Final Exam

A  New York Yankees

B  Boston Red Sox

C  Detroit Tigers

D  The Los Angeles Angels

A  False

B  True

A  When the government taxes citizens at 65% of their personal income

B  When a central bank does not print enough money and goods decrease in price

C  When the federal reserve raises interest rates to a level that makes borrowing extremely difficult and money circulation very low

D  The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, and thereby purchasing power is decreasing

A  When national governments print money in order to reduce budget deficits

B  Established exchange of rates between different governments

C  Rates determined by global currency markets

D  When rates are randomly determined

A  A gold standard

B  The Chinese Yen

C  A “basket” of currencies

D  The U.S. dollar

A  Through strict regulation of domestic corporations

B  Through strict regulation of international corporations

C  Through control of interest rates

D  Pure luck

A  True

B  False

A  India

B  Germany

C  The United States

D  China

A  stop printing money

B  increase domestic spending

C  hoard money

D  go to war

A  To provide loans to countries of the world

B  To monitor the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

C  To coordinate international currency exchange and the balance of international payments

D  To lend money to citizens of different nations

A  To monitor the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

B  To coordinate international currency exchange and the balance of international payments

C  To provide loans to countries of the world

D  To lend money to citizens of different nations

A  Established exchange of rates between different governments

B  Exchange rates that always fluctuate greatly

C  Fixed rates that provide greater certainty for exporters and importers

D  Rates determined by global currency markets

A  The rate of money compared to its inflation

B  The total value of a state’s currency

C  The rate of a state’s money compared to how much gold they have in reserve

D  The rate at which one state’s currency can be exchanged for the currency of another state

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  The United Nations banking sector

B  The Federal Reserve

C  The Standard Mint

D  The International Monetary fund

A  develop foreign relationships to import goods at a cheaper rate

B  raise tariffs and protect natural resources

C  develop local industries to produce goods a state has traditionally imported

D  develop industries capable of competing in specific niches in the world economy

A  Using cheaper goods to bolster the economy

B  Not allowing any imports

C  Substituting domestic goods for cheaper foreign goods

D  A strategy of developing local industries to produce goods a state has traditionally imported

A  Cambodia

B  Taiwan

C  South Korea

D  Hong Kong

A  West

B  South

C  East

D  North

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

A  A lack of agricultural production, which leads to economic downturn

B  A shift in population from the country to cities

C  A shift in population from cities to the country

D  A decrease in economic activity due to over-expansion

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  A collective response to violence

B  The idea that states will not do things that they do not want other states to do to them

C  A focus on diplomacy instead of military action

D  Military actions short of violence, such as sanctions

A  False

B  True

A  Global

B  Regional

C  Bilateral

D  Trilateral

A  Bilateral

B  Trilateral

C  Global

D  Regional

A  Germany

B  Russia

C  France

D  China

A  a shifting coalition of 15 states

B  the 5 great world powers

C  all member states

D  all states except North Korea and Pakistan

A  Coup d’ etat

B  Smooth transition of power

C  Revolution

D  random act of intergovernmental violence

A  False

B  True

A  when the goal is to simply kill as many people as possible

B  targeting only military personnel

C  a very specific act of terror, sometimes directed at one person

D  terrorism directed at members of a specific identity group

A  Congress

B  The President

C  The Speaker of the House

D  The Vice President

A  The number of domestic troops a state has

B  A state’s population, military size, and GDP

C  The number of land, air, and sea troops a state has

D  The ability to use military force far from your homeland

A  WWII

B  The Gulf War

C  WWI

D  The Vietnam War

A  8

B  9

C  7

D  12

A  True

B  False

A  Categorical

B  Indiscriminate

C  Cyber

D  Selected targeting

A  WWI

B  The Gulf War

C  The War of 1812

D  The Cold War

A  True

B  False

A  WWII

B  The Gulf War

C  The Vietnam War

D  The Bay of Pigs

A  True

B  False

A  Secession

B  Annexation

C  Irredentism

D  Mercantilism

A  Economic sanctions designed to hurt the people, and government, of another country

B  An economic policy designed to build trade and accumulate wealth

C  Limited war

D  When a Senator does not live in the state she represents

A  An ideological conflict

B  The goal of regaining lost territory from another state

C  A region attempting to leave an existing state and create a new independent state

D  Fighting with a hit and run strategy

A  when civilians are targeted

B  war where the goal is to achieve surrender and occupation of an enemy country

C  a war between groups of the same state

D  war fought between two states through a third party, in which neither of the states directly engage one another

A  Global War

B  Limited War

C  Total War

D  Cold War