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Question 1

What reasons were cited for the 'decline' of American power at the end of the Cold War?

a) Welfare overspending and inflation

b) Defence overspending and budget deficits

c) Defence under-spending and budget deficits

d) Technological inferiority relative to the Soviet Union

Question 2

What was meant by the term 'New World Order'?

a) A new democratic internationalism led by the United States

b) A new balance of power between the US and China

c) A new global economic framework

d) A new era of globalization

Question 3

What was 'democratic enlargement'?

a) A proposal for reform of the US system of government

b) A proposal for the extension of democratic rule globally

c) A proposal for the extension of free markets

d) Both b and c

Question 4

What was meant by the term 'Rogue States'?

a) States aligned with the USSR during the Cold War

b) States outside of the 'family of nations'

c) Communist States

d) The former Soviet states

Question 5

How did the relationship between President and Congress develop under George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton?

a) Congress asserted its primacy in foreign policy

b) US foreign policy became substantially decentralized

c) The Presidency welcomed the influence of Congress

d) None of the above

Question 6

What was the 'New Populism'?

a) A strand of neo-isolationist sentiment

b) A strand of internationalist sentiment

c) An expression of American cultural superiority

d) Increased incorporation of public opinion in foreign policy making

Question 7

How did relations with Russia develop under George H.W. Bush?

a) Cautious support for Gorbachev and Yeltsin

b) Unreserved support for Gorbachev and Yeltsin

c) Denouncement of Gorbachev, but support for Yeltsin

d) Denouncement of Gorbachev and Yeltsin

Question 8

Why did George H.W. Bush allow Saddam Hussein to remain in power after the Gulf War of 1991?

a) Lack of US firepower

b) Concern over oil supplies

c) Limited UN mandate and fear of a protracted conflict

d) Difficult terrain and fear of civilian casualties

Question 9

What role did 'geoeconomics' play in Clinton's relations with Russia?

a) The US inhibited the marketization of the Russian economy

b) The US promoted the marketization of the Russian economy

c) The US supported public ownership of natural resources

d) None; the US was only concerned with security issues

Question 10

What was unique about the NATO intervention in Kosovo?

a) It was the first time the US became involved in the Balkans

b) It was the first time NATO used military force

c) It was the first war won by airpower alone

d) It was the first war to employ 'smart weapons'

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Chapter 05

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