Diplomacy & Foreign Policy
Instructions: Test your knowledge of diplomatic history, foreign policy doctrines, and international relations
- 1.
The Monroe Doctrine, declared in 1823, warned European powers against colonizing which region?
AThe Middle EastBAfricaCThe AmericasDSoutheast Asia - 2.
The Camp David Accords of 1978 were a peace agreement between which two countries?
AIsrael and EgyptBIsrael and SyriaCIsrael and JordanDIsrael and Lebanon - 3.
Which U.S. president opened diplomatic relations with communist China in 1972?
ARichard NixonBLyndon JohnsonCGerald FordDJimmy Carter - 4.
The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 established which fundamental principle of international relations?
AState sovereignty and territorial integrityBFreedom of the seasCFree trade between nationsDUniversal human rights - 5.
The Helsinki Accords of 1975 were signed during the Cold War to improve relations between which two blocs?
ANorth America and South AmericaBEuropean nations and African nationsCWestern bloc and Eastern bloc (Soviet)DNATO and the Non-Aligned Movement - 6.
Which French diplomat is often called the 'Prince of Diplomats' for his role at the Congress of Vienna?
AMetternichBTalleyrandCCardinal RichelieuDNapoleon Bonaparte - 7.
The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 brought peace to which conflict?
AThe Balkans WarBThe Cyprus disputeCBasque separatism in SpainDThe Troubles in Northern Ireland - 8.
Henry Kissinger served as Secretary of State under which two U.S. presidents?
AJohnson and NixonBNixon and FordCKennedy and JohnsonDFord and Carter - 9.
The Yalta Conference of 1945 was attended by Roosevelt, Churchill, and which other leader?
AClement AttleeBChiang Kai-shekCCharles de GaulleDJoseph Stalin - 10.
What is 'soft power' in international relations?
AInfluence through culture, values, and diplomacy rather than coercionBSecret diplomatic negotiationsCEconomic sanctionsDMilitary force used cautiously - 11.
The Oslo Accords of 1993 were a peace agreement between Israel and which organization?
AHezbollahBHamasCPalestine Liberation Organization (PLO)DArab League - 12.
The 'domino theory' was used to justify U.S. foreign policy during which conflict?
AKorean WarBWorld War IICVietnam WarDGulf War - 13.
Which diplomatic term describes the practice of threatening massive retaliation to prevent an attack?
AAppeasementBContainmentCIsolationismDDeterrence - 14.
The Dayton Agreement of 1995 ended the war in which country?
ASerbiaBKosovoCCroatiaDBosnia and Herzegovina - 15.
Which country's policy of 'apartheid' led to widespread international diplomatic sanctions?
AAustraliaBBrazilCRhodesiaDSouth Africa