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Chapter 10 Self-test questions
Regional shifts and US foreign policy
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Why is an awareness of regionalism important in understanding US foreign policy?
Regional diversity is a consistent source of unity in foreign policy
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Regional diversity is an important source of tension and conflict over foreign policy
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The different regions of the US are allied with various external powers
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Regions are assured of equal influence in the foreign policy making process
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What, according to scholars, accounts for regional differences within the US?
Geographic disparities in resources, markets and costs of production
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The uneven impact of federal initiatives
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The decentralized structure of political representation in the US
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All of the above
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Which regions are more likely to support expansionist foreign policies?
Those that stand to benefit economically
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Those that are focused on the domestic market
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Those that have a coastline
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All of the above
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What was the primary motivation behind US expansionism in the 1890s?
Lack of industrial productivity
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Fear of overproduction
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The South's desire to gain overseas markets
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The decline of the European empires
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Which approach to foreign policy did Republicans and industrialists in the Northeast favour during the 1890s?
Neorealism
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Neo-isolationism
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Neo-Kantianism
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Neo-mercantilism
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Why did the democratic South oppose imperial expansion by the US in the 1890s?
Expansionism might cause tensions with the South's trade partners
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Expansionism might resuscitate the slave trade
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Expansionism would overburden the South's economy
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None of the above
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What was the basis of the North-South alliance on US foreign policy in the 1930s?
Both favoured global interdependence
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Both favoured industrialization
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Both favoured isolationism
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Both favoured internationalism
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Why did the West advocate 'isolationism' in the 1930s?
It looked primarily to the domestic market for its prosperity
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It stood to gain from Axis dominance of Europe
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It stood to gain from Japanese dominance in Asia
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All of the above
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Why did the US witness a resurgence in regionalism at the end of the Cold War with regard to US foreign policy?
The previous basis for bipartisan consensus evaporated
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Representatives of 'Red' and 'Blue' states had fundamentally different visions for the US
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Politics now 'stopped at the water's edge'
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Both a and b
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What is a regionalist explanation for the greater support in the American South & West for foreign policies based on military power?
The South & West have lower levels of international trade
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The South & West benefit from Pentagon spending on research and development, military bases, and personnel
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The South & West are dominated by the Republican party
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The South & West benefit from high oil prices
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