Deck 2: The Struggle for Primacy in a Global Society

Question 1

Geography is a major factor in the rise and fall of great powers.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In the United States, the concept of manifest destiny helped to

A) expand U.S. territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
B) end the Civil War.
C) establish the Constitution.
D) promote the use of public goods.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Balancing (a stronger power)is achieved by

A) building alliances.
B) developing democratic governments.
C) war.
D) internalizing the economy.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

"Soft power" includes a country's

A) economic strength.
B) military capabilities.
C) culture and appeal.
D) political effectiveness.

Question 5

The United States is considered to be a hegemon in the international arena.

Question 6

The United States uses public goods in the global community in order to

A) demonstrate manifest destiny.
B) lessen the chances of hostile alliances forming.
C) demonstrate that it ignores public opinion.
D) adhere to the 2001 Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.

Question 7

Throughout history, there has not been a multipolar distribution of power.

Question 8

Gross National Product (GNP)measures the total market value of all goods and services produced within a country.

Question 9

World War I was significant in American history because

A) America began abandoning isolationism.
B) manifest destiny took hold.
C) President Roosevelt strengthened the military.
D) the Monroe Doctrine was established.

Question 10

At the end of World War II

A) the United States and the Soviet Union were superpowers.
B) Japan was a superpower.
C) Germany was a superpower.
D) China was a superpower.

Question 11

In imperial overstretch,

A) domestic affairs unravel as a country puts resources into military activities abroad.
B) military campaigns abroad suffer due to emphasis on domestic affairs.
C) there is proof of the theories of Antonio Gramsci.
D) offshore balancing is a major factor.

Question 12

Asymmetrical warfare

A) is based on European currency.
B) is a preoccupation with domestic and regional affairs.
C) results from a decision to lag behind other countries militarily.
D) is a nonstate threat to the United States.

Question 13

China's rapidly growing power is

A) largely one-dimensional, based on its military.
B) based on its authoritarian government.
C) largely one-dimensional, based on its economy.
D) enhanced by its favorable geography.

Question 14

Democratic enlargement is not a strategy used by the United States in order to maintain its power.

Question 15

The American "shock and awe" bombing of Baghdad was a demonstration of

A) the centrality of economic power.
B) a wave of declinism.
C) a hegemon with a preponderance of military power.
D) the Monroe Doctrine.

Question 16

The rise and fall of Rome is an example of which theory?

A) Exceptionalist theory
B) Power transition theory
C) Containment theory
D) Power conversion theory

Question 17

America's strength as a dominant power

A) is one-dimensional.
B) is multidimensional.
C) is based on its history.
D) None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of the five waves of American decline described by Samuel Huntington?

A) Watergate crisis
B) Launch of Sputnik
C) Great Depression
D) Oil embargo by OPEC

Question 19

Binding (a stronger power)is achieved by

A) democratic enlargement.
B) embedding the threatening country into an alliance.
C) colonizing the threatening country.
D) military engagement.

Question 20

The transition of power from the G-7 to the G-20 represents

A) asymmetrical warfare.
B) emerging market countries challenging America's leadership.
C) diplomacy.
D) domestic threats.

Question 21

_____________ is a term used to express the dangers of excessive pride and arrogance.

Question 22

Manifest destiny is the ideology which paved the way for territory expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean in the United States.

Question 23

_____________ is a gap that has developed between a country's global ambitions and its resources available to fulfill these ambitions.

Question 24

Security is an example of a _____________ or collective benefit.

Question 25

What are some current examples of challenges to American hegemony? What are the strongest challenges the United States faces to maintain its status as a great power? Explain.

Question 26

The _____________ was used by China and Russia in order to challenge the U.S. framework for international security.

Question 27

The _____________ stresses that the distribution of power in countries will rise and fall.

Question 28

International institutions like the United Nations, the IMF, and the World Bank are not used to legitimize the primacy of the United States in the global community.

Question 29

_____________ influence the rise of a great power by pressuring the available domestic resources with population growth.

Question 30

What are some strategies for maintaining power and preventing rising powers from creating disorder in the international system? Provide some examples of countries that have used some of these strategies.

Question 31

What are the three types of leadership? Provide some examples of how the United States and past world powers have exercised these types of leadership.

Question 32

_____________ was a United States policy stated in 1823 that diminished European involvement in the Americas.

Question 33

Economic power and military power are often discussed as the two most important factors that make up a great power. What are some other elements of power? How might they contribute to a nation's rise to superpower status?

Question 34

_____________ was created by European powers to prevent one country from dominating the others.

Question 35

The _____________ worked to achieve world peace with international cooperation following World War I.

Question 36

Asymmetrical warfare is effectively demonstrated by terrorism.

Question 37

Economic power is often seen as the foundation of military and political power.

Question 38

America's global leadership is being challenged from within by extreme economic, political, and social ________________.

Question 39

Intellectual capability is a common element of power.

Question 40

Does China pose a major threat to the United States? How can U.S.-China relations be managed in light of increased competition?