[Solved] In 2002, President George W

If a U.S. president supports an allied foreign regime, even when that regime is non-democratic or oppressive of its people, that president is acting in line with A) humanitarian assistance. B) collective security. C) political realism. D) moral idealism. E) Both B and D.

President Woodrow Wilson's proposal for _______________ was in line with _______________. A) the League of Nations; moral idealism B) the League of Nations; political realism C) the NATO alliance; moral idealism D) the NATO alliance; political realism E) Both A and D.

Terrorism A) is a systematic attempt to inspire fear to gain political ends. B) typically includes indiscriminate use of violence against non-combatants. C) is a term that was coined to refer to radicals who were in control of the government at the height of the French Revolution (1789-1799). D) Options A and B are true. E) Options A, B, and C are true.

Which of the following statements is true regarding terrorism? A) The 9/11 attacks were the only attacks on civilians by Islamic extremists. B) The Basque terrorists in Spain have no clear objectives. C) Al Qaeda affiliates have not been active in Islamic nations, preferring to focus on western targets. D) Al Qaeda's ultimate goals are limited to forcing the United States to withdraw from the Middle East. E) None of the above.

Goals of the al Qaeda terrorist network have apparently included A) getting U.S. forces out of countries in the Middle East. B) ending U.S. support for Egypt. C) independence for the Basque region of Spain. D) getting Turkish forces out of Cyprus. E) forcing the United States to withdraw troops from South Korea.

Critics of the Bush Doctrine A) believed that a pre-emptive attack was better than what President Bush had proposed as part of his new doctrine. B) cited the damage it would do to the domestic economy. C) pointed out that pre-emptive wars against other nations have traditionally been waged by dictator and rogue states, not democratic nations. D) claimed that launching pre-emptive war would allow the United States to pursue world peace by eliminating terrorism. E) believed that by endorsing such a policy, the United States could argue against decisions of other nations to do the same when they felt threatened.

The 1990 Persian Gulf War began as a result of the invasion of ____________ by ______________. A) Saudi Arabia; Iraq B) Kuwait; Iran C) Iran; Iraq D) Kuwait; Iraq E) Israel; Iran

The U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003 A) was a consequence of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. B) was an attempt to capture Osama bin Laden. C) was done with the full backing of the NATO alliance. D) included Great Britain, Germany, and France as coalition partners. E) was done after failing to get UN Security Council approval for the military action.

The three principle ethnic groups in Iraq are A) Sunni Arabs, Shiite Arabs, and Christian Arabs. B) Sunni Arabs, Shiite Arabs, and Kurds. C) Sunni Arabs, Shiite Persians, and Kurds. D) Sunni Arabs, Christian Arabs, and Kurds. E) Shiite Arabs, Shiite Persians, and Kurds.

Which of the following is true of the Iraq War? A) The U.S.-led invasion was largely supported by the Kurdish population B) By 2006, two-thirds of Americans wanted to end the war. C) The 2007 troop surge helped the Iraqi government gain control over its territory. D) An insurgency was led by Sunni Iraqis. E) All of the above.