parts of the world.

c.   Increasing trade with China.

d.   Supporting allies such as the Serbs in Yugoslavia.

10. Which is the correct order of events?

I.       The Invasion of Afghanistan

II.     Operation Desert Storm

III.    The United Nations Peace Keeping Effort in Bosnia    

and Kosovo

IV.   U.S. Marine Intervention in Lebanon

a.   I, II, III, IV

b.   IV, II, III, I

c.   IV, III, II, I

d.   II, IV, III, I

11.             What do Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo and Haiti have in common?

a.   They were countries where the U.S. had successful military actions.

b.   They were all countries where the U.S. sent troops to assist after a natural disaster.

c.   They were all countries who harbored members of al-Qaeda.

d.   They were all humanitarian interventions undertaken by the U.S. military.

12.             What international crisis is shown in this photograph?

Source:  guardian.co.uk

a.   Tiananmen Square Massacre

b.   The Fall of the Berlin Wall

c.   Iran hostage crisis

d.   Fall of Saigon

13.             What message is the illustrator trying to depict in this cartoon?

a.   President Reagan had no knowledge of the arms for hostages deal.

b.   President Reagan was involved in the arms for hostages deal.

c.   The Ayatollah Khomeini was bribing President Reagan.

d.   President Reagan often relied on his previous acting experience when dealing with foreign leaders.

14.       Which group was President Reagan accused of aiding as an indirect result of the situation pictured in the cartoon above?

a.   Contras

b.   Sandinistas

c.   Mujahedeen

d.   Afghan Freedom Fighters

15.    Based on the following quotation and President Obama’s foreign policy agenda what conclusion can be drawn?

“To overcome extremism, we must also be vigilant in upholding the values our troops defend – because there is no force in the world more powerful than the example of America. That is why I have ordered the closing of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, and will seek swift and certain justice for captured terrorists – because living our values doesn’t make us weaker, it makes us safer and it makes us stronger.”

BARACK OBAMA, Address to Joint Session of Congress

a.    President Obama wants to close the detention center at Guantanamo because it hurting our foreign policy relationship with Cuba.

b.    President Obama feels the overcrowded conditions at the detention center at Guantanamo are inhumane.

c.    President Obama must have the support of Congress in order to close the detention center at Guantanamo.

d.    President Obama wants to close the detention center at Guantanamo because he feels it violates the constitutional principles that Americans believe in.