Intro/Section 1

Question 1

International Politics

Answer 1

Relationship between the world’s governments

Question 2

International Security

Answer 2

Focuses on war and peace, main subfield of I.R.

Question 3

International Political Economy (IPE)

Answer 3

Concerns trade and financial relations among nations. Flow of international economic/financial transactions. Subfield of I.R.

Question 4

State

Answer 4

Monopoly of legitimate force over territory (controlled by authority, the authority differs based on system)

Question 5

Country

Answer 5

A place on a map, a state may or may not control all the territory

Question 6

Nation

Answer 6

A cultural concept about which people belong within a territory or civilization and who is/should be a citizen of the state

Question 7

Nation-state

Answer 7

A state that contains all and only the members of one culture/civilization. (Ex: Japan)

Question 8

Sovereignty

Answer 8

The ability to carry out actions and policies within a territory independently of external actors and internal rivals

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Nonstate actors (substate and transnational)

Answer 9

Sub-state actors (domestic): Operate in a single state
Transnational: Operate in multiple states (encompasses IGOs, NGOs, and individuals)

Question 10

Nongovernmental Organizations

Answer 10

Members are private organizations made up of individuals and groups. Ranges from political to humanitarian to economic work. Ex: Red Cross

Question 11

Intergovernmental Organizations

Answer 11

Members are state governments. Ex: UN, NATO, WTO, Arab League

Question 12

Multinational Corporation

Answer 12

Companies that span multiple countries. Ex: Toyota, Walmart

Question 13

International Conflict

Answer 13

Difference of preferences between 2 or more states

Question 14

International Cooperation

Answer 14

2 or more states working together to fulfill shared goals

Question 15

Theory vs History

Answer 15

History: A story of how something happened in the past, not reliable for predicting the future
Theory: A mental construct for explaining outcomes, predicting future outcomes, and prescribing appropriate policy

Question 16

Individual LOA

Answer 16

Concerns the perceptions, choices, and actions of individual human beings

Question 17

State LOA

Answer 17

Political, economic, or cultural attributes of a state

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International LOA

Answer 18

Concerns the influence of the international system upon outcomes

Question 19

Global LOA

Answer 19

Global challenges, prevailing technologies, world opinion,

Question 20

WWI

Answer 20

1914 - 1918, global war between Central Powers and Allied Powers, characterized by Trench Warfare

Question 21

WWII

Answer 21

Global War from 1939-1945 between the Allied and Axis powers, Allied powers fought against fascism of the Axis powers.

Question 22

League of Nations

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IGO that emerged after WWI to promote international cooperation and peace

Question 23

United Nations

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An IGO that works to maintain peace and security, develop relations between nations, and promote human rights

Question 24

Marshall Plan

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Provided economic assistance to Western Europe after WWII in hopes of promoting democracy in these nations

Question 25

Cold War

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A period of political and military tension between the US and USSR between 1947-1991. No military conflict occurred

Question 26

Containment

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A policy adopted in the late 1940s by the U.S. to stop the spread of communism

Question 27

Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 27

In 1962 the USSR put nuclear missiles in Cuba in response to Kennedy putting missiles in Turkey. Both parties came to a resolution and removed their respective missiles

Question 28

Proxy Wars

Answer 28

Wars in which more powerful states compete with one another by supplying and advising opposing smaller nations w/o direct intervention

Question 29

Gulf War (1991)

Answer 29

An armed conflict between Iraq and the United States in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Kuwait was liberated

Question 30

Disintegration of Yugoslavia/Kosovo War

Answer 30

The break up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s which led to conflicts like the Kosovo War where Albanian Kosovars fought against the Serbian government in Kosovo, leading to NATO intervention

Question 31

9/11 Attacks and War on Terrorism

Answer 31

The global military campaign led by the U.S. in response to the 9/11 attacks which led to military action in Afghanistan and Iraq. The 9/11 attacks occurred after al-Qaeda flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Question 32

Iraq War

Answer 32

Part of the war on terror, lasted from 2003 to 2011. The US invaded in hopes of overthrowing the Saddam Hussein regime and promoting democracy in the region.