Economic Policy
Cold War
Actors
UN
The Economy
100
This focuses on the manipulation of the supply of money to maintain a healthy economy.
What is Monetary Policy.
100
This is a regional military organization of democratic nations.
What is NATO.
100
Chief Diplomat of the United States
Who is the President.
100
These are expected to renounce war and respect human rights.
What are member nations of the UN.
100
Economic system in which individuals and corporations own the principal means of production through which they seek profits.
What is Capitalism
200
Monetary Policy is directed through the decisions of this organization.
What is the Federal Reserve (The Fed).
200
Communist nations formed this military organization.
What is the Warsaw Pact.
200
The number two diplomat of the United States, just behind the President.
Who is the Secretary of State.
200
This legislative body of the UN currently has 193 members. Each member holds one vote.
What is the General Assembly.
200
Republicans have proven to be more concerned with inflation, where Democrats focus more on this issue.
What is unemployment.
300
Taxing, spending, and borrowing decisions shaped mostly by Congress and the President.
What is Fiscal Policy
300
This economic tool of foreign policy pumped billions into devastated countries of wore-torn Europe.
What is the Marshall Plan.
300
The Department of Defense is located here.
What is The Pentagon.
300
The UN was created in this year.
What is 1945.
300
Studies by numerous political scientists have concluded that voters vote for the candidate who will most benefit a voter in this way.
What is financially.
400
Examples of this policy's tools include increasing reserve demands on banks and raising or lowering interest rates.
What is Monetary Policy
400
This was the relaxation of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union throughout the 1970s.
What is détente.
400
This consists of the commanding officer of each branch of the armed services plus a Chair and Vice-Chairperson.
What is the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
400
This organization holds the real power within the United Nations. It consists of 15 members, 5 being permanent.
What is the Security Council.
400
This important economic indicator of inflation measures the difference in the cost of a set of fixed goods over time.
What is the Consumer Price Index.
500
This policy is connected directly to the federal budget.
What is Fiscal Policy.
500
The Red Scare and wild accusations of communist infiltration within the U.S. Government led to hearings and investigations in the era of
What is McCarthyism.
500
They have the power to declare war, ratify treaties, and confirm nominees for Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense.
What is Congress.
500
These constitute the permanent members of the UN Security Council. (List all 5)
Who are the United States, Russia, China, France and great Britain.
500
Keynesian economic theorists would argue that in times of economic downturn the government should do this
What is increase spending (to increase consumer demand).
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