Exam 4: World War II: Why Did War Happen Again

Buckpassing is the practice of states aligning with a greater power to share the spoils of dominance.

Because of America's sense of ______, America feels it is set apart from the rest of the world by its progressive, freedom-loving, and pacifist nature.

Self-determination and unanimity are ______ norms.

Why did the League of Nations fail?

The Wisconsin School-an interpretation of international relations and American foreign policy-is a part of the ______ perspective.

How did the League of Nations, according to its Covenant, seek to resolve conflicts?

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's famous Fourteen Points advocated for territorial adjustments, including the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France and the creation of Poland as a state.

In building communism in the Soviet Union, which of the following actions were not taken by the government?

The ______ perspective would most likely argue that the United States abstained from the League of Nations because of a political struggle for domestic power between U.S. president Woodrow Wilson and those who opposed him.

The Holocaust is an example of which of the following policies?

German leaders justified expansion and conquest as a quest for lebensraum, a term which refers to what goal?

The ______ perspective would most likely argue that the United States enjoys strategic immunity because of its geographic location.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. In building communism in the Soviet Union, which of the following actions were taken by the government?

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson believed that self-determination would not lead to democracy.

Which of the following acts immediately caused World War II?

According to the liberal perspective, which of the following events at the domestic level of analysis contributed to the outbreak of World War II?

______ escaped invasion by German land forces between 1939 and 1941.

Buckpassing is a free-riding strategy wherein a country allows other countries to fight conflicts while it stays on the sidelines.

The Council of the League of Nations was initially composed of nine members, five of which were permanent members, while the Assembly included all members.

Under a new, centralized institution, protection for all countries would be achieved not through the balance of power but through the preponderance of power.