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Foreign Policy Trivia Quiz
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The main objective of foreign policy is to use diplomacy - or talking, meeting, and making agreements - to solve international problems. 

Foreign Policy Trivia Quiz
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1. What group, responsible for global medical well being, was formed by the United Nations after World War II, combining the efforts of groups like the International Sanitary Conferences? Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, their three-letter acronym looks like a question.

2. Iranian general Qasem Soleimani who was killed by a drone strike in January 2020, had spent more than two decades as commander of what 'Force' that was primarily responsible for extraterritorial military and clandestine operations?

3. On June 4, 1961, President John F. Kennedy and USSR Premier Nikita Khrushchev famously met in what European capital city to discuss the relationship between their two countries?

4. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali was awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for 'his important work to promote reconciliation, solidarity and social justice.' Ali was the first winner of a Nobel Prize from what African country?

5. Since 1993, Russia has technically been a democracy, but before that government was put in place the country was known by another name. What does U.S.S.R stand for?

6. Although Woodrow Wilson was essential to its creation, the United States never ratified or joined what United Nations predecessor in existence between World War I and World War II?

7. In 1997, two major nations signed an agreement to hand over a piece of land with restrictions that would expire in 50 years. Events in 2019 and 2020 have seemingly accelerated the timeline on those expirations. What is this land?

8. The year 1672 is referred to as the Rampjaar (or Disaster Year) in what country? Because of the outbreak of multiple wars, this country's 'Golden Age' of commerce, art, and science came to an end during this year.

9. In 1945, world leaders Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met what other man in Yalta from February 4-11 to discuss postwar plans?

10. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, is headquarted in what country?

11. The doctrine that any outside force attempting to control the Persian Gulf region would be seen as an assault on American interests is named for what U.S. President?

12. In what country is the region of Darfur located?

13. Which E-word describes a person chosen by their country to go abroad as a representative, though with less power than an ambassador?

14. Who succeeded David Cameron as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

15. Czechia is landlocked by four neighboring European countries: Germany, Poland, Austria, and what fourth country whose capital city is Bratislava?

16. 'When in the Course of human events' is the opening phrase of what famed political document?

17. Following the 1990 abolition of the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the President of Russia position was established the following year. Who became Russia's first president in 1991?

18. In 1775, the United States sent Silas Deane to what European country, to rally support for the American Revolution?

19. In 2020, the United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates signed a series of peace agreements. Which religious figure was it named for?

20. 1795's Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and what European nation allowed the US to traverse the Mississippi River? The treaty is also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo.

21. In 1962, the Soviet Union put nuclear missiles in Cuba to intimidate the United States. The 'push-them-the-limit' strategy could be considered an example of which practice?

22. Thomas Barclay negotiated a treaty in 1786 that was then signed by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Muhammad III. This treaty is now the longest-standing US treaty. What nation (besides the US) was part of this 'Treaty of Friendship'?

23. What 'J' word means extreme nationalism, often expressed by pursuing a belligerent foreign policy?

24. On February 7, 2022, President Joe Biden vowed that what Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline will be blocked if Russia continues aggression against Ukraine?

25. Which American war ended with the Treaty of Ghent?