Political Science 230Part 1
Roskin, pgs. 45-55
Kelleher, pgs. 26-30, IR4-12
Imperialism
True or False Questions
1. The sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor was clearly and unequivocally caused by Spain. True or False
2. The Panama Canal was created to help bring economic prosperity to that region of the world whose peoples had long suffered from poverty and other social ills. True or False
3. Initially, Britain and France did not share President Wilson's vision for the creation of a League of Nations to keep the peace. True or False
4. Roskin and Berry believe that the policy of isolationism practiced during the interwar years served the best interests of the United States. True or False
5. Learning from Wilson's failure, Roosevelt only moved a fraction ahead of Congress and public opinion when bringing the United States into World War II. True or False
6. Once World War II ended, the Soviets complied with the Yalta agreements of 1945, allowing for free elections in Eastern Europe whereby the local Communist parties won. True or False
7. Fearing that the Soviets would not leave Eastern Europe and were poised to invade the West, the United States initially maintained an extensive military after World War II ended. True or False
8. The Republican party's victories of the 1950s and the rise of McCarthyism occurred because of the increased global responsibilities assumed by the United States and the spread of communism. True or False
9. During the presidential campaign of 1960, John Kennedy was correct in arguing that there was indeed a missile gap that advantaged the Soviets. True or False
10. In reaction to the missile imbalance of 7 to 1 in favor of the U.S. caused Khrushchev to try and install medium-range missiles in Cuba. True or False
11. The policy of containment was a shrewd strategy that created an effective atmosphere for controlling the spread of communism at minimal cost. True or False
12. Former President Richard Nixon, like Bush 43 after him, rarely read books on international relations, and refused to take advantage of the Sino-Soviet split. True or False
13. The rise of a powerful China is a more profound and overt threat than the former Soviet Union, according to Roskin and Berry. True or False
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the triggering event that started United States expansion in the 1890s? a) Freeing South Africa from British rule, b) Freeing Indochina from French rule, c) Freeing Ethiopia from Italian rule, d) Freeing Cuba from Spanish rule.
2. By the 1890s America a) was still nursing its Civil War wounds, b) was isolationist and avoiding foreign affairs, c) had shifted from an agricultural economy to an industrial one, d) was hitting an economic boom.
3. The following theory encouraged many Americans to think of themselves as superior to people of color, believing that the "fittest" were destined to rule: a) Social Darwinism, b) Dialectical Materialism, c) Empiricism, d) Anarchism.
4. Besides the United States, which other country was strongly interested in the Philippines and almost landed there? a) Great Britain, b) France, c) Germany, d) Italy.
5. How much did the United States pay Spain for the Philippines? a) $5 million, b) $10 million, c) $20 million, d) $50 million.
6. In 1898, the United States added the following as part of its empire: a) Fiji, the Philippines, Haiti, b) Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, c) Hawaii, Fiji, and Costa Rica, d) the Dominican Republic, New Zealand, Macao.
7. The following policy enunciated in 1899-1900 by Secretary of State Hay specified that China trade should be open to all and that China should not be broken up: a) Monroe Doctrine, b) Lend Lease, c) Open Door policy, d) Free Trade Initiative.
8. President Woodrow Wilson exhibited the following qualities when it came to international relations: a) had an expansionist, preoccupation with empire building, b) had a legalistic-moralistic perspective, c) was a realist, willing to use military force to assure deterrence, d) was a confused, incompetent president that never responded to the German threat.
9. What was the attitude of most Americans toward Europeans after World War I? a) They were perceived as tricky and unreliable, b) Europe is the cradle of culture and civilization and must be respected, c) Although considered irresponsible, Europeans paid their war debts consistently, d) They greatly admired and respected the Europeans.
10. Who did the Nye Committee in the Senate blame for America's involvement in World War I? a) President Wilson, b) The British government, c) U.S. bankers and munitions makers, d) The German government.
11. Signed in 1941, the following was the spiritual child of Wilson's Fourteen Points: a) The Pacific Mandate, b) The Atlantic Charter, c) The American-British Alliance, d) The Peace And Freedom Charter.
12. The period of military and political tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after World War II is referred to as: a) Deterrence, b) Detente, c) Mutually Assured Destruction, d) Cold War.
13. How did Franklin Roosevelt hope to win the cooperation of Stalin prior to his death? a) By reverting back to the interwar policy of isolationism, b) By reverting back to the Wilsonian concept and trade peace, c) By using a combination of the "carrot and the stick," d) By trying to charm him.
14. The Eisenhower policy of massive retaliation for Soviet-bloc aggression took America to the brink of nuclear war: a) 1 time, b) 2 times, c) 3 times, d) America was never taken to the brink because such an act would be insane.
15. The Truman Doctrine: a) was initiated to return back to the isolationist policies of the inter-war years, b) was a negotiated and compromised settlement that assured Soviet cooperation after World War II, c) was a U.S. policy of actively opposing the Soviets worldwide, d) was instituted to integrate the economies of Eastern Europe and the U.S. to prevent tensions and conflicts.
16. Begun in 1948 by the U.S., it pumped $12 billion into war-torn Europe to help prevent communist expansion and was a major part of American containment policy: a) The Marshall Plan, b) The Open Door Policy, c) The Eisenhower Doctrine, d) The Dulles Development Strategy.
17. George Kennan believed that over time, the policy of Containment would: a) isolate the Soviet Union into becoming more belligerent, b) bring the Soviet system to its knees allowing the U.S. to destroy it, c) result in permanent blocs of nations between democracy and communism, d) eventually lead to the breakup of the Soviet Union or its gradual mellowing.
18. Roskin and Berry envision a future whereby the following two entities will pose a threat to the national security interests of the U.S.: a) Eastern Europe and Russia, b) Islamist terrorism and China, c) Shortages of energy and global warming, d) human rights and hunger.
Fill-in Questions
1. Alfred T. Mahan's seapower theory argued that:
a) nations _____ expand or decline and that,
b) seapower is the ____ to expansion.
c) To assure its overseas ______, a nation needs a strong navy, which
d) in turn, needs ______as "coaling stations" to service its ships.
2. What factors forced the United States into World War I?
a) the unrestricted ______warfare practiced by the Germans in early 1917,
b) President Wilson became incensed at an intercepted German telegram suggesting to ______that it might be able to recover the ______,
c) British propaganda blanketed the U.S., emphasizing the barbarity of the "_____."
d) The ouster of the tsarist government of Russia in early 1917 now made the war look like a contest between democracy and ______.
3. What are the 4 schools of U.S. Foreign Policy articulated by Walter Russell Mead in 2001?
a) Hamiltonian, a ______-oriented approach that seeks to make America secure and powerful by ______means.
b) Wilsonian, an idealistic vision for ______through diplomatic ______, international organizations, and international law.
c) Jeffersonian, a ______-____ cautious policy that opposes too much foreign involvement because it can hurt domestic American institutions and throws away lives and money in unnecessary _____.
d) Jacksonian, the view of the common man, is often ignorant, ______, and prone to _____ when America is attacked.
Ethnicity & Global Diversity
Kelleher, pgs. 26-30
True or False Questions
1. According to Kelleher and Klein, it is diversity that often makes it difficult to resolve common world problems. True or False
2. In order to create a peaceful and cooperative world, people must come to understand the differences that exist among cultures and respect the depth of those differences. True or False
3. Internal changes are negotiated by the members of a society, but do not necessarily gain the favor of the culture itself. True or False
4. After decades of foreign pressure to overthrow communist regimes, the changes came from within. True or False
5. Under the British in the nineteenth century, the political offices of women in their African colonial states were dramatically increased. True or False
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why would a well-educated political leader in one country be diametrically opposed to an equally well-educated political leader in another according to Kelleher and Klein? a) Because some leaders are simply inferior to others and can never grasp the true meaning of reality, b) Because their values and culture may create a different interpretation of reality, c) Because human beings live in an age where truth and reality conflict with another, d) Because the nature of the mind is based on conflict and aggression where no amount of education can temper these negative characteristics.
2. The assumptions that the most technologically advanced societies are chosen to be superior and by nature to rule the world and that less complex societies are inferior and doomed to extinction: a) Cultural Innovation, b) Sophisticated Development, c) Social Darwinism, d) Societal Hierarchy.
3. All traits of a culture influence all others: a) diversity, b) inclusion, c) adaption, d) holism.
4. What is an example of an external change that was not voluntary? a) trade agreements, b) drug therapies, c) computer technology, d) colonialism.
Fill-in Questions
1. What are the two contrasting truths of humanity according to Kelleher and Klein?
a) all human beings share a common ______and
b) different people have developed individual _____to deal with these human problems in their own ______.
2. In traditional Inuit culture the importance of hunting and gathering in the economic system is reinforced by:
a) the political focus on ______and ______resolution,
b) the centrality of ______families,
c) the importance of animal ______in ______.
Answers
True or False Questions, Roskin, pgs. 45-55
1. False
3. True
5. True
7. False
9. False
11. False
13. False
Multiple Choice Questions
1. d
3. a
5. c
7. c
9. a
11. b
13. d
15. c
17. d
Fill-in Questions
1. a) must, b) key, c) commerce, d) colonies
3. a) commerce, economic, b) peace, agreements, c) hands-off, wars, d) isolationist, rage
True or False Questions, Kelleher, pgs. 26-30
1. True
3. False
5. False
Multiple Choice Questions
1. b
3. d
Fill-in Questions
1. a) heritage, b) ways, environments
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