Question 1

Imperial overstretch is best defined as

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A) when a country becomes geographically too big to rule. 
B) when a country strikes a balance between being isolationist and highly interventionist. 
C) an approach that relies on self-help and independent strategies in foreign policy. 
D) when an imperializing country has too many colonies to be able to support. 
E) the historic tendency for superpowers to overspend militarily and weaken their economies leaving them vulnerable to rivals. 
A) when a country becomes geographically too big to rule. 
B) when a country strikes a balance between being isolationist and highly interventionist. 
C) an approach that relies on self-help and independent strategies in foreign policy. 
D) when an imperializing country has too many colonies to be able to support. 
E) the historic tendency for superpowers to overspend militarily and weaken their economies leaving them vulnerable to rivals.

Question 2

One step during the period of détente was the initiation of arms control agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Discuss the main tenants of the Nixon, Regan, and Carter doctrines.Which of these three do you think was most effective in reducing Cold War conflict?

Accepted Answer

The Nixon Doctrine, announced in 1969, e

Question 4

The leaders of what three countries met at the Yalta Conference to design a new world order?

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A) Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union 
B) The Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy 
C) Great Britain, the United States, and France 
D) Germany, Italy, and Japan 
E) Great Britain, France, and Germany 
A) Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union 
B) The Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy 
C) Great Britain, the United States, and France 
D) Germany, Italy, and Japan 
E) Great Britain, France, and Germany

Question 5

When did the Bolsheviks overthrow the Russian Czar?

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A) 1914 
B) 1916 
C) 1917 
D) 1919 
E) 1921 
A) 1914 
B) 1916 
C) 1917 
D) 1919 
E) 1921

Question 6

American foreign policy prior to World War II can be described as isolationist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which Soviet leader proposed peaceful coexistence with capitalism?

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A) Leon Trotsky 
B) Joseph Stalin 
C) V.I.Lenin 
D) Leonid Brezhnev 
E) Nikita Khrushchev 
A) Leon Trotsky 
B) Joseph Stalin 
C) V.I.Lenin 
D) Leonid Brezhnev 
E) Nikita Khrushchev

Question 8

A key component of the Congress of Vienna 1814-15 was the exclusion of France from the new Concert of Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following was seen as a systemic cause of World War II?

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A) The vindictive peace settlement of the Versailles treaty 
B) Collapse of the global economic system 
C) Failure of the League of Nations 
D) None of the above is true. 
E) Options a, b, c were seen as a systemic cause of World War II. 
A) The vindictive peace settlement of the Versailles treaty 
B) Collapse of the global economic system 
C) Failure of the League of Nations 
D) None of the above is true. 
E) Options a, b, c were seen as a systemic cause of World War II.

Question 10

The alliance that fought against the Triple Entente in World War I was comprised of

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A) France, Great Britain, and the United States. 
B) France, Great Britain, and Russia. 
C) Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary. 
D) Germany, Italy and the Ottoman Empire . 
E) Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. 
A) France, Great Britain, and the United States. 
B) France, Great Britain, and Russia. 
C) Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary. 
D) Germany, Italy and the Ottoman Empire . 
E) Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.

Question 11

Great-power war is not unique to the twentieth century.Long-cycle theorists assert that a rhythmic pattern of war and world leadership change has existed for the past five hundred years.Long-cycle theory is disarmingly simple, and for this reason it is not without its critics.Write an essay in which you critically evaluate long-cycle theory as a tool for understanding world politics.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Great-power war is not unique to the...

Question 12

Present the individual, state, and systemic causes of the Cold War.Which level do you feel best explains the escalation of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

The Cold War was a complex and multiface

Question 13

The dismantling of the Berlin Wall, which heralded the end of the Cold war, was in 1989.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The tendency of people in competition to see an adversary the same way that an adversary sees them is known as a mirror image.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The German plan in World War I to fight Russia and France simultaneously was known as the

Accepted Answer

A) Schlieffen Plan. 
B) Schleswig Plan. 
C) Paris Plan. 
D) Bismarck Plan. 
E) Kaiser Wilhelm Plan. 
A) Schlieffen Plan. 
B) Schleswig Plan. 
C) Paris Plan. 
D) Bismarck Plan. 
E) Kaiser Wilhelm Plan.

Imperial overstretch is best defined as

One step during the period of détente was the initiation of arms control agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Discuss the main tenants of the Nixon, Regan, and Carter doctrines.Which of these three do you think was most effective in reducing Cold War conflict?

The leaders of what three countries met at the Yalta Conference to design a new world order?

When did the Bolsheviks overthrow the Russian Czar?

American foreign policy prior to World War II can be described as isolationist.

Which Soviet leader proposed peaceful coexistence with capitalism?

A key component of the Congress of Vienna 1814-15 was the exclusion of France from the new Concert of Europe.

Which of the following was seen as a systemic cause of World War II?

The alliance that fought against the Triple Entente in World War I was comprised of

Present the individual, state, and systemic causes of the Cold War.Which level do you feel best explains the escalation of the Cold War?

The dismantling of the Berlin Wall, which heralded the end of the Cold war, was in 1989.

The tendency of people in competition to see an adversary the same way that an adversary sees them is known as a mirror image.

The German plan in World War I to fight Russia and France simultaneously was known as the

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Exam 3: The Historical Setting of Contemporary World Politics

Imperial overstretch is best defined as

One step during the period of détente was the initiation of arms control agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Discuss the main tenants of the Nixon, Regan, and Carter doctrines.Which of these three do you think was most effective in reducing Cold War conflict?

The leaders of what three countries met at the Yalta Conference to design a new world order?

When did the Bolsheviks overthrow the Russian Czar?

American foreign policy prior to World War II can be described as isolationist.

Which Soviet leader proposed peaceful coexistence with capitalism?

A key component of the Congress of Vienna 1814-15 was the exclusion of France from the new Concert of Europe.

Which of the following was seen as a systemic cause of World War II?

The alliance that fought against the Triple Entente in World War I was comprised of

Present the individual, state, and systemic causes of the Cold War.Which level do you feel best explains the escalation of the Cold War?

The dismantling of the Berlin Wall, which heralded the end of the Cold war, was in 1989.

The tendency of people in competition to see an adversary the same way that an adversary sees them is known as a mirror image.

The German plan in World War I to fight Russia and France simultaneously was known as the

Analyzing World Politics

Theories of World Politics

States and Foreign Policy Decision Making

Global and Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

Nongovernmental Organizations, Multinational Corporations, and Other Nonstate Actors

Patterns of Armed Conflict

Military Power and the Use of Force

International Law and Human Rights

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Political Economy of Global Poverty and Inequality

Global Ecological Trends and the Transformation of World Politics

Filters