Question 1

What kind of terrorist organization is the Ku Klux Klan?

Accepted Answer

A) Transnational 
B) International 
C) State 
D) Domestic 
E) Disorganized 
A) Transnational 
B) International 
C) State 
D) Domestic 
E) Disorganized D

Question 2

What factors are added to analysis of international relations by pluralist-interdependence theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Drug trafficking and political corruption 
B) Private armies and war for profit 
C) Terrorism and organized crime 
D) Supranational organizations and nationalism 
E) Nonstate actors and globalization 
A) Drug trafficking and political corruption 
B) Private armies and war for profit 
C) Terrorism and organized crime 
D) Supranational organizations and nationalism 
E) Nonstate actors and globalization E

Question 3

What is an essential tenet of neoliberalism?

Accepted Answer

A) Government must provide central planning to the economy. 
B) Government must provide a strong guiding hand in the economy. 
C) Government must interfere as little as possible in the economy. 
D) Government must not intervene at any time in the economy. 
E) Government must recognize that it is powerless overall in the economy. 
A) Government must provide central planning to the economy. 
B) Government must provide a strong guiding hand in the economy. 
C) Government must interfere as little as possible in the economy. 
D) Government must not intervene at any time in the economy. 
E) Government must recognize that it is powerless overall in the economy. C

Question 4

What criticisms were lodged at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank for their requirements on states receiving loans?

Accepted Answer

A) They are authoritarian and unrealistic. 
B) They are without financial controls and safeguards. 
C) They are overly generous and in favor of overly ambitious projects. 
D) They are authoritarian and unaccountable. 
E) They are too easy to get and too hard to repay. 
A) They are authoritarian and unrealistic. 
B) They are without financial controls and safeguards. 
C) They are overly generous and in favor of overly ambitious projects. 
D) They are authoritarian and unaccountable. 
E) They are too easy to get and too hard to repay.

Question 5

Which is a country that has benefited greatly from globalization through the expansion of its middle class?

Accepted Answer

A) Argentina 
B) Japan 
C) Germany 
D) Canada 
E) India 
A) Argentina 
B) Japan 
C) Germany 
D) Canada 
E) India

Question 6

In what country was the Truman Doctrine and the policy of containment first applied by the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) Japan 
C) Greece 
D) Yugoslavia 
E) Cuba 
A) Germany 
B) Japan 
C) Greece 
D) Yugoslavia 
E) Cuba

Question 7

What has been the most common form of terrorism throughout history?

Accepted Answer

A) Transnational terrorism 
B) International terrorism 
C) State terrorism 
D) Domestic terrorism 
E) Low-level terrorism 
A) Transnational terrorism 
B) International terrorism 
C) State terrorism 
D) Domestic terrorism 
E) Low-level terrorism

Question 8

How have requirements set by the IMF and World Bank for loans harmed countries that they were intended to help?

Accepted Answer

The requirements set by the IMF and Worl

Question 9

What is a means for the United States to strengthen its prosperity and place in a changing world?

Accepted Answer

A) Ignore rising economic powers in the certainty that their growth will fade and so will their power. 
B) Engage rising economic powers and encourage them to impede trade and develop strong security apparatus. 
C) Engage rising economic powers and encourage them to develop trade, grow the middle class, and support democratic freedom. 
D) Not engage rising economic powers because in the long run they have little or nothing to offer the United States. 
E) Not engage economic powers because these are international upstarts, whose success ultimately imperils the United States. 
A) Ignore rising economic powers in the certainty that their growth will fade and so will their power. 
B) Engage rising economic powers and encourage them to impede trade and develop strong security apparatus. 
C) Engage rising economic powers and encourage them to develop trade, grow the middle class, and support democratic freedom. 
D) Not engage rising economic powers because in the long run they have little or nothing to offer the United States. 
E) Not engage economic powers because these are international upstarts, whose success ultimately imperils the United States.

Question 10

What is the name of the theory that if one country falls to communism, others will as a result?

Accepted Answer

A) Power school theory 
B) Collective security theory 
C) Neoliberal theory 
D) Domino theory 
E) Deterrence theory 
A) Power school theory 
B) Collective security theory 
C) Neoliberal theory 
D) Domino theory 
E) Deterrence theory

Question 11

What is the essential goal of most nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)?

Accepted Answer

A) Religious conversion 
B) Support for multinational corporations 
C) Support for terrorism 
D) Subversion of existing states 
E) Betterment of the human condition 
A) Religious conversion 
B) Support for multinational corporations 
C) Support for terrorism 
D) Subversion of existing states 
E) Betterment of the human condition

Question 12

Where did the United States and its Allies meet in 1944 to plan for the post-World War II international economic system?

Accepted Answer

A) Turtle Bay 
B) Bretton Woods 
C) Bletchley Park 
D) Falls Church 
E) Warm Springs 
A) Turtle Bay 
B) Bretton Woods 
C) Bletchley Park 
D) Falls Church 
E) Warm Springs

Question 13

What concept, central to understanding international relations, was called in question by the fall of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) The primacy of the state 
B) The importance of supranational organizations 
C) The viability of the United Nations 
D) The nature of collective security 
E) The primacy of ideology 
A) The primacy of the state 
B) The importance of supranational organizations 
C) The viability of the United Nations 
D) The nature of collective security 
E) The primacy of ideology

Question 14

How has globalization helped empower al-Qaeda, and how has al-Qaeda taken advantage of opportunities offered by it?

Accepted Answer

Globalization has helped empower al-Qaed

Question 15

Which is an example of state terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A) 9/11 
B) Pearl Harbor 
C) The fall of the Soviet Union 
D) The Holocaust 
E) KKK lynchings 
A) 9/11 
B) Pearl Harbor 
C) The fall of the Soviet Union 
D) The Holocaust 
E) KKK lynchings

Question 16

From an optimistic, neoliberal perspective, what is an inevitable result of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased personal freedom 
B) Decreased personal freedom 
C) Increased poverty 
D) Increased tyranny 
E) Decreased economic growth 
A) Increased personal freedom 
B) Decreased personal freedom 
C) Increased poverty 
D) Increased tyranny 
E) Decreased economic growth

Question 17

Examine states and nonstate actors in the world today. Which has the greater advantages over the other, and why?

Accepted Answer

States and non-state actors both play si

Question 18

What is the most important defining characteristic of multinational corporations?

Accepted Answer

A) They can overrule the regulations and laws of supranational organizations. 
B) They have the ability to ignore the laws of any state. 
C) They have the power to buy and sell governments and regimes. 
D) They have the resources to buy and sell to and from any location in the world. 
E) They have no loyalty to any single state or nation in the world. 
A) They can overrule the regulations and laws of supranational organizations. 
B) They have the ability to ignore the laws of any state. 
C) They have the power to buy and sell governments and regimes. 
D) They have the resources to buy and sell to and from any location in the world. 
E) They have no loyalty to any single state or nation in the world.

Question 19

What theory of international relations is most closely connected with globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) Conservatism 
B) Neoliberalism 
C) Socialism 
D) Neo-Marxism 
E) Libertarianism 
A) Conservatism 
B) Neoliberalism 
C) Socialism 
D) Neo-Marxism 
E) Libertarianism

Question 20

Who are the targets of state terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A) People living within the borders of a state 
B) People living in one country outside the borders of a state 
C) People living in multiple countries outside the borders of a state 
D) Institutions and organizations of countries outside the borders of a state 
E) Institutions and organizations of countries inside and outside the borders of a state 
A) People living within the borders of a state 
B) People living in one country outside the borders of a state 
C) People living in multiple countries outside the borders of a state 
D) Institutions and organizations of countries outside the borders of a state 
E) Institutions and organizations of countries inside and outside the borders of a state

What kind of terrorist organization is the Ku Klux Klan?

What factors are added to analysis of international relations by pluralist-interdependence theory?

What is an essential tenet of neoliberalism?

What criticisms were lodged at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank for their requirements on states receiving loans?

Which is a country that has benefited greatly from globalization through the expansion of its middle class?

In what country was the Truman Doctrine and the policy of containment first applied by the United States?

What has been the most common form of terrorism throughout history?

How have requirements set by the IMF and World Bank for loans harmed countries that they were intended to help?

What is a means for the United States to strengthen its prosperity and place in a changing world?

What is the name of the theory that if one country falls to communism, others will as a result?

What is the essential goal of most nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)?

Where did the United States and its Allies meet in 1944 to plan for the post-World War II international economic system?

What concept, central to understanding international relations, was called in question by the fall of the Soviet Union?

How has globalization helped empower al-Qaeda, and how has al-Qaeda taken advantage of opportunities offered by it?

Which is an example of state terrorism?

From an optimistic, neoliberal perspective, what is an inevitable result of globalization?

Examine states and nonstate actors in the world today. Which has the greater advantages over the other, and why?

What is the most important defining characteristic of multinational corporations?

What theory of international relations is most closely connected with globalization?

Who are the targets of state terrorism?

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Exam 12: War, Diplomacy, and the Beginning of International Relations

What kind of terrorist organization is the Ku Klux Klan?

What factors are added to analysis of international relations by pluralist-interdependence theory?

What is an essential tenet of neoliberalism?

What criticisms were lodged at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank for their requirements on states receiving loans?

Which is a country that has benefited greatly from globalization through the expansion of its middle class?

In what country was the Truman Doctrine and the policy of containment first applied by the United States?

What has been the most common form of terrorism throughout history?

How have requirements set by the IMF and World Bank for loans harmed countries that they were intended to help?

What is a means for the United States to strengthen its prosperity and place in a changing world?

What is the name of the theory that if one country falls to communism, others will as a result?

What is the essential goal of most nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)?

Where did the United States and its Allies meet in 1944 to plan for the post-World War II international economic system?

What concept, central to understanding international relations, was called in question by the fall of the Soviet Union?

How has globalization helped empower al-Qaeda, and how has al-Qaeda taken advantage of opportunities offered by it?

Which is an example of state terrorism?

From an optimistic, neoliberal perspective, what is an inevitable result of globalization?

Examine states and nonstate actors in the world today. Which has the greater advantages over the other, and why?

What is the most important defining characteristic of multinational corporations?

What theory of international relations is most closely connected with globalization?

Who are the targets of state terrorism?

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

Understanding International Relations: Terms and Theories

Filters