Question 1

What was one of the most significant changes that Napoleon initiated in warfare?

Accepted Answer

A) He mobilized the entire population behind his war effort. 
B) He developed a small professional army. 
C) He conscripted citizens of defeated states into his army. 
D) He separated political and military power in government. 
A) He mobilized the entire population behind his war effort. 
B) He developed a small professional army. 
C) He conscripted citizens of defeated states into his army. 
D) He separated political and military power in government. A

Question 2

Which of the following best describes nationalism?

Accepted Answer

A) Nationalism is the doctrine by which large groups of people perceive themselves to be fundamentally similar to each other and distinct from other groups. 
B) Nationalism is an intense dislike or fear of foreign people and their customs. 
C) Nationalism is choosing to go to war for one's country. 
D) Nationalism is an acceptance of different world views. 
A) Nationalism is the doctrine by which large groups of people perceive themselves to be fundamentally similar to each other and distinct from other groups. 
B) Nationalism is an intense dislike or fear of foreign people and their customs. 
C) Nationalism is choosing to go to war for one's country. 
D) Nationalism is an acceptance of different world views. A

Question 3

Why did anarchy result from the Westphalian system?

Accepted Answer

A) Sovereignty meant that no higher power could tell states what to do, so there was no one to prevent states from attacking one another. 
B) The Westphalian system destroyed the concept of states and left the world in chaos. 
C) The Westphalian system should have created an international organization to promote international peace. 
D) The Westphalian system created the League of Nations, which had the power to dictate state behavior. 
A) Sovereignty meant that no higher power could tell states what to do, so there was no one to prevent states from attacking one another. 
B) The Westphalian system destroyed the concept of states and left the world in chaos. 
C) The Westphalian system should have created an international organization to promote international peace. 
D) The Westphalian system created the League of Nations, which had the power to dictate state behavior. A

Question 4

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)was the precursor to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The World Trade Organization (WTO) 
B) The European Union (EU) 
C) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
D) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) 
A) The World Trade Organization (WTO) 
B) The European Union (EU) 
C) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
D) The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Question 5

What was one major goal of colonialism?

Accepted Answer

A) To embrace local culture and customs 
B) To establish world dominance 
C) To exploit the local economy to benefit the colonizers 
D) To eradicate all trace of local culture and customs 
A) To embrace local culture and customs 
B) To establish world dominance 
C) To exploit the local economy to benefit the colonizers 
D) To eradicate all trace of local culture and customs

Question 6

The 2014 Ebola outbreak reportedly originated in which part of the world?

Accepted Answer

A) The South Pacific 
B) The Middle East 
C) Western Africa 
D) A South American rainforest 
A) The South Pacific 
B) The Middle East 
C) Western Africa 
D) A South American rainforest

Question 7

What did the great powers do in response to Germany's demand that it be allowed to occupy the Sudetenland, a part of Czechoslovakia?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain advocated a policy of appeasement. 
B) Poland launched a military assault to help its Czechoslovakian allies. 
C) The United States threatened to drop a nuclear bomb on Munich, hence this became known as the Munich Crisis of 1938. 
D) Russia signed an alliance pact with Germany to split Czechoslovakia. 
A) Britain advocated a policy of appeasement. 
B) Poland launched a military assault to help its Czechoslovakian allies. 
C) The United States threatened to drop a nuclear bomb on Munich, hence this became known as the Munich Crisis of 1938. 
D) Russia signed an alliance pact with Germany to split Czechoslovakia.

Question 8

When did the fall of the Berlin Wall, which ushered in the end of the Cold War, occur?

Accepted Answer

A) 1989 
B) 1961 
C) 1991 
D) 1995 
A) 1989 
B) 1961 
C) 1991 
D) 1995

Question 9

Describe the Westphalian system and explain its importance in terms of modern international politics.

Accepted Answer

The Westphalian system refers to the pri

Question 10

What were the major underlying and proximate causes of the outbreak of war in Europe in the early twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

The major underlying causes of the outbr

Question 11

According to Thucydides, which key factor, that is still relevant today, helps explain the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

A) Money 
B) Power 
C) Territory 
D) Population 
A) Money 
B) Power 
C) Territory 
D) Population

Question 12

When did the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan conquer China?

Accepted Answer

A) The fourteenth century CE 
B) The fifteenth century CE 
C) The thirteenth century CE 
D) The sixteenth century CE 
A) The fourteenth century CE 
B) The fifteenth century CE 
C) The thirteenth century CE 
D) The sixteenth century CE

Question 13

In 1648, European countries signed the Treaty of Westphalia. What did the Treaty of Westphalia accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A) The treaty united Christian and Muslim countries. 
B) The treaty ended the Thirty Years' War. 
C) The treaty created a free trade alliance. 
D) The treaty reestablished the Roman Empire. 
A) The treaty united Christian and Muslim countries. 
B) The treaty ended the Thirty Years' War. 
C) The treaty created a free trade alliance. 
D) The treaty reestablished the Roman Empire.

Question 14

Which of the following countries stood to gain the most from the disintegration of the Ottoman empire prior to World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) Great Britain 
C) Austria-Hungary 
D) Germany 
A) Russia 
B) Great Britain 
C) Austria-Hungary 
D) Germany

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a nonstate actor?

Accepted Answer

A) The Soviet Union 
B) The European Union 
C) The United States 
D) The People's Republic of China 
A) The Soviet Union 
B) The European Union 
C) The United States 
D) The People's Republic of China

Question 16

Which Greek scholar wrote the great study of international politics, the History of the Peloponnesian War ?

Accepted Answer

A) Sparta. 
B) Pericles 
C) Aristotle 
D) Thucydides 
A) Sparta. 
B) Pericles 
C) Aristotle 
D) Thucydides

Question 17

Which of the following is true about the Concert of Europe period?

Accepted Answer

A) Wars occurred often 
B) Wars were considered illegal 
C) Only a few limited wars occurred 
D) Wars were global in scope 
A) Wars occurred often 
B) Wars were considered illegal 
C) Only a few limited wars occurred 
D) Wars were global in scope

Question 18

Which of the following best describes China during the first millennium BCE?

Accepted Answer

A) China's system varied between an empire, with a single dominant leader, and a pluralistic system. 
B) China was controlled by a monarchy. 
C) China was divided into a pluralistic system similar to the Westphalian system. 
D) China was always controlled by outsiders. 
A) China's system varied between an empire, with a single dominant leader, and a pluralistic system. 
B) China was controlled by a monarchy. 
C) China was divided into a pluralistic system similar to the Westphalian system. 
D) China was always controlled by outsiders.

Question 19

What did the poor, oil-producing countries do in the 1970s in order to stimulate their economic development?

Accepted Answer

A) They banded together into the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPE
C) in order to force global oil prices higher. 
B) They banded together and created the Middle Eastern Alliance in order to establish gold as the international medium of exchange. 
C) They froze all oil exports in an effort to increase their own domestic supplies. 
D) They used the international oil trade to distribute power equally among themselves. 
A) They banded together into the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPE
C) in order to force global oil prices higher. 
B) They banded together and created the Middle Eastern Alliance in order to establish gold as the international medium of exchange. 
C) They froze all oil exports in an effort to increase their own domestic supplies. 
D) They used the international oil trade to distribute power equally among themselves.

Question 20

Which of the following is true about international politics?

Accepted Answer

A) When sovereign states are recognized by other sovereign states, they have a greater chance of surviving. 
B) When sovereign states are recognized by other sovereign states, they have a greater chance of having elections. 
C) When sovereign states are recognized by other sovereign states, they have a greater chance of being democratic. 
D) When sovereign states are recognized by other sovereign states, they have a greater chance of going to war. 
A) When sovereign states are recognized by other sovereign states, they have a greater chance of surviving. 
B) When sovereign states are recognized by other sovereign states, they have a greater chance of having elections. 
C) When sovereign states are recognized by other sovereign states, they have a greater chance of being democratic. 
D) When sovereign states are recognized by other sovereign states, they have a greater chance of going to war.

What was one of the most significant changes that Napoleon initiated in warfare?

Which of the following best describes nationalism?

Why did anarchy result from the Westphalian system?

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)was the precursor to which of the following?

What was one major goal of colonialism?

The 2014 Ebola outbreak reportedly originated in which part of the world?

What did the great powers do in response to Germany's demand that it be allowed to occupy the Sudetenland, a part of Czechoslovakia?

When did the fall of the Berlin Wall, which ushered in the end of the Cold War, occur?

Describe the Westphalian system and explain its importance in terms of modern international politics.

What were the major underlying and proximate causes of the outbreak of war in Europe in the early twentieth century?

According to Thucydides, which key factor, that is still relevant today, helps explain the Peloponnesian War?

When did the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan conquer China?

In 1648, European countries signed the Treaty of Westphalia. What did the Treaty of Westphalia accomplish?

Which of the following countries stood to gain the most from the disintegration of the Ottoman empire prior to World War I?

Which of the following is an example of a nonstate actor?

Which Greek scholar wrote the great study of international politics, the History of the Peloponnesian War ?

Which of the following is true about the Concert of Europe period?

Which of the following best describes China during the first millennium BCE?

What did the poor, oil-producing countries do in the 1970s in order to stimulate their economic development?

Which of the following is true about international politics?

Introduction: Problems and Questions in International Politics

Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations: Economic Structuralism, Constructivism, and Feminism

The State, Society, and Foreign Policy

Bureaucracies, Groups, and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law, Norms, and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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Exam 2: The Historical Evolution of International Politics

What was one of the most significant changes that Napoleon initiated in warfare?

Which of the following best describes nationalism?

Why did anarchy result from the Westphalian system?

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)was the precursor to which of the following?

What was one major goal of colonialism?

The 2014 Ebola outbreak reportedly originated in which part of the world?

What did the great powers do in response to Germany's demand that it be allowed to occupy the Sudetenland, a part of Czechoslovakia?

When did the fall of the Berlin Wall, which ushered in the end of the Cold War, occur?

Describe the Westphalian system and explain its importance in terms of modern international politics.

What were the major underlying and proximate causes of the outbreak of war in Europe in the early twentieth century?

According to Thucydides, which key factor, that is still relevant today, helps explain the Peloponnesian War?

When did the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan conquer China?

In 1648, European countries signed the Treaty of Westphalia. What did the Treaty of Westphalia accomplish?

Which of the following countries stood to gain the most from the disintegration of the Ottoman empire prior to World War I?

Which of the following is an example of a nonstate actor?

Which Greek scholar wrote the great study of international politics, the History of the Peloponnesian War ?

Which of the following is true about the Concert of Europe period?

Which of the following best describes China during the first millennium BCE?

What did the poor, oil-producing countries do in the 1970s in order to stimulate their economic development?

Which of the following is true about international politics?

Introduction: Problems and Questions in International Politics

Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations: Economic Structuralism, Constructivism, and Feminism

The State, Society, and Foreign Policy

Bureaucracies, Groups, and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law, Norms, and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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