Final Exam

A  Detroit Tigers

B  The Los Angeles Angels

C  New York Yankees

D  Boston Red Sox

A  False

B  True

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

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

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

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

A  Established exchange of rates between different governments

B  When rates are randomly determined

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

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  Pure luck

B  Through control of interest rates

C  Through strict regulation of international corporations

D  Through strict regulation of domestic corporations

A  False

B  True

A  China

B  Germany

C  The United States

D  India

A  stop printing money

B  hoard money

C  go to war

D  increase domestic spending

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

B  To provide loans to countries of the world

C  To monitor the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

D  To lend money to citizens of different nations

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

B  To provide loans to countries of the world

C  To monitor the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

D  To lend money to citizens of different nations

A  Fixed rates that provide greater certainty for exporters and importers

B  Exchange rates that always fluctuate greatly

C  Established exchange of rates between different governments

D  Rates determined by global currency markets

A  The total value of a state’s currency

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

C  The rate of money compared to its inflation

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

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  The International Monetary fund

B  The United Nations banking sector

C  The Standard Mint

D  The Federal Reserve

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

B  raise tariffs and protect natural resources

C  develop foreign relationships to import goods at a cheaper rate

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

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

B  Substituting domestic goods for cheaper foreign goods

C  Not allowing any imports

D  Using cheaper goods to bolster the economy

A  South Korea

B  Taiwan

C  Hong Kong

D  Cambodia

A  West

B  North

C  East

D  South

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  A decrease in economic activity due to over-expansion

B  A shift in population from cities to the country

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

D  A shift in population from the country to cities

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  Military actions short of violence, such as sanctions

D  A focus on diplomacy instead of military action

A  False

B  True

A  Bilateral

B  Global

C  Trilateral

D  Regional

A  Bilateral

B  Global

C  Regional

D  Trilateral

A  China

B  France

C  Germany

D  Russia

A  the 5 great world powers

B  all states except North Korea and Pakistan

C  all member states

D  a shifting coalition of 15 states

A  Smooth transition of power

B  random act of intergovernmental violence

C  Revolution

D  Coup d’ etat

A  False

B  True

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

B  targeting only military personnel

C  terrorism directed at members of a specific identity group

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

A  Congress

B  The Vice President

C  The President

D  The Speaker of the House

A  The ability to use military force far from your homeland

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

C  The number of domestic troops a state has

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

A  WWII

B  The Vietnam War

C  The Gulf War

D  WWI

A  8

B  9

C  7

D  12

A  False

B  True

A  Cyber

B  Indiscriminate

C  Categorical

D  Selected targeting

A  The Cold War

B  The Gulf War

C  The War of 1812

D  WWI

A  False

B  True

A  The Bay of Pigs

B  The Vietnam War

C  WWII

D  The Gulf War

A  False

B  True

A  Secession

B  Annexation

C  Mercantilism

D  Irredentism

A  An economic policy designed to build trade and accumulate wealth

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

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  Total War

B  Global War

C  Cold War

D  Limited War