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Exam #2 Flashcards

1
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Force is a means of…

A

achieving state goals

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2
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Clausewitz said: “War is politics by….”

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other means

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During the cold war we see a material balance of power between what two states?

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USA and USSR

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4
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Clausewitz believes that military and government should be?

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separate

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Clausewitz believes that militaries are funded based on?

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Cost vs. Need. If a state does not need military power it will not spend money on it and vice versa.

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What is the “Fog of War”

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It is the “Chain of Command”, based on hierarchy and is required during war.

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7
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The cold war emanates from the…

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The German Problem

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The cold war is a ____ struggle.

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bipolar

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9
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During the cold war the US implements a policy of _____ to control soviet union power.

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containment

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10
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What is the ideological argument of the cold war?

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Communism Vs. Anti-Communism (each side tries convincing the other they are the enemy)

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By the 70s we see the collapse of the?

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cold war consensus

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12
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What are the realist explanations for the cold war?

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Balance of power, material power, containment, deterrence, and Nuclear arms racing

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13
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The first nuclear arms race was between what two countries?

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US and Nazi Germany

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What are some contributions to the nuclear arms race?

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The Manhattan project, Roosevelt & Truman, Oppenheimer

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What was the “Trinity” detonation?

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The first atomic bomb to be detonated in the US, in Alamagordo, New Mexico. July 16, 1945.

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What happens on August 6th, 1945?

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The United States drops “Little Boy” on Hiroshima. It’s enriched with Uranium and 13 Kilotons.

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What happens on August 9th, 1945?

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The United States dropped “Fat Man” on Nagasaki. Enriched with plutonium and 20 kilotons.

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18
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What would be some causes of war on the individual level?

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-Rationality (as a cause of war)
–Irrationality
–Role of education, experience, etc.
–mentality of leaders

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What would be some causes of war on the domestic level?

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–greedy states
—forms of government
–nationalism
–economics

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What would be some causes of war on the systemic level?

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-power transition/hegemonic stability
–security dilemma
–linear long-term change in the system
–role of systemic changes in tech, international norms

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What are the three levels of analysis?

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Individual, state, and systemic/structural

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22
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What does hegemonic mean?

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change in the global or systemic control

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23
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What does “total” mean in war?

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defeat enemy, take territory, capital, occupy

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24
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What is limited war?

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single or limited objective (Gulf War, Vietnam war)

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25
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What is civil war?

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–war with two goals—irredentism or territorial control
–control of the state government

26
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Define terrorism?

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the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. Not a traditional war.

27
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What is guerrilla warfare?

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engagement in or the activities involved in a war fought by small groups of irregular soldiers against typically larger regular forces

28
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WWI is an important case because it is?

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Overdetermined, meaning there are many theoretical causes

29
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What were the major powers involved in WWI?

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Austria-Hungary, Germany, France, Russia, and England

30
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What are the three outcomes of the Franco-Prussian war after Germany wins?

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-A new balance of power
-Germany becomes a powerful state(empire)
-Germany takes French provinces (causing the French to want revenge)

31
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Define the July crisis?

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–Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Assassination in Sarajevo
–Austria-Hungary sees Serbia as an opp
–Serbs team up with russians
–A-H teams up with Germans
–A-H declares war on serbs

32
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What is French Plan 17?

A

The French, never able to dispel the humiliating defeat of
1871, put first and foremost in their plan the retaking of the lost provinces of
Alsace-Lorraine.

33
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What is the German Schlieffen Plan ?

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a strategy prepared in the event that Germany faced a two-fronted war with France and Russia.

34
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IR Theory wants to predict ?

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war, peace, trade, cooperate, etc.

35
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Foreign Policy is?

A

determines how and when specific outcomes will take place

  • spells out tactics or methods
  • can be modeled
36
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Biggest problem with foreign policy decision-making?

A

RATIONALITY

37
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RATIONALITY IS ASSUMED.. therefore actors are?

A

rational

38
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What are known countries with nuclear weapons?

A

USA, UK, France, Russia, India, North Korea, Pakistan and China

39
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What are Allison’s three models

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Rational
organizational
Bureaucratic

40
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What is Nuclear Proliferation?

A

the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries.

41
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What is a MIRV?

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rocket missile that has a nose cone and is used as a warhead to launch 7 missiles.

42
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What is the difference between affective bias and effective bias?

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Affective bias: cognitive or behavioral bias towards (or away from) rewards or punishments
Effective bias: not a thing

43
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If terrorists are rational actors, then…

A

they want something

44
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What does START mean?

A

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

45
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What does SALT mean?

A

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

46
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What is the NPT treaty?

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An agreement between countries promising they will not create more nuclear weapons and if they have weapons already they will not proliferate them.

47
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What is the difference between chemical and bio weapons?

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Both are difficult to use but chemical weapons are designed to kill immediately

48
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What is fission?

A

the process where the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei and other particles.

49
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what is affective bias?

A

how individuals FEEL about the other

50
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what is cognitive bias?

A

defined as how rationality might be limited by cognitive,
or each individuals brain may create bias towards the other

51
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what defines the bureaucratic model?

A

-different agencies with competing interests are involved in the
decision making process
-seek their own interest as the best means to
national interest

52
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What defines the organizational model?

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-Assumes goals and objectives are already established
-Makes decisions based on standard operating procedures

53
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Define the Rational model?

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-Assumes the process is rational and predictable
-select the “best” or most rational policy

54
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Describe the presidential management model? (not Allisons)

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-ultimately accepts much of other models but reduces to most trusted advisors
-collegial

55
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Describe the Nixon-Kissinger model? (not Allisons)

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-must have harmony between advisor and president
-must have president completely active in foreign policy

56
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Who is “Willy?”

A

Kaiser Wilhelm II (last German emperor/King of Prussia)

57
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Who is “Nicky?”

A

Nicholas II (Last Czar of Russia)

58
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Who is the power in Europe, post 1900?

A

Germany

58
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What was the Dreadnought?

A

British Battleship

59
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What does “Lebensraum” refer to?

A

In WWII Germany had a goal to expand their territory. This word translates to “room to live…”

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