CS 33: Foreign Policy Post 9/11 - Vocabulary

________ is a government's strategy in dealing with other nations.

• Foreign policy

• Domestic policy

• Economic policy

• Cultural policy

The difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports is known as ________.

• Balance of trade

• Gross Domestic Product

• Inflation Rate

• Exchange Rate

A meeting held in Switzerland every year that brings together wealthy individuals, corporate leaders, industry leaders, and heads of government to coordinate economic policies and initiatives is called the ________.

• World Economic Forum

• International Monetary Fund

• United Nations Summit

• G20 Summit

An international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade is known as the ________.

• World Trade Organization

• International Monetary Fund

• United Nations

• World Bank

The hiring of workers in other countries to do a set of jobs is referred to as ________.

• outsourcing

• offshoring

• insourcing

• freelancing

Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population is called a ________.

• Pandemic

• Epidemic

• Endemic

• Outbreak

The movement of individuals into a new country is known as ________.

• Immigration

• Emigration

• Migration

• Expatriation

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster is called a ________.

• Refugee

• Immigrant

• Tourist

• Expatriate

Assistance to people in foreign countries affected by violent conflicts or natural disasters is known as ________.

• Humanitarian aid

• Foreign investment

• Military intervention

• Cultural exchange

The status given to individuals captured in battle who do not belong to any national military force is referred to as ________.

• enemy combatants

• prisoners of war

• non-combatants

• civilians