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Question 1

Richard Rose has coined the term 'intermestic'. What does he mean by such a term?

a) Close affinity in the foreign policies of two independent nations, for example between the US and the UK

b) The growing overlap between domestic and international politics

c) The growing influence which domestic pressure groups can exercise on the foreign relations of states

d) The increasing intertwining of the foreign policy of EU member states

Question 2

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises Britain's position in the international system at the end of World War II?

a) Britain was reduced to the role of a minor player in international politics

b) Britain led a group of independently minded nations who sought to act as a 'third force' between the two superpowers

c) Britain was no longer a Great Power and enjoyed the status of a medium-sized power

d) The Allied victory in World War II ensured the restoration of Britain's pre-war position in the international system

Question 3

Which of the following prime ministers is widely regarded as exceptional in prioritizing relations with Europe over those of the United States?

a) Anthony Eden

b) Harold Wilson

c) Edward Heath

d) James Callaghan

Question 4

Why was the Suez crisis of 1956 so significant in the post-war trajectory of British foreign policy?

a) It demonstrated that Britain could not trust France as an ally and caused such friction in NATO that France had to exit the organisation

b) It indicated to Britain's political elite that Britain was no longer a great power which could act independently of the US

c) It erased British shame of the appeasement of Hitler by intervening against Nasser's totalitarian regime

d) It demonstrated that Britain needed the assistance of other medium sized nations like France and Israel to successfully undertake military action

Question 5

A realpolitik view of international affairs argues which of the following?

a) A liberal democratic state should be willing to commit its military to securing regime change in totalitarian or authoritarian states

b) Nation states should pursue their interests by harnessing information and knowledge to its advantage than exercising military or economic power

c) Nation states should not be bound by ethical considerations or political doctrine but should pursue their national interest without constraint

d) Nation states actions are pre-eminently determined by how they create their own identities as international actors

Question 6

Why did the United States invasion of Grenada in 1983 provoke controversy in the UK?

a) The Grenadian government was being supported by the British government

b) The United States did not consult Britain about its invasion plans

c) The United States refused to accept Britain's offer to commit troops to the invasion of Grenada

d) The Labour Party attacked the Conservative Party's support for a US invasion in the 1983 general election

Question 7

Why were the activities of Sandline International a matter of controversy in recent British foreign policy?

a) They were a British company which were supplied mercenaries which fought against NATO forces in Kosovo

b) They were a British company which were found to have taken weapons to Sierra Leone in contravention of UK law

c) They were a British company which sold arms to Indonesia where they were used to repress opposition in East Timor

d) They were a British company which was found guilty of supplying arms to Iraq during the supergun affair

Question 8

'Unilateralist' in the context of defence policy can be most accurately defined as which one of the following?

a) An approach to defence which stresses the merits of remaining neutral in international conflicts

b) An approach to defence which emphasises the moral example of a nation undertaking independent action

c) An approach to defence which stresses that an individual nation must reserve the right to take action outside the resolutions of the UN

d) An approach to defence which advocates avoiding any alliances with other nations

Question 9

Which one of the following statements about British foreign and defence policy is not correct?

a) British defence spending as a proportion of GDP has increased significantly since the end of the Cold War

b) There is a tendency towards bi-partisanship in foreign and defence policy

c) The invasion of Iraq in 2003 was the most politically controversial military expedition involving British troops since Suez

d) Britain has been committed to defence using nuclear weapons since 1947

Question 10

A key distinction between the defence policy of the Labour Party in the 1980s and thereafter is...

a) ...Labour was committed to withdrawal from NATO during the 1980s but now accepts membership.

b) ...Labour was committed to non-nuclear defence in the 1980s but now accepts a British nuclear deterrent.

c) ...Labour supported European defence cooperation in the 1980s but now opposes it.

d) ...Labour supported neutrality in international affairs in the 1980s and has now abandoned that policy.

Oxford University Press, Online Resource Centre, Chapter 31.

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