Chapter 17

Question 1

A purposeful refusal to become generally involved in the affairs of the rest of the world

Answer 1

Isolationism

Question 2

The diplomatic policy whereby a nation seeks to avoid alliances with other nations, has had a long history in the United States

Answer 2

Non-interventionism

Question 3

Everything a nation’s government says and does in world affairs

Answer 3

Foreign policy

Question 4

Who can declare war?

Answer 4

Congress

Question 5

Who warned about the dangers of the military industrial complex?

Answer 5

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 6

What was the fear of the military industrial complex/ iron triangle?

Answer 6

It would work as a cartel against the public interest

Question 7

What is the right arm in foreign affairs?

Answer 7

The state department

Question 8

What do the duties of the Secretary of State solely relate to today?

Answer 8

Foreign affairs

Question 9

Who is the current Secretary of State?

Answer 9

Mike Pompeo

Question 10

The right to send and receive diplomatic representatives

Answer 10

Legation

Question 11

How many ambassadors does the U.S. have across the world?

Answer 11

160

Question 12

What must an ambassador be knowledgeable about?

Answer 12

Language, people, history, and customs of the country they’re located in

Question 13

A certificate issued by a government to its citizens who travel or live abroad

Answer 13

Passport

Question 14

A permit to enter another state and must be obtained from the country one wishes to enter

Answer 14

Visa

Question 15

Not being subject to the laws of the state to which they are accredited

Answer 15

Diplomatic immunity

Question 16

Persona non grata

Answer 16

An unwelcome person

Question 17

Who said “war is the continuation of political relations by other means”?

Answer 17

Karl von Clausewitz

Question 18

What are the Secretary of defenses two major responsibilities?

Answer 18

1. The presidents chief aide and advisor in making and carrying out defense policy
2. Operating head of the defense department

Question 19

The National command authority (NCA) has the authority to do what?

Answer 19

Launch strategic nuclear weapons

Question 20

All nuclear weapons are governed by what rule?

Answer 20

Two-man rule

Question 21

Who is the secretary of defense?

Answer 21

James Mattis

Question 22

What is the most recent budget for the defense department?

Answer 22

$686 billion in 2018

Question 23

The largest and oldest of the armed services

Answer 23

The army

Question 24

The combat ready land force for the navy

Answer 24

The marines

Question 25

The youngest military force with 332,854 active personnel and a $140 billion budget

Answer 25

Air Force

Question 26

What is the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)?

Answer 26

An intelligence agency of the United States government

Question 27

What is the CIA’s primary function?

Answer 27

Obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments

Question 28

Where are the headquarters of the CIA?

Answer 28

In the community of Langley, Virginia

Question 29

Who is the current director of the CIA?

Answer 29

Gina Haspel

Question 30

To create a system in which participating nations agree to take joint action to meet a threat

Answer 30

Collective security

Question 31

The policy of making the U.S. and its allies so strong that it’s very strength will prevent any attack

Answer 31

Deterrence

Question 32

Says that the goal is to contain Soviet communism w/in its borders to promote the eventual collapse

Answer 32

Containment

Question 33

The official representative of a sovereign state in the conduct of its foreign affairs

Answer 33

Ambassador

Question 34

Spying

Answer 34

Espionage

Question 35

The use of violence to intimidate a government or society usually for political or ideological reasons

Answer 35

Terrorism