FCS195H1 Lecture : 9 - new century.doc
Get access
Related Documents
Related Questions
QUESTION 1
The tragic cost of war was clearly demonstrated in the combined death toll of World Wars I and II, which was roughly ________.
five million people | ||
sixty million people | ||
fifty million people | ||
ten million people |
QUESTION 2
The combined cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are estimated between ________.
$7 and $8.5 trillion | ||
$1.5 and $2.2 trillion | ||
$3.7 and $4.4 trillion | ||
$600 and $800 billion |
QUESTION 3
An example of successful collective security is/was ________.
Operation Desert Storm against Iraq | ||
the war on terrorism | ||
the prosecution of the Vietnam War | ||
the U.N. PROFOR operation in Bosnia |
QUESTION 4
A type of agreement among states that aims to protect each state from aggression by other signatories to the agreement is called a ________.
third-party security treaty | ||
mutual defense pact | ||
collective security agreement | ||
peacekeeping agreement |
QUESTION 5
According to the authors, which of the following statements would likely be true about a new international balance of power?
It would probably be multipolar. | ||
It would likely be bipolar. | ||
It would probably be hegemonic. | ||
None of the above |
QUESTION 6
Which of the following is an example of post–Cold War genocidal behavior resulting in the killing of over half a million people?
Chechnya, Russia, in 1999 | ||
Kashmir, India, in 2002 | ||
West Bank/Gaza/Israel in 2001 to 2002 | ||
Rwanda in 1994 |
QUESTION 7
In which of the following countries during 2011–2012 did the leader Bashar al-Assad conduct a brutal campaign against his country’s citizens?
Syria | ||
Saudi Arabia | ||
Iran | ||
Iraq |
QUESTION 8
In which of the following countries was apartheid—the official government policy of separation of the races—practiced?
South Africa | ||
Angola | ||
Zimbabwe | ||
Egypt |
QUESTION 9
What is considered the primary reason that human rights often take a backseat in American foreign policy?
National security interests override human rights interests. | ||
Public opinion will not support risky human rights policies. | ||
There is no monetary payoff from human rights policies. | ||
Congress sees little value in a strong human rights policy. |
How much less of one output can be produced if more of another output is produced. What combination of outputs is best. How much output can be produced from a given level of inputs. |
debt owed by one government to another government. government debt owed to citizens. government debt owed to foreigners. |
never be run since they crowd out investment in the short run. be run on a temporary basis whenever the economy is below potential output. be run on a permanent basis since they can always be financed over and over again. |
passive deficits would not exist. structural deficits would increase. structural deficits would not exist. |
surplus in that year must be $10 billion. deficit in that year decreased by $10 billion. surplus in that year increased by $10 billion. |
Reducing the age at which one is eligible to receive payments. Reducing Social Security retirement benefits. Introducing means testing. |
affected by social but not political forces. affected by political but not social forces. affected by both political and social forces. |
affect the price mechanism, but not the legal system. affect the price mechanism through scarcity. do not affect the price mechanism. |
False |
Government ownership of the means of production. Distribution according to need. Tradition determines the what, how, and for whom decisions. |
if its opportunity cost of producing corn is the same as the opportunity cost in other countries. if its opportunity cost of producing corn is lower than the opportunity cost in other countries. regardless of the opportunity cost in other countries. |
tuition paid for the year. value of the next-best activity forgone by attending college. total money outlays associated with attending college. |
the economy is beneath potential income. inflation is not fully anticipated. inflation is fully anticipated. |
The Group of Eight. EU. WTO. |
do not need to be enforced in market economies. must be established before a socialist economy can function properly. ensure an equitable distribution of income in market economies. |
False |
does not change, but debt increases. increases. does not change and neither does the debt. |
the benefit of the activity you would have chosen if you had not taken the course. the benefit you get from taking this course. the cost of the activity you would have chosen if you had not taken the course. |
avoidance of double taxation. ease of formation. greater ability to obtain funds. |
the art of economics. normative economics. it is just as easy in all of the above |