Question 1

Of the countries listed below, which one has not established hegemonic control?&#10;A) Holland&#10;B) Japan&#10;C) United States&#10;D) Great Britain

Accepted Answer

Japan, unlike the other countries listed, has not established hegemonic control on a global scale. While it has been a major economic power, its influence has not translated into the type of political or military dominance associated with hegemony, especially in comparison to historical British imperialism, the global reach of the United States, or the colonial endeavors of Holland.

Question 2

All of the below are examples of semiperipheral nations except&#10;A) United States&#10;B) Hong Kong&#10;C) Brazil&#10;D) Mexico

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Semiperipheral nations are typically countries that are not dominant in the international system but are not the least economically developed either. They often have a mix of industrial and agricultural economies. The United States is considered a core nation due to its dominant economic, political, and military status globally, unlike Hong Kong, Brazil, and Mexico, which fit the description of semiperipheral nations with their intermediate economic development levels.

Question 3

The four key areas of world systems include all but which of the following?&#10;A) expansion in economic domains&#10;B) a ban on free trade&#10;C) formation of an ideology supporting free trade&#10;D) growth of the military&#10;E) demise of the hegemonic power and restructuring of the system

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World systems theory does not advocate for a ban on free trade; rather, it often discusses the expansion of economic domains, the formation of ideologies supporting free trade, the growth of the military, and the cyclical rise and fall of hegemonic powers, including their eventual demise and the restructuring of the system.

Question 4

Core nations have several different classes that consist of all but which of the following?&#10;A) poor&#10;B) the peasant class&#10;C) working class&#10;D) capitalist class&#10;E) professional/management (upper middle) class&#10;F) lower-middle class

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In the context of core nations, which are typically industrialized and economically dominant countries, the concept of a "peasant class" is not applicable. The peasant class is more commonly associated with agrarian societies, not the advanced, diversified economies of core nations. Core nations feature various social classes including the poor, working class, capitalist class, professional/management (upper middle) class, and lower-middle class, but not the peasant class.

Question 5

Core nations have used less developed countries to extract which of the following?&#10;A) minerals&#10;B) crops&#10;C) oil&#10;D) timber&#10;E) all of the above

Accepted Answer

Core nations have historically exploited less developed countries for a variety of resources, including minerals, crops, oil, and timber, among others. This exploitation is part of the broader dynamics of global inequality and colonial and post-colonial economic relationships.

Question 6

The majority of the global poor&#10;A) work in call centers&#10;B) are uneducated&#10;C) are in core countries&#10;D) live in urban areas

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The majority of the global poor are uneducated, as lack of education is a significant barrier to economic opportunities and is often associated with poverty.

Question 7

Middle class workers in India have benefitted from the presence of multinationals due to work in&#10;A) software development and programming&#10;B) overseas customers call centers&#10;C) data entry&#10;D) all of the above&#10;E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

The presence of multinationals in India has created job opportunities in various sectors including software development and programming, overseas customer call centers, and data entry, benefiting middle-class workers.

Question 8

Because of their job conditions in call centers in India, these workers&#10;A) work for the same company for many years before leaving&#10;B) complain that children are too young to work alongside adults&#10;C) leave due to stress&#10;D) leave due to low pay

Accepted Answer

Call center workers in India often leave due to stress, which is a common issue in the industry due to high-pressure environments and demanding work conditions.

Question 9

Squatter communities develop due to all but one of the following conditions?&#10;A) lack of voting rights&#10;B) surplus population&#10;C) growing inequality&#10;D) retrenchment of the welfare state&#10;E) stigmatization

Accepted Answer

Lack of voting rights does not directly lead to the development of squatter communities. Squatter communities primarily arise due to economic factors such as surplus population, growing inequality, retrenchment of the welfare state, and social factors like stigmatization, rather than political rights like voting.

Question 10

Leaders of hegemonic powers use coercion rather than consensus.

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Hegemonic powers are those that have the ability to shape the international system in their favor. They often use coercion, or the threat of force, to achieve their goals. This is because they have the military and economic power to do so. Consensus, on the other hand, is a process of reaching agreement through negotiation and compromise. It is often used by weaker states to achieve their goals.

Question 11

Multinational corporations in the modern era have attained little wealth but lots of power.

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Question 12

A Dannon factory in Mexico has been fined and forced to shut down for treating workers as slaves.

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Question 13

Nike is the only company that has never had protests for violating laws promoting worker conditions and practices in its factories.

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Question 14

All people who live in squatter communities are extremely impoverished.

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Question 15

People working in Kiberia, a squatter community in Africa, work in jobs or businesses in the formal sector so the government control how they are taxed.

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Question 16

List and describe the three international divisions of labor used by world-system analysts.

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Question 17

What is the role of top-level collusion in multinationals and the political leadership in countries like China, India, and Mexico?

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Question 18

Describe the informal sector economy that exists in Kiberia. Why will it be difficult for the children of residents to improve within the modern global system?

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Question 19

Explain why multinationals' investment in semiperipheral and peripheral nations has been consistently an exploitative relationship.

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Question 20

Discuss the five most negative conditions associated with sweatshops. What are some of the outcomes of unionization and anti-sweatshop movements that have attempted to deal with these negative conditions?

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Deck 3: Repeat Performance: Globalization Through Time and Space