Deck 1: The Globalization of International Relations

Question 1

__________ are two intergovernmental organizations.

A)Amnesty International and the Red Cross
B)The WTO and the United Fruit Company
C)OPEC and ISIS
D)The African Union and NATO

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A current example of a collective goods problem is that __________.

A)poverty is so common around the globe
B)states find it hard to cooperate on monetary policy
C)states have a hard time communicating their genuine intentions
D)states find it hard to cooperate to maintain global climate stability

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In 2006,the United States warned North Korea against selling its bombs,threatening to retaliate against North Korea if any other actor used such a bomb against the United States.This strategy of the United States to prevent proliferation can be considered an example of which principle?

A)persuasion
B)reciprocity
C)identity
D)collective goods

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The disadvantages of dominance as a solution to collective goods problems include __________.

A)a downward spiral as each side punishes what it believes to be negative acts by the other
B)stability that comes at a cost of constant oppression of the lower-ranking members in the status hierarchy
C)other groups being unlikely to challenge the top group's power position
D)fueling arms races in which members respond to other members' buildup of weapons

Question 5

Sovereignty is __________.

A)a state government answering to no higher authority
B)a goal of international organizations in world affairs
C)the ability of one country to have influence over another
D)the development of participatory institutions of social life

Question 6

__________ is a necessary component of a state.

A)Territory
B)Civil society
C)Presidency
D)Democracy

Question 7

Globalization is __________.

A)not concerned with terrorism
B)focused solely on economic development
C)the management of territorial conflict
D)the central trend in international relations today

Question 8

The U.S.home mortgage market initiated the __________ of 2008-2009.

A)minor global economic spike
B)international bond market
C)global economic recession
D)international economic competition

Question 9

The collective goods problem is the problem of how to provide something that benefits __________ members of a group regardless of what each member contributes.

A)all
B)most
C)half of the
D)the moral

Question 10

Among other things,a nation is a __________ share characteristics such as language and culture.

A)collection of territories that
B)group of people who
C)set of relationships that
D)group of elected politicians who

Question 11

International relations revolves around the key problem of how __________.

A)to deal with the issue of global warming
B)to solve global poverty
C)a group can reconcile its collective and individual interests
D)states can properly negotiate treaties

Question 12

How is the identity principle distinguished from the dominance and reciprocity principles?

A)The identity principle relies on mutually beneficial arrangements,whereas the dominance and reciprocity principles rely on members sacrificing their own interests to benefit others.
B)Contributions to development assistance or UN peacekeeping missions are better explained by the dominance and reciprocity principles than by the identity principle.
C)The identity principle plays no role in preventing nuclear proliferation,whereas the dominance and reciprocity principles do play a role.
D)The identity principle does not rely on self-interest,whereas the dominance and reciprocity principles rely on achieving individual self-interest.

Question 13

Which is an example of a transnational actor?

A)international diplomats guild
B)national trade unions
C)intergovernmental organizations
D)the U.S.State Department

Question 14

The two major subfields of the study of international relations are __________.

A)conflict and cooperation
B)comparative politics and international security
C)international security and international political economy
D)international political economy and comparative politics

Question 15

International relations is largely a(n)__________ discipline.

A)historical
B)theoretical
C)economic
D)practical

Question 16

Why are collective goods easier to provide in small groups than in large groups?

A)In a small group,the free riding of one member is harder to conceal.
B)In a small group,the free riding of one member has a smaller impact on the overall collective good.
C)Small groups tend to have a central authority to enforce rules on members.
D)Small groups want to cooperate more than large groups.

Question 17

International relations __________.

A)involves only presidents,generals,and diplomats
B)influences daily life only when war occurs
C)concerns the relationships among the world's governments
D)is largely concerned with bilateral relations between states

Question 18

There are as many as __________ NGOs and 5,000 IGOs globally.

A)50,000
B)20,000
C)150,000
D)5,000

Question 19

How do dominance and reciprocity compare as solutions to collective goods problems?

A)Dominance relies on a power hierarchy acting as a central authority,whereas reciprocity operates without any central authority.
B)Dominance has advantages and disadvantages,whereas reciprocity has only advantages.
C)Dominance forms the basis of most institutions in the international system,whereas reciprocity has limited applications.
D)Dominance is the basis of cooperation in international relations,whereas reciprocity typically leads to conflict.

Question 20

__________ is only informally recognized as a state,despite being a political entity often referred to as one.

A)Abkhazia
B)Iraq
C)Taiwan
D)Western Sahara

Question 21

Which of the following is a major point of view on globalization?

A)Globalization diffuses authority,transforming state power to operate in new contexts.
B)The world's major economies are more integrated today than before World War I,and the North-South gap is decreasing.
C)Globalization is changing international security more quickly and profoundly than it is changing international political economy.
D)Globalization is the fruition of conservative economic principles where a national marketplace has brought a lack of prosperity.

Question 22

The __________ relatively rich industrialized countries and relatively poor countries is called the North-South gap.

A)conflict between
B)unity among
C)scarcity problem among
D)disparity between

Question 23

Nongovernmental organizations are __________ organizations acting as __________ actors.

A)public,transnational
B)private,transnational
C)private,intranational
D)public,national

Question 24

Consideration of the political organizations,government agencies,and economic sectors of states is the focus of the __________ level of analysis.

A)individual
B)domestic
C)interstate
D)global

Question 25

With respect to globalization,__________.

A)its opponents are mostly united in their goals and tactics
B)policies to expand free trade are at the core of antiglobalization protesters
C)all sides agree that the North-South gap is disappearing faster than ever
D)states are becoming stronger and more important actors in global politics

Question 26

Which region can claim the largest GDP per capita?

A)Europe
B)Japan/Pacific
C)China
D)North America

Question 27

The __________ level of analysis concerns the perceptions,choices,and actions of human beings.

A)domestic
B)global
C)individual
D)interstate

Question 28

Kurds can be considered to be members of a __________.

A)sovereign state
B)non-sovereign state
C)failed state
D)nation

Question 29

Because it is entirely a U.S.entity but also operates an International Trade Division to promote exports and foreign investment,the state of Ohio could be considered a(n)__________ actor.

A)governmental
B)substate
C)international
D)transnational

Question 30

What was the result of the Korean War at the time of the 1953 truce?

A)North Korea controlled more of the Korean peninsula.
B)China shifted its support to South Korea.
C)The United States shifted its support to North Korea.
D)The United States hardened its attitude toward communism.

Question 31

Groups within states that influence the state's __________ are called substate actors.

A)foreign policy
B)political philosophy
C)nongovernmental organizations
D)sovereignty

Question 32

The Sino-Soviet split resulted in China becoming extremely __________ in the 1960s.

A)affluent
B)militaristic
C)philosophical
D)independent

Question 33

According to scholars who see globalization as the fruition of liberal economic principles,what role do states play in the process of globalization?

A)They are the driving forces.
B)A handful of states dominate the process.
C)They share equal power in the process.
D)They have become obsolete as economic units.

Question 34

In the global North,income levels per capita are roughly __________ times as high as in the global South.

A)three
B)five
C)ten
D)twenty

Question 35

The __________ level of analysis concerns the influence of the international system upon outcomes,whereas the __________ level of analysis concerns the influence of trends and forces that transcend the interactions of states.

A)domestic,interstate
B)global,individual
C)individual,domestic
D)interstate,global

Question 36

In the Cold War era,just as was the case for the United States in Vietnam,the Soviet Union could not defeat rebel armies in __________.

A)Hungary
B)Czechoslovakia
C)Poland
D)Afghanistan

Question 37

Which theorists are most likely to believe that the European Union is ultimately going to replace its individual member states?

A)economic liberalists
B)realists
C)transformationalists
D)globalization skeptics

Question 38

The set of relationships among the world's states,structured according to __________,is referred to as the international system.

A)globalization
B)how power is distributed
C)certain rules and patterns of interaction
D)transnational trade agreements

Question 39

The Marshall Plan was a policy designed to fight __________.

A)the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
B)Nazi Germany
C)the Soviet Union
D)détente

Question 40

Levels of analysis offer __________ explanations for international events.

A)military
B)uniform
C)different
D)individual

Question 41

The modern international system has only been in existence for 500 years.

Question 42

When Yugoslavia fell apart,__________.

A)European countries joined forces and sent troops to defend the borders of the newly independent,sovereign states
B)UN peacekeeping troops intervened and were able to keep casualties to a minimum
C)an arms embargo was placed on heavily armed Serbia,while Bosnia was allowed to build up its arsenal so each side would be more equal
D)ethnic Serbs seized parts of Croatia and Bosnia,where they killed non-Serbs or forced them from their homes

Question 43

A sibling who achieves the position of power through a struggle between his/her siblings is an example of dominance.

Question 44

An example of Cold War alliances between states is the __________.

A)United Nations
B)Warsaw Pact
C)Sino-Soviet split
D)Limited Test Ban Treaty

Question 45

The stemming of global warming is an example of a collective interest.

Question 46

The Berlin Wall was built by __________.

A)West Germany
B)East Germany
C)Russia
D)the United States

Question 47

The post-Cold War era is __________.

A)less complex and more predictable than the Cold War period
B)less peaceful than the Cold War period
C)characterized by a less global international economy
D)characterized by transnational concerns such as environmental degradation and disease

Question 48

German utilization of speedy offensives via railroads in the Franco-Prussian War was an example of the cult of the defensive.

Question 49

Hong Kong reverted from British to Vietnamese rule in 1997.

Question 50

Which event in the post-World War II period probably brought the United States and the Soviet Union closest to nuclear war?

A)building of the Berlin Wall
B)Cuban Missile Crisis
C)Korean War
D)U)S.involvement in Vietnam

Question 51

The head of state and the head of government are one in the same in every nation.

Question 52

In 2006,Israel fought a brief but intense war with __________ in southern Lebanon,while violent clashes between Israel and __________ continued from 2009 to 2014.

A)Hamas,Hezbollah
B)Al Qaeda,Hamas
C)Hezbollah,Hamas
D)ISIS,Hezbollah

Question 53

Russia/CIS has the lowest GDP per capita in the North Region.

Question 54

The Gulf War was initiated when Iraq invaded Qatar.

Question 55

The Soviet policies of perestroika (economic reform)and glasnost (openness in political discussion),associated with a focus on domestic issues,took precedence over maintaining external power in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Question 56

In 2011,Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S.special forces in Pakistan as one of the major goals of the U.S.intervention in Afghanistan.

Question 57

The United States backing the Ethiopian government and the Soviets backing next-door rival Somalia in the 1970s is an example of __________.

A)the Munich Agreement
B)a missile crisis
C)a proxy war
D)globalization

Question 58

In 1955,superpower leaders gathered in Geneva,deciding to reconstitute Austria.This type of gathering can be considered an example of a __________.

A)crisis
B)summit meeting
C)containment effort
D)military strike

Question 59

North Korea and Iran were players in recent crises involving __________.

A)arms sales to Nepal
B)overthrown governments
C)nuclear weapons programs
D)massive oil spills

Question 60

During the Cold War,the alliance of states coordinated under the leadership of the __________ was called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

A)Ukraine
B)European Union
C)Soviet Union
D)United States

Question 61

Recently,__________ began capturing large cities in central and northern Iraq,leading Iran and the United States to assist (separately)Iraq in confronting this powerful Islamist group.

Question 62

Comparative politics is the study of the __________ politics of foreign countries.

Question 63

Narrow definitions of the Middle East typically exclude __________ and __________.

Question 64

Transnational actors operate below and across __________ borders.

Question 65

In 1962,the Soviet Union installed medium-range nuclear missiles in __________ and a crisis erupted.

Question 66

OPEC is an example of a(n)__________ because its members are governments.

Question 67

The first summit meeting between Cold War superpowers took place in the European city of __________ in 1955.

Question 68

The International Committee of the Red Cross is an example of a(n)__________ because its members are not governments.

Question 69

The United States' pursuit of halting the expansion of Soviet influence during the Cold War is an example of the policy of __________.

Question 70

Treaties between states occur at the __________ level of analysis.