Final Exam Review Part 1

Question 1

When did the great leap forward and proletariat reform occur

Answer 1

Great leap forward 1958

Proletariat revolt 1966-69

Question 2

Who was the Chinese leader after the Mau

Answer 2

Deng Xioping/
Part of economic Reform
special economic zones

Question 3

China’s political and economic model

Answer 3

radical closed political system but open economic system

Question 4

Shanghai Communique and 5 points

Answer 4

Diplomatic Agreement between USA and China

1. Openness
2. Commitment to international institutions
3. Security Cooperation
4. United International Society
5. Create more liberal economic order

Question 5

2 Reasons why states go to war

Answer 5

1. People are irrational

2. Leaders don’t directly pay the price

Question 6

Asymmetric Warfare

Answer 6

War between countries with vast difference in military power

Question 7

3 remedies to avoid war

Answer 7

1. Peacekeeping
2. Peacemaking: Collective Security (NATO, UN)
3. Treaties (Arms control, Demilitarization)

Question 8

2 Pacific Settlements

Answer 8

1. Arbitration

2. Mediation

Question 9

Massive Retaliation

Answer 9

Threaten to deploy all forces in retaliation

Question 10

Compellence

Answer 10

Willingness to use force to make someone do something they otherwise wouldn’t

Question 11

Brinkmanship

Answer 11

Push enemy to the edge till you get what you want.

Escalate to level where enemy has no choice but to retaliate

Question 12

Strategic Bombardment

Answer 12

Policy used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. When bombing France, bomb Paris and spread outwards

Question 13

Deterence

Answer 13

Denying the enemy of achieving objectives by Presenting unacceptable costs

Question 14

NUTS

Answer 14

Nuclear Utilization Target Selection

Question 15

Extended Deterrence

Answer 15

Using nuclear weapons to protect alies

Question 16

MIRV

Answer 16

Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicles

Missile with multiple warheads capable of targeting different targets

Question 17

Counter force vs counter value

Answer 17

Counter force is when target is other nuclear weapons

Counter value is when target is civilians

Question 18

3 Different Nuclear Defence Systems

Answer 18

1. Launch on Warning
2. Launch under Attack
3. Launch after attack

Question 19

Launch on Warning

Answer 19

Russia plans on bombing DC so pentagon send

Question 20

Launch under Attack

Answer 20

Launch missiles the moment Russia sends missile towards USA

Question 21

Launch on Impact

Answer 21

Launch back missiles when they have landed on your territory

Question 22

SDI and who developed it

Answer 22

Strategic Defence Initiative

Developed by Ronald Regan

Question 23

Starwars Doctrine

Answer 23

Nuclear defence system in which you look to attack missiles while still in the air and shoot them down

Question 24

SLBM

Answer 24

Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles

Question 25

SLCM

Answer 25

Submarine Launched Cruise Missile

Question 26

Active Defence

Answer 26

Deterrence with the use of offensive offensive weapons

Question 27

MX Missiles

Answer 27

Mobile Missiles

Question 28

Passive Deterence

Answer 28

Defensive deterrence mostly in the form of shelters

Question 29

Arms Control

Answer 29

Reducing/regulate the use of certain weapons

Question 30

Disarmament

Answer 30

Eliminate/Reduce certain classes of weapons

Question 31

2 Ways of Developing arms control

Answer 31

1. Arms Control

2. Disarmament