Final Exam

A  Boston Red Sox

B  Detroit Tigers

C  The Los Angeles Angels

D  New York Yankees

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  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  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  Rates determined by global currency markets

C  When rates are randomly determined

D  Established exchange of rates between different governments

A  The Chinese Yen

B  The U.S. dollar

C  A “basket” of currencies

D  A gold standard

A  Pure luck

B  Through control of interest rates

C  Through strict regulation of domestic corporations

D  Through strict regulation of international corporations

A  True

B  False

A  India

B  Germany

C  The United States

D  China

A  stop printing money

B  increase domestic spending

C  go to war

D  hoard money

A  To provide loans to countries of the world

B  To lend money to citizens of different nations

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

D  To monitor the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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  Established exchange of rates between different governments

B  Rates determined by global currency markets

C  Exchange rates that always fluctuate greatly

D  Fixed rates that provide greater certainty for exporters and importers

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  False

B  True

A  The United Nations banking sector

B  The International Monetary fund

C  The Federal Reserve

D  The Standard Mint

A  raise tariffs and protect natural resources

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

C  develop foreign relationships to import goods at a cheaper rate

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

A  Substituting domestic goods for cheaper foreign goods

B  Using cheaper goods to bolster the economy

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

D  Not allowing any imports

A  Taiwan

B  South Korea

C  Cambodia

D  Hong Kong

A  West

B  East

C  North

D  South

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

A  A shift in population from cities to the country

B  A decrease in economic activity due to over-expansion

C  A shift in population from the country to cities

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

A  True

B  False

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  A focus on diplomacy instead of military action

B  Military actions short of violence, such as sanctions

C  A collective response to violence

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

A  True

B  False

A  Trilateral

B  Regional

C  Global

D  Bilateral

A  Bilateral

B  Trilateral

C  Global

D  Regional

A  France

B  Russia

C  China

D  Germany

A  a shifting coalition of 15 states

B  all states except North Korea and Pakistan

C  the 5 great world powers

D  all member states

A  Smooth transition of power

B  random act of intergovernmental violence

C  Coup d’ etat

D  Revolution

A  True

B  False

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

B  targeting only military personnel

C  terrorism directed at members of a specific identity group

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  A state’s population, military size, and GDP

C  The ability to use military force far from your homeland

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

A  The Vietnam War

B  The Gulf War

C  WWI

D  WWII

A  9

B  8

C  7

D  12

A  False

B  True

A  Indiscriminate

B  Categorical

C  Selected targeting

D  Cyber

A  The Gulf War

B  WWI

C  The War of 1812

D  The Cold War

A  True

B  False

A  The Gulf War

B  WWII

C  The Vietnam War

D  The Bay of Pigs

A  False

B  True

A  Annexation

B  Irredentism

C  Secession

D  Mercantilism

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

B  Limited war

C  An economic policy designed to build trade and accumulate wealth

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

A  The goal of regaining lost territory from another state

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

C  Fighting with a hit and run strategy

D  An ideological conflict

A  when civilians are targeted

B  a war between groups of the same state

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

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

A  Global War

B  Total War

C  Limited War

D  Cold War