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| 1. The pie graph to the left indicates
that: |
| A. |
The largest part of the U.S. budget is
spent on Social Security. |
| B. |
The smallest part of the U.S. budget goes
to defense. |
| C. |
Social Security spending is steadily increasing. |
| D. |
Education is one of the largest portions
of the U.S. budget. |
2. Foreign aid expenditures,
according to the graph,
represent: |
| F. |
a large component of the U.S. budget. |
| G. |
the smallest part of the U.S. budget |
| H. |
a decreasing portion of the U.S. budget |
| J. |
an increasing portion of the U.S. budget. |
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| 3. The bar graph to the left
indicates: |
| A. |
A consistent amount spent on foreign aid over
the years. |
| B. |
A steady increase in the amount of foreign aid
given. |
| C. |
Dramatic ups and downs in foreign aid spending. |
| D. |
A steady decrease over the years in the amount
of foreign aid given. |
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| 4. The graph to the left illustrates |
| F. |
a steady rise in foreign aid spending. |
| G. |
minor fluctuations in foreign aid spending. |
| H. |
a drop in foreign aid spending following the
Camp David peace accord. |
| J. |
a dramatic decline in foreign aid spending following
the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks.. |
| 5. Money spent on foreign aid
during the Gulf War (1991) and the Iraqi War (03-04) |
| A. |
is just about the same. |
| B. |
was higher during the Gulf War. |
| C. |
was higher during the Iraqi War. |
| D. |
never dropped below Cold War levels. |
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Key
| purple
= Middle East |
pink =
South Asia |
green =
Latin America |
lilac = Africa |
brown =
East Asia |
yellow =
Europe/
Eurasia |
| 6. Comparing foreign aid spending
for FY 1994 with that of FY 2004 indicates: |
| F. |
a decrease in spending in Africa. |
| G. |
a decrease in spending in the Middle East |
| H. |
an increase in spending in the Middle East |
| J. |
a decrease in spending in South Asia. |
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| 7. The countries that give the greatest
percentage of their Gross National Income to foreign aid are: |
| A. |
smaller European nations |
| B. |
larger industrial nations |
| C. |
generally found in Asia |
| D. |
located in North America. |
| 8. Which country gives the least percentage
of their GNI to foreign aid? |
| F. |
Denmark |
| G. |
United Kingdom |
| H. |
New Zealand |
| J. |
United States |
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Top Recipients from U. S. Foreign Aid, FY 2004
|
Country
|
Amt. Received
(in billions of $)
|
Country
|
Amt. Received
(in billions of $)
|
| Afghanistan |
1.77 |
Jordan |
0.56 |
| Bolivia |
0.10 |
Kenya |
0.13 |
| Colombia |
0.57 |
Liberia |
0.21 |
| Egypt |
1.87 |
Pakistan |
0.39 |
| Ethiopia |
0.16 |
Peru |
0.17 |
| Indonesia |
0.13 |
Sudan |
0.14 |
| Iraq |
18.44 |
Turkey |
0.15 |
| Israel |
2.62 |
Uganda |
0.14 |
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| 9. According to the table on the left,
which country received the most U. S. foreign aid during Fiscal
Year 2004? |
| A. |
Sudan |
| B. |
Bolivia |
| C. |
Iraq |
| D. |
Israel |
| 10. Which country received the second highest
amount of U. S. foreign aid during that same time period? |
| F. |
Israel |
| G. |
Sudan |
| H. |
Afghanistan |
| J. |
Egypt |
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U. S. Foreign Aid Program Composition, 2004
|
Aid Program Type
|
Dollars allotted
(in billions)
|
% of Total Aid
|
| Bilateral Development (fostering economic progress and social stability
in developing countries- from the U. S. alone) |
6.228
|
30.1%
|
| Humanitarian (incl. relief to victims of manmade and natural disasters) |
2.550
|
12.3%
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| Multilateral Development (similar to bilateral goals, but combined with donations
from other countries) |
1.702
|
8.2%
|
| Economic/Political Security (to meet special U.S. economic, political, or security
interests such as terrorism, narcotics, weapons proliferation,
etc.) |
5.402
|
26.1%
|
| Military (military assistance to U.S. friends and allies to
help them acquire U. S. military equipment and training) |
4.791
|
23.2%
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| 11. According to the table on the left, what
are the top three types of aid provided by the U. S. to foreign
countries? |
| A. |
humanitarian, military, and economic/political
security |
| B. |
bilateral development, humanitarian, and multilateral
development |
| C. |
bilateral development, economic/political security,
and military |
| D. |
Multilateral development, economic/political
security, and military |
| 12. According to the table on the left, which
category of foreign aid covers natural disasters in a foreign
country? |
| F. |
multilateral development |
| G. |
humanitarian |
| H. |
bilateral development |
| J. |
military |
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Source (for all graphs and information
above):
Tarnoff, Curt and Larry Nowels. Foreign
Aid: An Introductory Overview of U. S. Programs and Policy.CRS Report for Congress. 15 April 2004. Library
of Congress. <http://www.fas.org/man/crs/98-916.pdf>.
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