Question 1

Which countries made up the five great powers of Europe in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and Prussia 
B) Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia 
C) Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and France 
D) Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Italy 
E) Austria, Prussia, Italy, Spain, and Russia 
A) Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and Prussia 
B) Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia 
C) Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and France 
D) Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Italy 
E) Austria, Prussia, Italy, Spain, and Russia

Question 2

Who designed a system of secret treaties and alliances that were able to maintain the balance of power for some time, while placing Germany at the center of Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) Metternich 
B) Richelieu 
C) Talleyrand 
D) Wilson 
E) Bismarck 
A) Metternich 
B) Richelieu 
C) Talleyrand 
D) Wilson 
E) Bismarck

Question 3

Which of the following two countries were NOT part of the League of Nations at its formation?

Accepted Answer

A) France and the United Kingdom 
B) Italy and the United States 
C) The Soviet Union and the United States 
D) The United Kingdom and Italy 
E) The United States and France 
A) France and the United Kingdom 
B) Italy and the United States 
C) The Soviet Union and the United States 
D) The United Kingdom and Italy 
E) The United States and France

Question 4

What nations constitute the permanent members of the UN Security Council?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States, France, China, and Russia 
B) The United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, and Russia 
C) The United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, and Russia 
D) The United States, India, France, Russia, and China 
E) The United Kingdom, the United States, China, Russia, and India 
A) The United States, France, China, and Russia 
B) The United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, and Russia 
C) The United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, and Russia 
D) The United States, India, France, Russia, and China 
E) The United Kingdom, the United States, China, Russia, and India

Question 5

Compare the treatment of France after the Napoleonic Wars and Germany's treatment after World War I. What do these two cases tell us about the dynamics of war and peace?

Accepted Answer

The treatment of France after the Napole

Question 6

Describe the Congress of Vienna and its consequences.

Accepted Answer

The Congress of Vienna was a conference

Question 7

Who was the French foreign secretary who changed the way states approach their own national interest?

Accepted Answer

A) Ferdinand II 
B) King Louis XIV 
C) Louis XVI 
D) Cardinal Richelieu 
E) Metternich 
A) Ferdinand II 
B) King Louis XIV 
C) Louis XVI 
D) Cardinal Richelieu 
E) Metternich

Question 8

Which of the following wrote On the Law of War and Peace , establishing limits to the conduct of warfare?

Accepted Answer

A) Cardinal Richelieu 
B) Ferdinand II 
C) Frederick II 
D) Hugo Grotius 
E) Napoleon Bonaparte 
A) Cardinal Richelieu 
B) Ferdinand II 
C) Frederick II 
D) Hugo Grotius 
E) Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 9

What is required to veto a resolution in the UN Security Council?

Accepted Answer

A) One of the members of the Security Council can veto a measure. 
B) Nine out of the fifteen members can veto a measure. 
C) Permanent members of the Security Council can veto a measure. 
D) Vetoes are impossible at the United Nations. 
E) Three out of five members (60 percent)can veto a measure. 
A) One of the members of the Security Council can veto a measure. 
B) Nine out of the fifteen members can veto a measure. 
C) Permanent members of the Security Council can veto a measure. 
D) Vetoes are impossible at the United Nations. 
E) Three out of five members (60 percent)can veto a measure.

Question 10

Organizations that act independently of states, often with a particular focus or interest, are known as what?

Accepted Answer

A) Interest groups 
B) Nongovernmental organizations 
C) Peacekeepers 
D) Proxy states 
E) Rogue states 
A) Interest groups 
B) Nongovernmental organizations 
C) Peacekeepers 
D) Proxy states 
E) Rogue states

Question 11

The "national interest," where national leaders place what is best for their own state above all else, is also known as what?

Accepted Answer

A) Sovereignty 
B) Raison d'état 
C) Raison d'être 
D) Pre-emption 
E) Secularism 
A) Sovereignty 
B) Raison d'état 
C) Raison d'être 
D) Pre-emption 
E) Secularism

Question 12

How many main components make up the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

A) Six 
B) Five 
C) Four 
D) Seven 
E) Three 
A) Six 
B) Five 
C) Four 
D) Seven 
E) Three

Question 13

What are the two core concepts of the modern state?

Accepted Answer

A) Territorial integrity and power 
B) Territorial fluidity and power 
C) Security and force 
D) Sovereignty and territorial integrity 
E) Territorial fluidity and sovereignty 
A) Territorial integrity and power 
B) Territorial fluidity and power 
C) Security and force 
D) Sovereignty and territorial integrity 
E) Territorial fluidity and sovereignty

Question 14

What are the troops sent in by the United Nations called?

Accepted Answer

A) Peacekeepers 
B) Eurocorps 
C) Green Berets 
D) NATO officers 
E) SADC Standby Brigade 
A) Peacekeepers 
B) Eurocorps 
C) Green Berets 
D) NATO officers 
E) SADC Standby Brigade

Question 15

What are three major components of the modern state? Explain each one in detail and provide examples.

Accepted Answer

The three major components of the modern

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a part of the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

A) The Security Council 
B) The General Assembly 
C) The Trusteeship Council 
D) The International Court of Justice 
E) The Office of Refugee Resettlement 
A) The Security Council 
B) The General Assembly 
C) The Trusteeship Council 
D) The International Court of Justice 
E) The Office of Refugee Resettlement

Question 17

How long are the terms of the ten nonpermanent members of the UN Security Council?

Accepted Answer

A) One year 
B) Two years 
C) Three years 
D) Four years 
E) Five years 
A) One year 
B) Two years 
C) Three years 
D) Four years 
E) Five years

Question 18

Which one of the following is NOT one of Karen Mingst's assumptions of collective security?

Accepted Answer

A) Wars are caused by aggressive states. 
B) Aggressors must be stopped. 
C) Aggressors are easily identified. 
D) Aggressors are always wrong. 
E) Aggressors know the international community is powerless. 
A) Wars are caused by aggressive states. 
B) Aggressors must be stopped. 
C) Aggressors are easily identified. 
D) Aggressors are always wrong. 
E) Aggressors know the international community is powerless.

Question 19

Whose Fourteen Points were the underpinning for the League of Nations?

Accepted Answer

A) Metternich 
B) Bismarck 
C) Clemenceau 
D) Wilson 
E) Roosevelt 
A) Metternich 
B) Bismarck 
C) Clemenceau 
D) Wilson 
E) Roosevelt

Question 20

The Congress of Vienna brought which country back in the great power system because a country that large and powerful needed to be part of a strong international system of security?

Accepted Answer

A) Austria 
B) France 
C) Germany 
D) Prussia 
E) Russia 
A) Austria 
B) France 
C) Germany 
D) Prussia 
E) Russia

Which countries made up the five great powers of Europe in the nineteenth century?

Who designed a system of secret treaties and alliances that were able to maintain the balance of power for some time, while placing Germany at the center of Europe?

Which of the following two countries were NOT part of the League of Nations at its formation?

What nations constitute the permanent members of the UN Security Council?

Compare the treatment of France after the Napoleonic Wars and Germany's treatment after World War I. What do these two cases tell us about the dynamics of war and peace?

Describe the Congress of Vienna and its consequences.

Who was the French foreign secretary who changed the way states approach their own national interest?

Which of the following wrote On the Law of War and Peace , establishing limits to the conduct of warfare?

What is required to veto a resolution in the UN Security Council?

Organizations that act independently of states, often with a particular focus or interest, are known as what?

The "national interest," where national leaders place what is best for their own state above all else, is also known as what?

How many main components make up the United Nations?

What are the two core concepts of the modern state?

What are the troops sent in by the United Nations called?

What are three major components of the modern state? Explain each one in detail and provide examples.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the United Nations?

How long are the terms of the ten nonpermanent members of the UN Security Council?

Which one of the following is NOT one of Karen Mingst's assumptions of collective security?

Whose Fourteen Points were the underpinning for the League of Nations?

The Congress of Vienna brought which country back in the great power system because a country that large and powerful needed to be part of a strong international system of security?

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Exam 11: Understanding International Relations: Terms and Theories

Which countries made up the five great powers of Europe in the nineteenth century?

Who designed a system of secret treaties and alliances that were able to maintain the balance of power for some time, while placing Germany at the center of Europe?

Which of the following two countries were NOT part of the League of Nations at its formation?

What nations constitute the permanent members of the UN Security Council?

Compare the treatment of France after the Napoleonic Wars and Germany's treatment after World War I. What do these two cases tell us about the dynamics of war and peace?

Describe the Congress of Vienna and its consequences.

Who was the French foreign secretary who changed the way states approach their own national interest?

Which of the following wrote On the Law of War and Peace , establishing limits to the conduct of warfare?

What is required to veto a resolution in the UN Security Council?

Organizations that act independently of states, often with a particular focus or interest, are known as what?

The "national interest," where national leaders place what is best for their own state above all else, is also known as what?

How many main components make up the United Nations?

What are the two core concepts of the modern state?

What are the troops sent in by the United Nations called?

What are three major components of the modern state? Explain each one in detail and provide examples.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the United Nations?

How long are the terms of the ten nonpermanent members of the UN Security Council?

Which one of the following is NOT one of Karen Mingst's assumptions of collective security?

Whose Fourteen Points were the underpinning for the League of Nations?

The Congress of Vienna brought which country back in the great power system because a country that large and powerful needed to be part of a strong international system of security?

Why Politics Matters

Ancient Political Theory

Modern Political Theory

The American Government

Nationalism and Populism in the United States and Abroad

Authoritarian Systems of Government

Democratic Systems of Government

Comparing Legislatures

Comparing Executives

Comparing Judiciaries

War, Diplomacy, and the Beginning of International Relations

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