Final Exam

A  New York Yankees

B  The Los Angeles Angels

C  Detroit Tigers

D  Boston Red Sox

A  False

B  True

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

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

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

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

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

B  Established exchange of rates between different governments

C  When rates are randomly determined

D  Rates determined by global currency markets

A  The U.S. dollar

B  The Chinese Yen

C  A “basket” of currencies

D  A gold standard

A  Through strict regulation of international corporations

B  Through control of interest rates

C  Through strict regulation of domestic corporations

D  Pure luck

A  True

B  False

A  The United States

B  India

C  Germany

D  China

A  go to war

B  stop printing money

C  increase domestic spending

D  hoard money

A  To monitor the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

B  To lend money to citizens of different nations

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 coordinate international currency exchange and the balance of international payments

C  To provide loans to countries of the world

D  To monitor the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

A  Rates determined by global currency markets

B  Exchange rates that always fluctuate greatly

C  Fixed rates that provide greater certainty for exporters and importers

D  Established exchange of rates between different governments

A  The rate of money compared to its inflation

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

C  The total value of a state’s currency

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 Standard Mint

B  The Federal Reserve

C  The International Monetary fund

D  The United Nations banking sector

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

B  raise tariffs and protect natural resources

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

D  develop foreign relationships to import goods at a cheaper rate

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  Cambodia

B  Taiwan

C  Hong Kong

D  South Korea

A  West

B  East

C  North

D  South

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

A  A shift in population from the country to cities

B  A decrease in economic activity due to over-expansion

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

D  A shift in population from cities to the country

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  A focus on diplomacy instead of military action

B  A collective response to violence

C  Military actions short of violence, such as sanctions

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

A  False

B  True

A  Trilateral

B  Global

C  Regional

D  Bilateral

A  Trilateral

B  Global

C  Bilateral

D  Regional

A  Germany

B  China

C  Russia

D  France

A  all member states

B  a shifting coalition of 15 states

C  the 5 great world powers

D  all states except North Korea and Pakistan

A  random act of intergovernmental violence

B  Coup d’ etat

C  Smooth transition of power

D  Revolution

A  True

B  False

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

B  terrorism directed at members of a specific identity group

C  targeting only military personnel

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

A  The President

B  Congress

C  The Vice President

D  The Speaker of the House

A  The number of domestic troops a state has

B  The ability to use military force far from your homeland

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

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

A  The Vietnam War

B  WWII

C  WWI

D  The Gulf War

A  8

B  9

C  7

D  12

A  True

B  False

A  Cyber

B  Indiscriminate

C  Selected targeting

D  Categorical

A  The Gulf War

B  WWI

C  The War of 1812

D  The Cold War

A  False

B  True

A  WWII

B  The Vietnam War

C  The Bay of Pigs

D  The Gulf War

A  True

B  False

A  Secession

B  Annexation

C  Irredentism

D  Mercantilism

A  Limited war

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

C  An economic policy designed to build trade and accumulate wealth

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

A  An ideological conflict

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

C  Fighting with a hit and run strategy

D  The goal of regaining lost territory from another state

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  Cold War

C  Limited War

D  Total War