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Chapter 7 Self-test questions
America in the 1990s
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What did Charles Krauthammer mean by a 'unipolar moment' when describing the post-Cold War system?
The chance for the United States to share power with other countries in the world
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An opportunity to use to collapse of the Soviet Union to extend US power
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An international system that didn't face any threats
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The never-ending domination of the United States
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What was meant by the term 'New World Order'?
A new democratic internationalism led by the United States
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A new balance of power between the US and China
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A new global economic framework
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A new era of globalization
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What was 'democratic enlargement'?
A proposal for reform of the US system of government
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A proposal for the extension of democratic rule globally
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A proposal for the extension of free markets
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Both b and c
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What was meant by the term 'Rogue States'?
States aligned with the USSR during the Cold War
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States outside of the 'family of nations'
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Communist States
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The former Soviet states
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How did the relationship between President and Congress develop under George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton?
Congress asserted its primacy in foreign policy
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US foreign policy became substantially decentralized
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The Presidency welcomed the influence of Congress
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None of the above
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How did relations with Russia develop under George H.W. Bush?
Cautious support for Gorbachev and Yeltsin
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Unreserved support for Gorbachev and Yeltsin
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Denouncement of Gorbachev, but support for Yeltsin
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Denouncement of Gorbachev and Yeltsin
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Why did George H.W. Bush allow Saddam Hussein to remain in power after the Gulf War of 1991?
Lack of US firepower
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Concern over oil supplies
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Limited UN mandate and fear of a protracted conflict
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Difficult terrain and fear of civilian casualties
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What was the Clinton Administration's policy on the Russian economy?
The US inhibited the marketization of the Russian economy
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The US promoted the marketization of the Russian economy
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The US supported public ownership of natural resources
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None, the US was only concerned with security issues
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What was unique about the NATO intervention in Kosovo?
It was the first time the US became involved in the Balkans
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It was the first time NATO used military force
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It was the first war won by airpower alone
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It was the first war to employ 'smart weapons'
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What was the 'New Populism'?
A strand of neo-isolationist sentiment
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A strand of internationalist sentiment
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An expression of American cultural superiority
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Increased incorporation of public opinion in foreign policy making
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