Question 1

Which of the following is true of a hegemon?

Accepted Answer

A) A hegemon must bear no costs to maintain worldwide political order. 
B) A hegemon must not be concerned about upholding its position. 
C) A hegemon must realize it has unrivaled power and can reshape the global system. 
D) A hegemon must never worry about overextending itself. 
A) A hegemon must bear no costs to maintain worldwide political order. 
B) A hegemon must not be concerned about upholding its position. 
C) A hegemon must realize it has unrivaled power and can reshape the global system. 
D) A hegemon must never worry about overextending itself. C

Question 2

What prompted President Carter to suspend the export of grain to the Soviet Union and boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics?

Accepted Answer

A) terrorist threats at the 1980 Moscow Olympics 
B) threats to U.S. oil tankers in the Persian Gulf 
C) the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 
D) the capture of American hostages in Iran 
A) terrorist threats at the 1980 Moscow Olympics 
B) threats to U.S. oil tankers in the Persian Gulf 
C) the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 
D) the capture of American hostages in Iran C

Question 3

What institution was to provide peace after World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) the United Nations 
B) the League of Nations 
C) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
D) the European Union 
A) the United Nations 
B) the League of Nations 
C) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
D) the European Union B

Question 4

Which idea assumes that Soviet communism was inherently expansionistic?

Accepted Answer

A) the Cold War 
B) the domino theory 
C) hegemony 
D) structural realism 
A) the Cold War 
B) the domino theory 
C) hegemony 
D) structural realism

Question 5

Which policy called for supporting peoples who allied with the United States against communist external subjugation?

Accepted Answer

A) the Bush Doctrine 
B) the Truman Doctrine 
C) the Trump Doctrine 
D) the Eisenhower Doctrine 
A) the Bush Doctrine 
B) the Truman Doctrine 
C) the Trump Doctrine 
D) the Eisenhower Doctrine

Question 6

How did British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and other world leaders use appeasement in their strategy of dealing with Hitler and Nazi Germany?

Accepted Answer

A) They sent French troops into Germany to occupy the industrial Ruhr district. 
B) They insisted that Hitler return his troops to Germany and discontinue his expansionary plans. 
C) They agreed to allow Hitler to invade and control Poland. 
D) They ignored Hitler's annexation of Austria and agreed to allow Germany to control a region of Czechoslovakia called Sudetenland. 
A) They sent French troops into Germany to occupy the industrial Ruhr district. 
B) They insisted that Hitler return his troops to Germany and discontinue his expansionary plans. 
C) They agreed to allow Hitler to invade and control Poland. 
D) They ignored Hitler's annexation of Austria and agreed to allow Germany to control a region of Czechoslovakia called Sudetenland.

Question 7

Which of the following often results in stability of international politics and economic relations?

Accepted Answer

A) the existence of a global hegemon 
B) the existence of bipolar distribution of power 
C) the existence of multipolar distribution of power 
D) the existence of common international currency 
A) the existence of a global hegemon 
B) the existence of bipolar distribution of power 
C) the existence of multipolar distribution of power 
D) the existence of common international currency

Question 8

When American foreign policy relies on independent, self-help strategies to the extent of not cooperating with other counties, the United States engages in what type of foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A) selective engagement 
B) détente 
C) unilateral foreign policy 
D) multilateral foreign policy 
A) selective engagement 
B) détente 
C) unilateral foreign policy 
D) multilateral foreign policy

Question 9

Whom is the policy of détente is associated with?

Accepted Answer

A) George Kennan 
B) Richard Nixon 
C) John F. Kennedy 
D) Ronald Reagan 
A) George Kennan 
B) Richard Nixon 
C) John F. Kennedy 
D) Ronald Reagan

Question 10

Which of the following variables would a structural realist likely emphasize in an attempt to explain the outbreak of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) the reemergence of multipolarity 
B) the failure of the Treaty of Versailles 
C) the appeasement of Adolf Hitler 
D) the Russian Revolution 
A) the reemergence of multipolarity 
B) the failure of the Treaty of Versailles 
C) the appeasement of Adolf Hitler 
D) the Russian Revolution

Question 11

Which of the following best describes a structuralist explanation of the causes of World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) The great powers did not share values, identities, and norms, which made an outbreak of war inevitable. 
B) World leaders made deliberate choices in a quest for power that led to the outbreak of the war. 
C) The changing global distribution of power and the way the great powers were aligned against each other created an environment conducive to armed conflict. 
D) The absence of powerful international institutions made diplomacy difficult and cooperation impossible as states sought their own self-interest. 
A) The great powers did not share values, identities, and norms, which made an outbreak of war inevitable. 
B) World leaders made deliberate choices in a quest for power that led to the outbreak of the war. 
C) The changing global distribution of power and the way the great powers were aligned against each other created an environment conducive to armed conflict. 
D) The absence of powerful international institutions made diplomacy difficult and cooperation impossible as states sought their own self-interest.

Question 12

Which of the following refers to the doctrine that war between capitalist and communist states is not inevitable and that inter-bloc competition could be peaceful?

Accepted Answer

A) the Cold War 
B) peaceful coexistence 
C) the domino theory 
D) perestroika 
A) the Cold War 
B) peaceful coexistence 
C) the domino theory 
D) perestroika

Question 13

Where did Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin meet at the end of World War II to design a new world order?

Accepted Answer

A) Munich 
B) Dayton, OHOhio 
C) Yalta 
D) Warsaw 
A) Munich 
B) Dayton, OHOhio 
C) Yalta 
D) Warsaw

Question 14

Who argued that there is a strong probability that rivalry between great powers is cyclical in nature?

Accepted Answer

A) Alexander Wendt 
B) John Mearsheimer 
C) Arnold Toynbee 
D) Hand Morgenthau 
A) Alexander Wendt 
B) John Mearsheimer 
C) Arnold Toynbee 
D) Hand Morgenthau

Question 15

What event led to the demise of détente?

Accepted Answer

A) the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 
B) the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 
C) the communist coup d'état in Czechoslovakia in 1948 
D) the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 
A) the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 
B) the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 
C) the communist coup d'état in Czechoslovakia in 1948 
D) the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962

Question 16

Which event(s)led to an end of American isolationism?

Accepted Answer

A) the Cold War 
B) the Vietnam War 
C) the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 
D) Hitler's annexation of Sudetenland 
A) the Cold War 
B) the Vietnam War 
C) the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 
D) Hitler's annexation of Sudetenland

Question 17

Which of the following may have been an underlying cause of World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) colonialism 
B) socialism 
C) nationalism 
D) capitalism 
A) colonialism 
B) socialism 
C) nationalism 
D) capitalism

Question 18

What do the majority of scholars believe about the Treaty of Versailles?

Accepted Answer

A) that it ended World War II 
B) that it was too punitive 
C) that it was fair and equitable 
D) that it was irrelevant in its impact on Germany 
A) that it ended World War II 
B) that it was too punitive 
C) that it was fair and equitable 
D) that it was irrelevant in its impact on Germany

Question 19

The Treaty of Versailles grew out of a desire for retribution. To which country was the treaty punitive?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) Poland 
C) The United Kingdom 
D) France 
A) Germany 
B) Poland 
C) The United Kingdom 
D) France

Question 20

One cause of World War II was appeasement. Adolf Hitler was infamously appeased by which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A) Poland and Czechoslovakia 
B) Britain and France 
C) the Ottoman Empire and the Soviet Union 
D) Belgium and France 
A) Poland and Czechoslovakia 
B) Britain and France 
C) the Ottoman Empire and the Soviet Union 
D) Belgium and France

Which of the following is true of a hegemon?

What prompted President Carter to suspend the export of grain to the Soviet Union and boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics?

What institution was to provide peace after World War I?

Which idea assumes that Soviet communism was inherently expansionistic?

Which policy called for supporting peoples who allied with the United States against communist external subjugation?

How did British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and other world leaders use appeasement in their strategy of dealing with Hitler and Nazi Germany?

Which of the following often results in stability of international politics and economic relations?

When American foreign policy relies on independent, self-help strategies to the extent of not cooperating with other counties, the United States engages in what type of foreign policy?

Whom is the policy of détente is associated with?

Which of the following variables would a structural realist likely emphasize in an attempt to explain the outbreak of World War II?

Which of the following best describes a structuralist explanation of the causes of World War I?

Which of the following refers to the doctrine that war between capitalist and communist states is not inevitable and that inter-bloc competition could be peaceful?

Where did Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin meet at the end of World War II to design a new world order?

Who argued that there is a strong probability that rivalry between great powers is cyclical in nature?

What event led to the demise of détente?

Which event(s)led to an end of American isolationism?

Which of the following may have been an underlying cause of World War I?

What do the majority of scholars believe about the Treaty of Versailles?

The Treaty of Versailles grew out of a desire for retribution. To which country was the treaty punitive?

One cause of World War II was appeasement. Adolf Hitler was infamously appeased by which of the following countries?

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Exam 4: Great Power Relations and Rivalries

Which of the following is true of a hegemon?

What prompted President Carter to suspend the export of grain to the Soviet Union and boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics?

What institution was to provide peace after World War I?

Which idea assumes that Soviet communism was inherently expansionistic?

Which policy called for supporting peoples who allied with the United States against communist external subjugation?

How did British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and other world leaders use appeasement in their strategy of dealing with Hitler and Nazi Germany?

Which of the following often results in stability of international politics and economic relations?

When American foreign policy relies on independent, self-help strategies to the extent of not cooperating with other counties, the United States engages in what type of foreign policy?

Whom is the policy of détente is associated with?

Which of the following variables would a structural realist likely emphasize in an attempt to explain the outbreak of World War II?

Which of the following best describes a structuralist explanation of the causes of World War I?

Which of the following refers to the doctrine that war between capitalist and communist states is not inevitable and that inter-bloc competition could be peaceful?

Where did Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin meet at the end of World War II to design a new world order?

Who argued that there is a strong probability that rivalry between great powers is cyclical in nature?

What event led to the demise of détente?

Which event(s)led to an end of American isolationism?

Which of the following may have been an underlying cause of World War I?

What do the majority of scholars believe about the Treaty of Versailles?

The Treaty of Versailles grew out of a desire for retribution. To which country was the treaty punitive?

One cause of World War II was appeasement. Adolf Hitler was infamously appeased by which of the following countries?

Discovering World Politics

Interpreting World Politics Through the Lens of Theory

Theories of International Decision Making

World Politics and the Global South

Non-State Actors and the Quest for Global Community

The Threat of Armed Conflict to the World

The Pursuit of Power Through Arms and Alliances

The Quest for Peace Through International Law and Collective Security

The Globalization of International Finance

International Trade in the Global Marketplace

The Demographic and Cultural Dimensions of Globalization

The Promotion of Human Development and Human Rights

Global Responsibility for the Preservation of the Environment

Looking Ahead at Global Trends and Transformations

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