Quiz 1 Key Flashcards
International relations encompasses the interactions among various actors that participate in international politics, including all of the following EXCEPT
locally focused business association
The theory most focused on the idea that states define their interests in terms of power is
realism
Which method is used in the historical approach to international relations?
The study of individual cases
The absence of international authority in international relations is know as
Anarchy
the theory most focused on economic classes and stratification
radicalism
When studying international relations, constructivists
trace the impact of ideas and cultural factors on shaping identities
What is one reason that students of international relations should study history
Core concepts in the field, such as the balance of power, were developed and shaped by historical events
The ultimate failure of the League of Nations to accomplish its mandate can be attributed to which of the following factors?
The League lacked the needed political weight, legal instruments, and legitimacy.
The most important outcome of World War II was
the emergence of two superpowers and the decline of Europe as the epicenter of world politics.
Following World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union
experienced fundamental incompatibilities in terms of their national interests and ideologies.
Although the Cold War did not involve direct military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, it can be characterized as a period during which
differences between the two were played out indirectly using proxies on third-party stages.
What associates most closely with realist thinking?
Balance of power
The analysis of the production process and the social relationships it produces are fundamentally important to which of the following theoretical perspectives?
radicalism
For constructivists, what is a common source of change in the international system?
New norms and ideas diffuse through the system.
How would radicals explain the Iraq War?
the United States acting in its economic interest to stabilize and control its oil supply
T/F Unlike European states, the United States was not an imperial power and had no colonies
False
T/F During World War II, Germany and the Soviet Union fought against the United States and Great Britain.
False
T/F Despite their many differences, both realism and liberalism view people as rational actors.
True
T/F Despite their differences, both liberals and radicals believe that change in the international system is desirable.
True
T/F Dependency theorists believe that less developed countries will rise quickly now that colonialism has ended.
False
