Which U.S. military actions apparently increased the Iranian government's fears of a U.S. attack?
a. U.S. naval exercises against pirates in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean
b. The success of U.S. air power in Iraq in 1991
c. The U.S. special forces raid in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden
d. The successful blockade of the Persian Gulf by U.S. naval forces
What appears to be the primary reason the Iranian government is pursuing a nuclear weapons program?
a. To make itself more secure
b. To have the ability to destroy Israel
c. In order to assert itself as the leading Islamic state in the Middle East region
d. To be able to threaten U.S. interests in the region
According to the author, the state of theory in international politics is characterized by
a. misunderstanding and fear.
b. widespread agreement and cooperation.
c. disagreement and debate.
d. misperception and suspicion.
The 2014 Ebola outbreak reportedly originated in which part of the world?
a. South Pacific
b. Middle East
c. western Africa
d. South American rainforest
After the Cold War, nationalism led to the fragmentation of the following three states in Europe.
a. Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia
b. Ukraine, Romania, and Poland
c. Russia, Romania, and Germany
d. Spain, Russia, and France