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How does public opinion exhibit varying levels of importance in defense policy?

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The U.S.public usually supports the judg...

Question 2

Defense spending per capita is highest in

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A)  Japan.
B)  the United States.
C)  France.
D)  Great Britain.
E)  Germany.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

The communists took over China in ________.

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A)  1917
B)  1929
C)  1935
D)  1949
E)  1962F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Regarding assistance to developing nations,which of the following countries ranks lowest in terms of per capita expenditures?

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A)  Canada
B)  Germany
C)  France
D)  the United States
E)  Great BritainF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

The primary ethnic factional groups in Iraq are

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A)  Sunnis,Saudis,and Kurds.
B)  Sunnis,Shiites,and Kurds.
C)  Kurds,al Qaeda,and Saudis.
D)  Arabs,Shiites,and Sunnis.
E)  Kurds,Shiites,and Saudis.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Regarding approaches to Iraq taken by the United States and the United Nations,what was the two-track policy that ensued in late 2002?

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A)  UN weapons inspectors entered Iraq in search of WMDs,while the United States attempted to convince allies to impose sanctions against Iraq.
B)  UN weapons inspectors entered Iraq in search of WMDs,while the United States deployed combat units to Iraq's borders.
C)  The United States attempted to convince allies to impose sanctions against Iraq while deploying combat units to Iraq's borders.
D)  The United States imposed economic sanctions against Iraq while convincing Iraq's neighbors to blockade Iraq's borders.
E)  The United States imposed a blockade of Iraq's borders while convincing Iraq's neighbors to cease trading with Iraq.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

________ together account for roughly half of the economy of the European Union.

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A)  Scotland,Ireland,and Great Britain
B)  Italy,Spain,and Russia
C)  Sweden,Denmark,and Finland
D)  Great Britain,France,and Germany
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following is the measure of success in an unconventional war?

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A)  winning the support of the people
B)  territory gained
C)  enemy soldiers killed
D)  combat units destroyed
E)  regime changeF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following is true about the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S.combat forces left Vietnam in 1973.
B)  North Vietnamese forces took over the country in 1975.
C)  It was the most painful and costly application of the containment doctrine.
D)  U.S.forces were technically superior in combat to the communist fighters,although the war had no front lines and few set battles.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Since the cold war ended,U.S.policy makers' chief concern with nuclear weaponry has been

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A)  the possibility of a computer error in the U.S.or former Soviet weapons systems that could mistakenly launch a nuclear missile.
B)  the spread of nuclear technology to rogue nations or terrorist groups.
C)  the use of a tactical nuclear weapon in ethnic conflicts in Eastern Europe.
D)  the possibility that,in the process of dismantling the U.S.and former Soviet arsenals,a nuclear warhead could be accidentally detonated.
E)  the spread of nuclear technology to NATO forces.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

Regarding the position of the United States in world trade,it can be said that

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A)  the United States has never had a trade surplus.
B)  in recent years,the United States has had trade surpluses more than deficits.
C)  the United States has the most favorable balance of trade in the world.
D)  the United States is a larger market than the European Union and the Pacific Rim combined.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT an economic element of the United States in relation to its position in the world economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although it has a trade deficit with most competitors,it exports more goods than it imports.
B)  It has a wide base of natural resources.
C)  It has the most diversified economy among its major competitors.
D)  It is the most economically competitive of its major competitors.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is a true statement regarding the cold war?

Accepted Answer

A)  It never became an actual shooting war between the United States and the Soviet Union.
B)  The U.S.pursued a policy of containment.
C)  It included U.S.support for governments being threatened by communism.
D)  The global power structure was bipolar.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 14

In 2002,President George W.Bush labeled ________ "the axis of evil".

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuba,China,and Vietnam
B)  Ethiopia,Somalia,and Libya
C)  Russia,China,and North Korea
D)  Saudi Arabia,Syria,and Jordan
E)  Iraq,Iran,and North KoreaF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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