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Question 1

What was the goal of 'containment' during the Cold War?

a) Preventing the collapse of the European empires

b) Preventing the spread of Soviet communism

c) Maintaining the integrity of the Soviet Union

d) Pushing back the boundaries of the Soviet bloc

Question 2

Which of these is not a recommendation of the Powell Doctrine on the use of US military force?

a) A clear aim and rules of engagement

b) A clear exit strategy

c) Incremental increase in the level of force used

d) Assurance of public support

Question 3

Why was the limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile systems assumed to increase mutual security during the Cold War?

a) It assured mutual vulnerability

b) It assured the vulnerability of the US, but not the Soviet Union

c) It assured the vulnerability of the Soviet Union, but not the US

d) It assured the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons

Question 4

What was the significance of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in terms of arms control?

a) It was the first agreement on nuclear weapons between the US and the Soviet Union

b) It was the first agreement between the US and the Soviet Union over the issue of Europe

c) It was the first agreement that sought to eliminate a category of nuclear weapons

d) It was the first time the principle of arms control was recognized in international law

Question 5

What strategy did the US adopt towards Iraq in the 1990s?

a) Containment

b) Engagement

c) Rollback

d) None of the above

Question 6

Why has the George W. Bush administration argued that a 'Revolution in Military Affairs' is required for the US?

a) Because China leads the way in hi-tech weaponry

b) To meet the challenge of asymmetric threats

c) To supply its anti-terrorist allies

d) To revitalize containment

Question 7

Why does the Bush administration argue that a national missile defence system is now necessary and feasible?

a) The US can easily afford it

b) Nuclear missile attacks are likely to be limited in scale

c) Nuclear missile attacks are likely to be overwhelming

d) It will reduce US reliance on offensive weapons

Question 8

What has the Bush administration's policy of 'preemption' been so controversial?

a) It is the first time the US has invoked the logic of preventive war

b) It is unpopular with the US military

c) It conflates 'pre-emption' with prevention

d) It returns the US to the doctrine of containment

Question 9

Why is the war in Afghanistan not considered to be a 'preemptive' war?

a) The war was over in a matter of weeks

b) The war against the Taliban had been planned for some time previous

c) The war against the Taliban was treated as a war of self-defence

d) There were no weapons of mass destruction

Question 10

In what sense was Donald Rumsfeld's strategy for the 2003 invasion of Iraq a departure from the Powell doctrine?

a) It rejected the need for overwhelming force

b) It rejected the need for public support

c) It rejected the need for technological superiority

d) It rejected the need for Colin Powell

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Chapter 07

Instructions