Midterm Flashcards
The Treaty of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years War:
a. established Protestantism as a European religion.
b. reinforced the authority of the Catholic Church in Western Europe.
c. allowed monarchs to choose religion for their subjects
d. was regarded as a major threat to state sovereignty
e. allowed states to interfere in the domestic affairs of other states
c. allowed monarchs to choose religion for their subjects
Among the factors leading to World War I and ending Europe’s balance of power system was:
a. the ascendancy of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Austrian throne.
b. the solidification of previously flexible alliances between the European powers.
c. Germany’s dissolution into numerous principalities.
d. Italy’s rise as a balancing power in European policies
e. the growth of fascism in Germany and Italy.
a. the ascendancy of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Austrian throne.
Problems that characterized the interwar years that helped lead to World War II were:
a. Germany’s desire to right the “wrongs” of the Treaty of Versailles.
b. Italy overrunning Ethiopia and Japan’s invasion of Manchuria.
c. clashes between liberalism, fascism, and communism.
d. the collapse of the world economy.
e. all of the above.
e. all of the above.
Although the Cold War did not involve direct military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union (except in Korea), it can be characterized as a period during which:
a. each of the two superpowers extended their colonial holdings in Latin America.
b. interstate wars raged throughout Western Europe despite the example set by the superpowers.
c. the two superpowers frequency reached the brink of nuclear war.
d. German resentment toward the two superpowers gave rise to a new form of fascism.
e. differences between the two were played out indirectly using proxies and third party stages.
e. differences between the two were played out indirectly using proxies and third party stages.
Which of the following is an international-level explanation of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq?
a. George W. Bush had sought to remove Saddam Hussein from office since the late 1990’s.
b. U.N resolutions condemning Iraq had to be enforced in order to maintain the legitimacy of the organization.
c. The U.S. economy needs a stable oil supply.
d. both a and b.
e. both b and c.
d. a government department like the Department of Homeland Security.
Which of the following actors would not be considered part of the international system level of analysis?
a. multinational corporations like Daimler-Chrysler.
b. intergovernmental organizations like the United Nations.
c. alliances among countries like the Warsaw Pact.
d. a government department like the Department of Homeland Security.
e. all of the above.
d. a government department like the Department of Homeland Security.
Liberal theory is drawn from various sources including:
a. Twentieth-century Wilsonian idealism.
b. Nineteenth-century economic liberalism.
c. Enlightenment thinking.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
d. All of the above.
Which of the following is associated most closely with realist thinking?
a. cooperation
b. free trade
c. balance of power
d. international institutions
e. class conflict
e. class conflict
In examining the international system, dependency theorists are concerned primarily with:
a. stratification.
b. polarity.
c. interdependence.
d. alliances.
e. stability.
a. stratification.
Many liberals see the international systems as a(n) _____ rather than a(n) ____, a view that sets them apart from realists and radicals.
a. international society; international institution
b. structure; process
c. international institution; international society
d. process; structure
e. anarchic one; peaceful one
b. structure; process
According to the text, three of the more prominent theoretical approaches to the study of international relations are:
a. historicism, liberalism, and radicalism
b. realism, radicalism, and manichaeism
c. liberalism, realism, and constructiveism
d. constructiveism, radicalism, and statism
c. liberalism, realism, and constructiveism
In order to stop the rise of fascism in Germany, Italy, and Japan, which unlikely alliance formed during World War II?
a. an alliance between the Communists and the Catholic Church
b. an alliance between liberal democraies and feudal monarchies
c. a revival of the Concert of Europe
d. an alliance between Communists and liberal democracies.
d. an alliance between Communists and liberal democracies.
Neoliberal Institutionalists ague that the international actors cooperate with each other not because they are innately good, but rather because:
a. cooperation complicates the prisoners’ dilemma
b. it is in the self-interest of each state to cooperate
c. cooperation helps them overcome self-interest
d. international law mandates cooperation
b. it is in the self-interest of each state to cooperate
Containment, a policy designed to prevent the expansion of Soviet power beyond its immediate sphere of influence, is an example of:
a. neoliberal institutuionalism’s focus on bureaucracy
b. Marxist theory put into practice
c. a clear policy prescription offered by realist theory
d. none of the above
c. a clear policy prescription offered by realist theory
How do constructivists envision sovereignty?
a. It is the result of bourgeois values
b. It is not an absolute but rather a contested concept
c. It is a universal and timeless phenomenon
d. It is a product of the spread of democracy.
b. It is not an absolute but rather a contested concept
