Deck 17: International Relations: The Struggle for World Order

Question 1

The United States never joined the League of Nations.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The example of the Melians suggests that morality plays a more significant role in politics among nations than within nations.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

France played her role in the European balance of power as the keeper of the balance.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Begun in the early 1950s, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was the precursor to the European Union
(EU) of today.

Question 5

Containment was authored by a man named X who was later identified as George F. Kennan.

Question 6

According to deterrence theory, nuclear weapons are not built for use in war.

Question 7

A true understanding of the national interest takes into account both power and morality.

Question 8

The classical European system was launched with the signing of the

A) Marshall Plan.
B) Truman Doctrine.
C) Treaty of Westphalia.
D) Treaty of Versaille.
E) Warsaw Pact.

Question 9

All members of the United Nations have a representative on the U.N. Security Council.

Question 10

The United States policy that asserts the country's right to engage in a preemptive action when an imminent danger of an attack exists is called containment.

Question 11

Blowback refers to the unintended deaths of innocent civilians in a war zone.

Question 12

To qualify as a superpower, a state has to have a full range of power capabilities, including not only military muscle but also economic, political, diplomatic, and even moral clout.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT considered an aspect of power by Hans Morgenthau?

A) Economic concerns
B) Social concerns
C) Effectiveness of political institutions
D) Poverty rate
E) Geopolitical concerns

Question 14

A nation functions as a if it opposes aggressor nations and backs the threatened state.

A) swing state
B) equalizer
C) keeper of the balance
D) free access state
E) arbitrator of peace

Question 15

Who argued that "a prudent ruler recognizes what must be done to protect and enlarge his dominions and does not allow moral qualms to cloud his judgment?"

A) Rousseau
B) Morganthau
C) Aristotle
D) Machiavelli
E) Robert Kaplan

Question 16

When a country's army invades or occupies another country, it is a violation of international law.

Question 17

Political realists stress that success in international politics, even without confrontation, ultimately depends on power.

Question 18

The Industrial Revolution transformed the art of warfare through the new changes in economics and technology.

Question 19

Since becoming the sole superpower in the world, the United States has gained an even greater share of GDP.

Question 20

What nation first created the mass-conscription army and demonstrated how powerful a nation could become when united by a common cause?

A) Britain
B) France
C) Germany
D) Russia
E) The United States

Question 21

What is the term used for political power that arises indirectly as a result of achievement in areas such as art, science, and technological prowess?

A) Derivative power
B) Balance of power
C) Soft power
D) Hard power
E) Direct power

Question 22

Which country tested its nuclear weapons as recently as 2008 and 2009?

A) Japan
B) North Korea
C) Iran
D) India
E) Pakistan

Question 23

What is a profound political consequence of the IT revolution?

A) Political realism
B) Expansion of the status quo
C) Weakening of governments' hold over citizens
D) Strengthening of governmental power
E) Global obesity

Question 24

The European Economic Union got started in the 1950s from which seed coalition?

A) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
B) Marshall Plan
C) European Coal and Steel Community
D) Warsaw Pact
E) Scandinavian Economic Combine

Question 25

According to the , the U.S. has the right to act preemptively against another country or entity if it perceives the country is in danger of being attacked.

A) Monroe Doctrine
B) Bush Doctrine
C) United Nations Security Council
D) containment policy
E) Geneva Conventions

Question 26

Unlike the League of Nations, the United Nations established a to maintain international peace and stability.

A) security council
B) peacekeeping operation
C) charter
D) joint international troops
E) general assembly

Question 27

Which country or region has led the battle to combat global warming?

A) United States
B) Saudi Arabia
C) Japan
D) Europe
E) China

Question 28

All of these factors contributed to the demise of the traditional European system EXCEPT the

A) decline in importance of ideology.
B) idea of nationalism.
C) Industrial Revolution.
D) rigidity of military alliances.
E) idea of equal rights.

Question 29

The Monroe Doctrine is an example of what type of foreign policy?

A) Imperialist
B) Status quo
C) Unipolar
D) Expansionist
E) Regionalist

Question 30

What term was used to describe America's foreign policy towards Russia and Communism during the Cold War?

A) Structural rigidity
B) Balance of power
C) Military consensus
D) Containment
E) Marshall Plan

Question 31

What do we call the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures?

A) Marshall Plan
B) Monroe Doctrine
C) Cold War Doctrine
D) Truman Doctrine
E) Chamberlain Plan

Question 32

Which nation had nuclear weapons and gave them up?

A) Pakistan
B) Israel
C) South Korea
D) South Africa
E) Ukraine

Question 33

According to theory, states acquire nuclear weapons to not to use them, but to prevent other states from using theirs.

A) rational actor
B) containment
C) zero-sum game
D) keeper of the balance
E) deterrence

Question 34

Since the early 1960s, have emerged in almost every country except the United States.

A) Green Parties
B) Neoconservatives
C) groups opposing the continuation of the European Union
D) declining rates of GDP
E) Socialist parties

Question 35

Which region has the largest percentage of the worldwide Internet audience?

A) Latin America
B) Europe
C) Africa
D) Asia Pacific
E) None of the above