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United States Foreign Policy and World Affairs Exam

(100 Points)
True/False: 2 Points Each (Total 20 Points)
1) The United States signed, but has not ratified, the international climate change
agreement called the Kyoto Protocol. F
2) The US Constitution gives the power to negotiate and sign treaties to the Senate.
F
3) The North American Free Trade Agreement is an example of both a Free Trade
Agreement and a Regional Trading Agreement. T
4) The League of Nations is an international organization formed in 1945 to promote
international peace, security, and cooperation between member nation-states. F
5) In the 1990s, the US was able to make peace in the Balkans through diplomacy. T
6) The US Constitution gives the power to negotiate and sign treaties to the
president. T
7) The Washington Consensus is/was a set free-market, neoliberal, economic policies
dictated to developing countries by Washington, D. C.-based international
institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. T
8) Global poverty rates have decreased under globalization and US-led neoliberal
foreign policy since 1945. T
9) Canada is the USs top trading partner. T
10) The US imports the majority of its needed petroleum from countries in the Middle
East. F
Matching: 2 Points Each (Total 20 Points)

MFN A not-for-profit organization NGO

NATO The international court that prosecutes war crimes and crimes against
humanity ICC
WTO
Is the judicial branch of the UN that settles disputes between nation-states
IMF that have been submitted to the court ICJ
FTA The political and economic union between the majority of European states
EU
ICC
The free trade agreement between the US, Canada, and Mexico NAFTA
ICJ This principle is the cornerstone of both GATT and WTO trade law MFN
EU The intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade WTO
NAFTA The US-led military alliance that commits each member state to mutual
defense in response to an attack from another state NATO
NGO The Washington-D.C.-based international organization that works to create
global monetary cooperation and economic growth IMF
An agreement between two or more nation-states to lower barriers to trade
such as quotas and tariffs FTA
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Multiple Choice & Fill-in-the-Blank 2 Points Each (10 Points Total)

21) The United States is a member of which of the following international
organizations?
(Circle All That Apply)
A) ICC
B) EU
C) WTO
D) ICJ
E) IMF
22) Each of the following have been components of US foreign policy since 1945
except:
A) Neoliberalism
B) Containment
C) Isolationism
D) Economic and Cultural Hegemony
23) In 1973, the CIA-backed a coup to overthrow Chiles democratically elected
government of Salvador Allende because which of the following reasons?
A) Allende declared his alignment (support) to the Soviet Union
B) President Nixon and Henry Kissinger were scared of the Marxist dominos
falling in Latin America
C) The US was concerned with alleged human rights abuses by Allendes
government
D) Allende declared support of Castros Cuba
24) What was the idea behind the domino theory?
A) Communism would spread to neighboring nation-states if left unchecked
B) Once the USSR economy began collapsing, the iron curtain would fall
C) The military would only be successful if the President showed strong leadership
D) Capitalism was morally superior to Communism
25) What is the structure of the United Nations Security Council?
A) 5 permanent members and 10 rotating members, all of which have veto power
B) 10 permanent members with veto powers, and 5 rotating members
C) 5 permanent members and 5 rotating members, all of which have veto power
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D) 5 permanent members with veto power, and 10 rotating members

Short Answer 15 Points Each (30 Total Points)

26) What are at least three components of neoliberalism, what two leaders advocated
its adoption, and what decade were they advocating it?
Components: (4/3) (1) free trade (trade liberalization), (2) deregulation, (3)
privatization, and (4) government austerity (decrease in government spending)
Two Leaders: (2/2) Regan and Thatcher
Decade: (1/1) 1980s (would give credit for any mention of 1970s, Chile, Chicago
Boys, etc.)
7/6 Points possible, but 7/6 = 6/6
6/6 = 15 points
5/6 = 13 points
4/6 = 11 points
3/6 = 9 points
2/6 = 7 points
1/6 = 5 points
0=0
27) Describe how the Washington Consensus was utilized to implement US foreign
policy in Colombia in 3-5 sentences:
-US connected US foreign aid (2/1) (from the US-controlled IMF and WB) to free-
market, (1/1) neoliberal economic reforms in Colombia
>(1/1) Also used aid to implement US illicit drug policy
>(1/1) Pan Colombia (military aid, $$ & intelligence) to fight against narco-
trafficking, but was also connected to Colombias economic policies
(2/1) >That is, US was supporting right-wing government and fighting against
leftist rebels (FARC) in the name of drug control, when in reality both pro-
government paramilitary groups and leftist guerillas were trafficking drugs >
so Pan Colombia seems to be more political, aiming to implement US
foreign policy interests (right-wing/centrist government), than about
drug control
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7/5 points possible, but 7/5 = 5/5

5/5 = 15 points
4/5 = 13
3/5 = 11
2/5 = 9
1/5 = 5
0=0
Essay Question 20 Points
28) Write at least a five paragraph essay arguing either for, or against, the US-led
process of economic and political globalization seen since 1945, while at the same time
examining both the positive and negative consequences of globalism.
Rubric:
___/5 Grammar, Structure, & Organization: The essay is at least five paragraphs,
includes a well thought out thesis statement, and is organized in a logical and coherent
manner.
___/5 Well Thought Out Argument & Evidence: Essays argument is well though
out, and includes specific examples and evidence to back-up claims
___/10 Consequences of Globalization: Describe at least 2 positive and 2 negative
consequences of globalization; consequences align with argument of essay (i.e. if
arguing for globalism, student should describe more positive effects of globalization
than negative effects).