UNIT 21

“The real debate is not . . . Whether to engage China, but what are the terms of

that engagement, and whose values are to be represented . . . America’s working

families understand the cruelty of a world economy regulated in favor of the

corporations. . . . Over two-thirds oppose bringing China into the WTO without

further progress on human rights and religious freedom. . . . Incorporating

enforceable workers’ rights, human rights and environmental protections in every

U.S. trade and investment agreement is the right way; admitting a repressive China

into the WTO is the wrong way.”

What is being discussed in the excerpt?

• Further economic development needs to happen in China before it should be admitted to the World Trade Organization.

• China should be forced to accept World Trade Organization rules to protect U.S. businesses.

• Trade with U.S. corporations is the best way to promote human rights in China.

• Human rights in China need to be established prior to membership in the World Trade Organization.

“President Carter Negotiates Camp David Accords”

“President Reagan Sends Troops to Lebanon”

“President Bush Orders Operation Desert Storm”

Which United States foreign policy goal is most closely associated with these headlines?

• imperialism in Latin America

• globalization of trade

• stability in the Middle East

• delivery of humanitarian relief

“Somalis Are Still Hungry and at War Despite Efforts

of United States Troops”

“United States Troops Help Reinstate Haitian

President”

“United States and NATO Allies Use Air Strikes To

Slow Ethnic Cleansing in Bosnia”

These 1990s headlines illustrate the efforts of the United States to:

• support independence Movements

• act as an international Peacekeeper

• prevent the spread of communism

• protect United States business investments

The main idea of this 1991 cartoon is that President George H. W. Bush

• has successfully removed Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq

• has a strong record of reducing crime in urban America

• has effectively handled foreign policy challenges but faces economic ones

• is prepared to make improvements in the economy

What does the cartoonist implying that China anticipated?

• a more favorable balance of trade with the United States

• greater difficulty selling its goods to the United States

• the opening of new markets for Chinese goods in Europe

• an increase in United States tariffs that could cause a recession in China

The cartoonist most likely refers to the war in Afghanistan as “Obama’s Vietnam” because

• the war was begun during the administration of President Barack Obama

• the war ended soon after President Barack Obama took office

• President Barack Obama favored the reinstatement of the military draft

• President Barack Obama chose to continue military involvement in Afghanistan

What was an important result of the Persian Gulf War of 1990?

• Kuwait was freed from occupation by Iraq.

• Relations between Israel and Iran improved.

• Kurdish rebels gained independence from Iraq.

• Saddam Hussein was removed from power in Iraq.

Why did President Clinton propose cuts in defense spending in the 1990s?

• The SALT treaty had made it unnecessary to possess nuclear arms.

• The Communist government of the former Soviet Union had collapsed.

• The U.N. Security Council had taken over America's peacekeeping duties

• Rising health care costs had taken funds normally used by the military.

How were the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and on the World Trade Center in 2001 similar?

• Both resulted in global economic depressions.

• Both caused Americans to enter into armed conflicts

• Both led to military conscription of adult American men.

• Both convinced American voters to retreat into isolationism.

How did President Bush respond to the acts of terrorism committed on September 11,2001

• He sent troops to Israel to protect it from terrorist attacks.

• He ordered a boycott of goods from Afghanistan and Iran

• He invaded Iraq since he thought Saddam Hussein was behind the attacks.

• He sent troops to Afghanistan when it refused to surrender Osama bin Laden.