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Question 1

Why did US policy-makers generally support early moves toward European integration such as the European Coal and Steel Community?

a) They hoped it would supply America's Coal and Steel needs

b) They hoped it would eventually incorporate the Soviet Union

c) They hoped it would encourage the economic and political consolidation of Western Europe

d) They hoped it would keep Europe economically and politically divided

Question 2

Why did de Gaulle object to the idea of an 'Atlantic Partnership'?

a) He preferred the idea of an 'Atlantic Community'

b) He viewed it as a challenge to Europe's ties with the Soviet Union

c) Both a and b

d) He viewed it as a cover for American domination of Europe

Question 3

In what way did the Nixon doctrine alter US policy towards European integration?

a) US support for European integration became unconditional

b) US support for European integration was no longer guaranteed

c) US support for European integration would only come in financial form

d) The US no longer supported European integration

Question 4

Which of the following describes the Carter administration's perception of US relations with Europe?

a) Empire

b) Alliance

c) Interdependence

d) None of the above

Question 5

How did the Reagan administration react to moves towards a distinct European defense identity?

a) It reiterated the primacy of NATO

b) It encouraged this development

c) It withdrew US forces from Europe

d) It cut back on defense spending

Question 6

What role did the George H.W. Bush administration envisage for the EC in the 'New World Order'?

a) The EC as the new 'world police'

b) The EC as a stabilizing influence on the former Soviet states

c) The EC as an ideological challenge to the US

d) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of the 'three Ds' outlined by Clinton's Secretary of State Madeline Albright in response to proposals for a European Security and Defense Policy?

a) No duplication of capabilities

b) No deployment of European troops

c) No discrimination by Europe between states deemed unacceptable to the US

d) No decoupling of Europe from the US

Question 8

How has the 'War on Terror' affected US-EU relations?

a) It has exacerbated divisions between the US and the EU

b) It has stimulated cooperation between the US and the EU

c) It has led to greater emphasis on bilateral relations between the US and individual European states

d) All of the above

Question 9

What did Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld mean by the phrase 'the new Europe'?

a) Turkey

b) The ex-Soviet states of Eastern Europe

c) Post-communist Russia

d) The Middle East

Question 10

What is meant by Robert Kagan's assertion that 'Americans are from Mars' (and Europeans are 'from Venus')?

a) Americans employ 'soft power' more readily, whereas Europeans tend to rely on 'hard power'

b) Americans employ 'hard power' more readily, whereas Europeans tend to rely on 'soft power'

c) Americans tend to emphasize process, whereas Europeans tend to emphasize outcomes

d) Americans employ civilian power more readily, whereas Europeans favor the military option

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