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American Foreign Policy Exam 1

Terms in this set (14)

One of the three textbooks rejected for this class asserted that the USA has a "constructed identity as an exceptional world power uniquely qualified not simply to dominate but to remake the world order in its own image".
True
The authors assert that foreign policy is based on an American "constructed identity" that the USA is "exceptional" in that it is "uniquely qualified" to dominate and remake world politics.
True
The USA had resisted the great power politics of previous eras up to World Wars I,II
True
Questions approached by authors
-Can the United States uphold its political institutions, social values and cultural appeals?
-Can the United States regain the widespread respect it held during and after World War II?
Americans traditionally regarded international conflict as an abnormal condition whereas the rest of the state system perceived harmony to be an illusion.
True
Recently the American government has amassed unprecedented war powers, appears to be on a permanent war footing, "all in, all the time", and has made wartime surveillance practices permanent.
True
Global trade, technological innovation, protection of human rights, and spread of democracy have all been contributed to by an American-led world order since World War II.
True
Power Potential Formula
(Critical Mass + Economy + Military)(Strategic Purpose + Will)
Lacking world government, nation-states are wary of others intentions and seek to form supernational organizations which would bring peace by dominance in regional and global conflicts.
False
The 2003 Iraq war following 9/11 an the 2007-2008 financial meltdown caused many governments and investors to lose faith in their image of the US as a benevolent hegemon (global leader).
True
Referring to post-WW II institutions like the United Nations and the European Union intended to promote democracy and prosperity, democracy has given way to nationalism and populism.
True
US power potential is characterized as weakened unipolarity meaning that in some area the US has lost its lead in most categories but is weakening relative to other states.
True
Changes in the balance of power tend to provoke major wars, but as can be seen the world is at peace, contradicting that hypothesis.
False
Climate change according to military experts in 2016, poses the greatest threat to the future.
True
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