Final Exam

A  Boston Red Sox

B  The Los Angeles Angels

C  Detroit Tigers

D  New York Yankees

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

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

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

A  Rates determined by global currency markets

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

C  Established exchange of rates between different governments

D  When rates are randomly determined

A  A gold standard

B  The U.S. dollar

C  The Chinese Yen

D  A “basket” of currencies

A  Through control of interest rates

B  Through strict regulation of international corporations

C  Through strict regulation of domestic corporations

D  Pure luck

A  True

B  False

A  Germany

B  China

C  India

D  The United States

A  increase domestic spending

B  stop printing money

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 coordinate international currency exchange and the balance of international payments

B  To provide loans to countries of the world

C  To lend money to citizens of different nations

D  To monitor the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

A  Exchange rates that always fluctuate greatly

B  Established exchange of rates between different governments

C  Fixed rates that provide greater certainty for exporters and importers

D  Rates determined by global currency markets

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

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 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 industries capable of competing in specific niches in the world economy

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

C  develop foreign relationships to import goods at a cheaper rate

D  raise tariffs and protect natural resources

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

B  Not allowing any imports

C  Substituting domestic goods for cheaper foreign goods

D  Using cheaper goods to bolster the economy

A  South Korea

B  Cambodia

C  Taiwan

D  Hong Kong

A  North

B  West

C  East

D  South

A  True

B  False

A  False

B  True

A  A decrease in economic activity due to over-expansion

B  A shift in population from cities to the country

C  A shift in population from the country to cities

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

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

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  Military actions short of violence, such as sanctions

D  A focus on diplomacy instead of military action

A  False

B  True

A  Bilateral

B  Trilateral

C  Global

D  Regional

A  Trilateral

B  Bilateral

C  Global

D  Regional

A  China

B  Russia

C  Germany

D  France

A  all states except North Korea and Pakistan

B  the 5 great world powers

C  all member states

D  a shifting coalition of 15 states

A  random act of intergovernmental violence

B  Smooth transition of power

C  Coup d’ etat

D  Revolution

A  True

B  False

A  targeting only military personnel

B  terrorism directed at members of a specific identity group

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

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

A  The President

B  The Vice President

C  The Speaker of the House

D  Congress

A  The ability to use military force far from your homeland

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

C  The number of domestic troops a state has

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

A  The Vietnam War

B  WWI

C  The Gulf War

D  WWII

A  7

B  12

C  8

D  9

A  True

B  False

A  Categorical

B  Indiscriminate

C  Selected targeting

D  Cyber

A  WWI

B  The Gulf War

C  The Cold War

D  The War of 1812

A  True

B  False

A  The Bay of Pigs

B  WWII

C  The Vietnam War

D  The Gulf War

A  True

B  False

A  Secession

B  Irredentism

C  Annexation

D  Mercantilism

A  An economic policy designed to build trade and accumulate wealth

B  Limited war

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

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

A  Fighting with a hit and run strategy

B  An ideological conflict

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

D  The goal of regaining lost territory from another state

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

B  when civilians are targeted

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

D  a war between groups of the same state

A  Limited War

B  Global War

C  Cold War

D  Total War