Deck 2: The Old and the New: Colonialism, Neocolonialism and Nationalism,and the War on Terror

Question 1

The defenders of the use of child labor in your case study on Other World carpet factories argue that the West opposes the practice because

A) it is low-cost competition.
B) it is the only way for developing societies to advance.
C) it is part of the Other World culture.
D) None of the above.
E) all of the above.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The primary motivation for neocolonialism is

A) strategic.
B) economic.
C) religious.
D) social.
E) surplus population.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The great colonial powers of the nineteenth century were

A) Spain and Portugal.
B) Holland and Belgium.
C) Britain and France.
D) Britain and the United States.
E) Russia and Germany.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Most traditional colonies existing in the Other World at the beginning of the twenty-first century were held for ______ purposes.

A) strategic
B) economic
C) religious
D) prestige
E) balance-of-power

Question 5

The term "white man's burden" refers to

A) the high cost of colonialism.
B) combating the spread of Communism during the cold war.
C) the duty to "civilize" the peoples of the other World.
D) the strategic alliances established with Other World states since the fall of the Soviet Union.
E) the duty to stop ethnic cleansing wherever it occurs.

Question 6

Social practices geared to a more brutal age have combined with modern health practices to cause most Other World populations to

A) explode.
B) crash.
C) remain the same.
D) experience modest growth.
E) experience a slight growth.

Question 7

Nationalism is

A) a Western invention.
B) a product of neocolonialism.
C) is no longer a product of colonialism.
D) a response to capitalism.
E) an Other World invention.

Question 8

Strategic colonies have been the most difficult to deal with in the age of decolonization because of all but one of the following.

A) Many of them had little or no economic worth.
B) They were often carved out of another land.
C) Military bases were often involved in the expulsion of the indigenous population.
D) Independence could cause a loss of revenue to the mother country.
E) The mother country exported colonists to the strategic colony.

Question 9

Neocolonialism

A) is a relationship where a group of people located in one country are subject to the political authority of the people of another country.
B) developed during the last generation of the Victorian period.
C) does not officially acknowledge formal colonial ties because the subordinate government has established legal independence.
D) occurs through direct and indirect control exercised by the political institutions of the mother country.
E) implies complete and total independence.

Question 10

Like neocolonialism, nationalism is largely

A) an Other World invention.
B) a Western invention.
C) an eighteenth century Chinese invention.
D) an invention of Fascist Italy.
E) an Eastern invention

Question 11

One of the legacies of Western colonialism has been the creation of many Other World states that

A) are allied with NATO
B) have traditional boundaries based on geography
C) are divided by tribalism and artificial boundaries
D) are under populated
E) are allied with Russia

Question 12

The Papal settlement called the Treaty of Tordesillas

A) acknowledged the 1492 Spanish conquest of Granada
B) confirmed the 1912 Spanish occupation of Morocco.
C) divided the Other World between Spain and Portugal.
D) was an eighteenth century agreement between Britain and Holland
E) all of the above.

Question 13

During the nineteenth century, Western colonial expansion was stimulated by

A) the industrial revolution .
B) the rivalry between Germany and Turkey.
C) the writings of Karl Marx.
D) none of the above.
E) all of the above.

Question 14

The period of traditional colonialism ended

A) with the defeat of France in 1871.
B) with the Spanish defeat in Cuba in 1898.
C) during the aftermath of World War II.
D) in 1912
E) in 1932

Question 15

In 2009, the gross sales of Wal-Mart equaled the GDP of

A) all Other World states
B) every state in the Mediterranean
C) Egypt
D) Cuba
E) Israel

Question 16

According to the Congressional Research Service, the largest exporter of conventional arms to the Other World is

A) the United States
B) Russia
C) the United Kingdom
D) North Korea
E) China

Question 17

The Stockholm International Peace Institute 2009 Report states that major military spending has ______ during the last five years.

A) decreased by five percent
B) remained steady
C) increased by 40 percent.
D) increased by 20 percent.
E) declined by 20 percent.

Question 18

Nationalism in the Other World

A) has an anti-Western bias.
B) is similar to that in the West.
C) is communist
D) is fascist
E) is republican

Question 19

According to James Woolsey, the "War on Terror" is

A) World War III.
B) World War IV.
C) World War V
D) World War VI.
E) none of the above.

Question 20

According to President Obama's administration,

A) there are good and bad terrorists.
B) the term, "Global War on Terror" is still official policy.
C) most terrorist actions are not organized but individual.
D) the term "Overseas Contingency Operations" better describe the U.S. responses to hostile acts in the Other WorlD)
E) none of the above.

Question 21

Terrorist acts represent

A) responses of the weak against the strong.
B) disorganized criminal activity.
C) violence limited to the Other World.
D) violence limited to the developed world
E) none of the above.

Question 22

President Obama's actions

A) have totally repudiated the Bush Doctrine on terrorism.
B) have publicly denounced but quietly continued many Bush policies on terrorism.
C) represent a totally new approach in practice to the old ideas on terrorism.
D) return all but five of the prisoners held by the former administration as terrorists.
E) none of the above.

Question 23

Western colonialism ended after almost

A) 200 years.
B) 300 years.
C) 400 years.
D) 500 years.
E) 600 years.

Question 24

Western democracies have difficulty sustaining counter-insurgency efforts in the Other World because of

A) high troop losses.
B) high costs.
C) bi-partisan opinions in parliaments.
D) loss of political support in elections over time.
E) insurgents always win.

Question 25

All but one of the following were established as strategic colonies:

A) Gibraltar
B) Malta
C) The Falkland Islands
D) India
E) Ceuta

Question 26

The great colonial powers of the past are also the leading neocolonial powers at the beginning of the 21^st century.

Question 27

When he was a British political leader. Sir Winston Churchill opposed traditional colonialism.

Question 28

The desire to spread the Christian faith was never a motivation for Western colonialism.

Question 29

Peoples and states in the Other World are far more vulnerable to the whims of the marketplace than is the West.

Question 30

There is little or no difference between colonialism and neocolonialism.

Question 31

Radio, television, books, and the internet present a seductive message of Western superiority to the Other World.

Question 32

Global free trade policies often hurt people in the Other World because the rich nations can outbid the poor for products,

Question 33

In the guise of offering a helping hand to Other World states, developed nations can tie their clients to their arms industry.

Question 34

Nationalism is based on the notion of exclusivity and therefore superiority of one nation over another.

Question 35

Other World terrorists have no legitimate grievances against the West.

Question 36

Should the Other World be held to the same labor standards advocated in the developed world?

Question 37

Explain the differences between colonialism, imperialism, and neocolonialism.

Question 38

Should the Other World be held to the same ecological standards advocated by the developed world?

Question 39

Discuss the legacy of colonialism.

Question 40

Over time, can a Western democracy sustain an overseas counter-insurgency effort?