Final Exam

A  New York Yankees

B  The Los Angeles Angels

C  Boston Red Sox

D  Detroit Tigers

A  False

B  True

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

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

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

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

A  Rates determined by global currency markets

B  When rates are randomly determined

C  Established exchange of rates between different governments

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

A  A gold standard

B  A “basket” of currencies

C  The Chinese Yen

D  The U.S. dollar

A  Through control of interest rates

B  Through strict regulation of domestic corporations

C  Pure luck

D  Through strict regulation of international corporations

A  True

B  False

A  India

B  The United States

C  Germany

D  China

A  hoard money

B  go to war

C  stop printing money

D  increase domestic spending

A  To lend money to citizens of different nations

B  To monitor the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

C  To provide loans to countries of the world

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

A  To lend money to citizens of different nations

B  To provide loans to countries of the world

C  To monitor the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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

A  Fixed rates that provide greater certainty for exporters and importers

B  Rates determined by global currency markets

C  Exchange rates that always fluctuate greatly

D  Established exchange of rates between different governments

A  The total value of a state’s currency

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

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

D  The rate of money compared to its inflation

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  The United Nations banking sector

B  The International Monetary fund

C  The Federal Reserve

D  The Standard Mint

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

B  develop foreign relationships to import goods at a cheaper rate

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

D  raise tariffs and protect natural resources

A  Not allowing any imports

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

C  Substituting domestic goods for cheaper foreign goods

D  Using cheaper goods to bolster the economy

A  Hong Kong

B  South Korea

C  Taiwan

D  Cambodia

A  East

B  North

C  South

D  West

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

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

B  A shift in population from cities to the country

C  A shift in population from the country to cities

D  A decrease in economic activity due to over-expansion

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

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

B  A collective response to violence

C  A focus on diplomacy instead of military action

D  Military actions short of violence, such as sanctions

A  True

B  False

A  Trilateral

B  Global

C  Regional

D  Bilateral

A  Regional

B  Global

C  Bilateral

D  Trilateral

A  Russia

B  Germany

C  France

D  China

A  the 5 great world powers

B  all member states

C  a shifting coalition of 15 states

D  all states except North Korea and Pakistan

A  Smooth transition of power

B  random act of intergovernmental violence

C  Coup d’ etat

D  Revolution

A  True

B  False

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

B  terrorism directed at members of a specific identity group

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

D  targeting only military personnel

A  The Vice President

B  The Speaker of the House

C  The President

D  Congress

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

B  The number of domestic troops a state has

C  The ability to use military force far from your homeland

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

A  The Vietnam War

B  The Gulf War

C  WWII

D  WWI

A  12

B  9

C  8

D  7

A  False

B  True

A  Selected targeting

B  Categorical

C  Indiscriminate

D  Cyber

A  WWI

B  The Cold War

C  The War of 1812

D  The Gulf War

A  False

B  True

A  The Gulf War

B  WWII

C  The Bay of Pigs

D  The Vietnam War

A  True

B  False

A  Mercantilism

B  Annexation

C  Irredentism

D  Secession

A  Limited war

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

C  An economic policy designed to build trade and accumulate wealth

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

A  Fighting with a hit and run strategy

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

C  An ideological conflict

D  The goal of regaining lost territory from another state

A  a war between groups of the same state

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

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

D  when civilians are targeted

A  Global War

B  Cold War

C  Total War

D  Limited War