Foreign Policy Test

Our Foreign Policy test will be on Monday, 4/7 (B-Day) and Tuesday, 4/8 (A-Day).  All students should have received their study guide on Wednesday & Thursday.  For students that were absent or may have misplaced their study guide, it is pasted below.  Remember to use ALL of the resources available to you to study (online textbook, scenario handouts, completed assignments).  As always, failing grades (below 70%) will be eligible for recycling.

Foreign Policy Study Guide

Resources to use:

Read Chapter 8, Lesson 3 & Study 5 Review Questions and Guided Reading---Foreign Policy Notes---                                              8 War & Conflict Scenarios---Review U.S. Diplomat Assignment---Review Chapter 25

Diplomacy 101 Website – http://diplomacy.state.gov/discoverdiplomacy/diplomacy101/

1.       Compare the differences between U.S. domestic & foreign policy?

2.       What is the mission of the U.S. Department of State?  What cabinet position is at the head of this department?

3.       What are 5 categories of foreign policy carried out by the U.S. Department of State?

4.       Define ambassador:

5.       Who is in charge of appointing all U.S. ambassadors?

6.       Who must then approve all of these appointments?

7.       Define embassy:

8.       Explain how the legislative branch checks the executive branch when it comes to signing treaties.

9.       Explain the purpose of the following international organizations:

a.       UN:

b.      UNICEF:

c.       NATO:

d.      NAFTA:

10.   What 3 countries make up NAFTA?

11.   What are the four main goals of foreign policy?

12.   Who in the U.S. has the power to declare war?

13.   Who is in charge of the U.S. military?

14.   What three reasons caused the U.S. to get involved in WWI?

15.   What one major reason caused the U.S. to get involved in WWII?

16.   Why was the Bay of Pigs Invasion such a disaster?

17.   What type of government does North Korea have?  What type of government does South Korea have?

18.   Why doesn’t the U.S. recognize the governments of countries like Cuba & North Korea?

19.   Which country placed missiles in Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis and why?

20.   How did President Carter attempt to solve the Iran hostage crisis?  Did it work?

21.   Why did the U.S. launch Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War I?

22.   What did President Bush accuse Iraq of doing that led to the Iraq War (Gulf War II)?

23.   How did the result of Gulf War I lead to the beginning of the Iraq War (Gulf War II)?