Question 1

The permanent 5,or P5,is an important group in what organization?

Accepted Answer

A) The Security Council. 
B) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
C) The Warsaw Pact. 
D) The General Assembly. 
E) The League of Nations. 
A) The Security Council. 
B) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
C) The Warsaw Pact. 
D) The General Assembly. 
E) The League of Nations.

Question 2

The fictional Dalek nation decides to kill all of the members of a minority ethnic group living in its country.This is an example of what concept?

Accepted Answer

A) Bandwagoning. 
B) Genocide. 
C) A humanitarian intervention. 
D) Peacekeeping. 
E) Collective Security. 
A) Bandwagoning. 
B) Genocide. 
C) A humanitarian intervention. 
D) Peacekeeping. 
E) Collective Security.

Question 3

When are alliances most likely to be successful?

Accepted Answer

A) When democratic states create alliances. 
B) When authoritarian states create alliances. 
C) When a large number of states join the alliance. 
D) When powerful states are interested in the outcome of a dispute. 
E) When states are able to credibly signal their strong mutual interests. 
A) When democratic states create alliances. 
B) When authoritarian states create alliances. 
C) When a large number of states join the alliance. 
D) When powerful states are interested in the outcome of a dispute. 
E) When states are able to credibly signal their strong mutual interests.

Question 4

How does the presence of an alliance alter the bargaining model of war?

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Question 5

What is true about alliances and collective security?

Accepted Answer

A) Collective security agreements historically predate alliances. 
B) All alliances are a form of collective security. 
C) States enter into alliances while individuals enter into collective security agreements. 
D) Alliances historically predate collective security. 
E) Neither alliances nor collective security affect the probability of war. 
A) Collective security agreements historically predate alliances. 
B) All alliances are a form of collective security. 
C) States enter into alliances while individuals enter into collective security agreements. 
D) Alliances historically predate collective security. 
E) Neither alliances nor collective security affect the probability of war.

Question 6

Which of the following accurately describes how peacekeeping can promote a more peaceful world?

Accepted Answer

A) The presence of peacekeepers can reduce the possibility of a civil war resuming. 
B) Peacekeepers have been able to stop genocides from occurring. 
C) Peacekeepers can impose cease-fires between states at war. 
D) Peacekeepers are neutral actors who can negotiate bargains between two states and often avoid a war. 
E) Peacekeepers usually achieve their goal of reducing domestic criminal conduct. 
A) The presence of peacekeepers can reduce the possibility of a civil war resuming. 
B) Peacekeepers have been able to stop genocides from occurring. 
C) Peacekeepers can impose cease-fires between states at war. 
D) Peacekeepers are neutral actors who can negotiate bargains between two states and often avoid a war. 
E) Peacekeepers usually achieve their goal of reducing domestic criminal conduct.

Question 7

If you were the leader of a country,what factors would influence whether you would enter into an alliance with another country? What would make you more or less likely to ally with it and why?

Accepted Answer

As the leader of a country, there are se

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a peacekeeping mission?

Accepted Answer

A) A powerful country invades another country to stop genocide. 
B) An international organization sends troops to stop genocide. 
C) A group of countries together intervene to stop a humanitarian disaster. 
D) An international organization organizes a military force to enforce a cease-fire. 
E) An international organization organizes a military force to stop a civil war. 
A) A powerful country invades another country to stop genocide. 
B) An international organization sends troops to stop genocide. 
C) A group of countries together intervene to stop a humanitarian disaster. 
D) An international organization organizes a military force to enforce a cease-fire. 
E) An international organization organizes a military force to stop a civil war.

Question 9

How is international peace a public good,and how does this affect the likelihood of peace?

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Question 10

What is the trade-off between the credibility of alliances and keeping control of alliance partners?

Accepted Answer

A) The more control an ally has in forcing compliance,the less credible the alliance is. 
B) The more discretion an ally has in honoring the alliance,the less credibility the alliance has. 
C) The greater the integrity of the alliance partners,the less control the alliance has over those allies. 
D) The more standing the alliance has internationally,the more control the alliance has. 
E) The more organized the alliance institutions are,the less faith the allies have in the alliance. 
A) The more control an ally has in forcing compliance,the less credible the alliance is. 
B) The more discretion an ally has in honoring the alliance,the less credibility the alliance has. 
C) The greater the integrity of the alliance partners,the less control the alliance has over those allies. 
D) The more standing the alliance has internationally,the more control the alliance has. 
E) The more organized the alliance institutions are,the less faith the allies have in the alliance.

Question 11

Why do states join alliances? What are the risks and benefits for states joining an alliance?

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Question 12

Why did the United States' foreign policy after the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001,negatively affect the United Nations (UN)?

Accepted Answer

A) When the Security Council did not approve an invasion of Iraq,the United States ignored the United Nations and went to war anyway. 
B) The United Nations opposed the war on Afghanistan,but the United States invaded the country anyway. 
C) The United States realized that the United Nations was irrelevant,because the organization did not share the same interest in opposing terrorism. 
D) The United Nations did not approve of the invasion of Iraq but was discredited when it was learned that Iraq had sponsored acts of terrorism against the United States. 
E) The United States troops found Iraqi weapons of mass destruction that United Nations inspectors had not been able to find. 
A) When the Security Council did not approve an invasion of Iraq,the United States ignored the United Nations and went to war anyway. 
B) The United Nations opposed the war on Afghanistan,but the United States invaded the country anyway. 
C) The United States realized that the United Nations was irrelevant,because the organization did not share the same interest in opposing terrorism. 
D) The United Nations did not approve of the invasion of Iraq but was discredited when it was learned that Iraq had sponsored acts of terrorism against the United States. 
E) The United States troops found Iraqi weapons of mass destruction that United Nations inspectors had not been able to find.

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of the United States "tying its hands" to signal its commitment to its allies?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States stationed troops in South Korea. 
B) The United States joined NATO. 
C) The United States created several defense alliances after World War II. 
D) The United States helped rebuild Europe with the Marshall Plan. 
E) The United States severed diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. 
A) The United States stationed troops in South Korea. 
B) The United States joined NATO. 
C) The United States created several defense alliances after World War II. 
D) The United States helped rebuild Europe with the Marshall Plan. 
E) The United States severed diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.

Question 14

How do collective security organizations promote peace? When are these organizations likely to succeed or fail?

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Question 15

Why has NATO survived after the end of the Cold War?

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Question 16

Which of the following statements about alliances is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Alliances are empires. 
B) Alliances are actors in their own right. 
C) Alliances are institutions. 
D) Alliances never act as a cohesive group. 
E) Alliances are permanent. 
A) Alliances are empires. 
B) Alliances are actors in their own right. 
C) Alliances are institutions. 
D) Alliances never act as a cohesive group. 
E) Alliances are permanent.

Question 17

All of the following have been ways that defensive alliances have been used to increase the cost of abandoning an ally when it goes to war EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) marriages between royal families. 
B) publicizing the provisions of the alliance agreement. 
C) having a long ratification process for the agreement between the allies. 
D) making public statements pledging one's honor to comply with an alliance. 
E) agreeing to have a third-party organization force the members to honor their commitment. 
A) marriages between royal families. 
B) publicizing the provisions of the alliance agreement. 
C) having a long ratification process for the agreement between the allies. 
D) making public statements pledging one's honor to comply with an alliance. 
E) agreeing to have a third-party organization force the members to honor their commitment.

Question 18

All of the following are ways collective security organizations improve the chances of peace EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) providing neutral soldiers to be a buffer between hostile and suspicious states. 
B) intervening to repel an invasion when the invading countries are great powers. 
C) organizing economic sanctions against a state that has unlawfully attacked another state. 
D) offering mediators to help states find mutually acceptable solutions. 
E) sending soldiers to a country to oversee disarmament agreements. 
A) providing neutral soldiers to be a buffer between hostile and suspicious states. 
B) intervening to repel an invasion when the invading countries are great powers. 
C) organizing economic sanctions against a state that has unlawfully attacked another state. 
D) offering mediators to help states find mutually acceptable solutions. 
E) sending soldiers to a country to oversee disarmament agreements.

Question 19

Which of the following would be considered a collective security organization?

Accepted Answer

A) The "Pact of Steel" between Germany and Italy. 
B) The League of Nations. 
C) The European Union. 
D) The North American Free Trade Agreement. 
E) The World Trade Organization. 
A) The "Pact of Steel" between Germany and Italy. 
B) The League of Nations. 
C) The European Union. 
D) The North American Free Trade Agreement. 
E) The World Trade Organization.

Question 20

Which of the following is an alliance?

Accepted Answer

A) The United Nations. 
B) The League of Nations. 
C) The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. 
D) The European Union. 
E) The World Bank. 
A) The United Nations. 
B) The League of Nations. 
C) The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. 
D) The European Union. 
E) The World Bank.

The permanent 5,or P5,is an important group in what organization?

The fictional Dalek nation decides to kill all of the members of a minority ethnic group living in its country.This is an example of what concept?

When are alliances most likely to be successful?

How does the presence of an alliance alter the bargaining model of war?

What is true about alliances and collective security?

Which of the following accurately describes how peacekeeping can promote a more peaceful world?

If you were the leader of a country,what factors would influence whether you would enter into an alliance with another country? What would make you more or less likely to ally with it and why?

Which of the following is an example of a peacekeeping mission?

How is international peace a public good,and how does this affect the likelihood of peace?

What is the trade-off between the credibility of alliances and keeping control of alliance partners?

Why do states join alliances? What are the risks and benefits for states joining an alliance?

Why did the United States' foreign policy after the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001,negatively affect the United Nations (UN)?

Which of the following is an example of the United States "tying its hands" to signal its commitment to its allies?

How do collective security organizations promote peace? When are these organizations likely to succeed or fail?

Why has NATO survived after the end of the Cold War?

Which of the following statements about alliances is true?

All of the following have been ways that defensive alliances have been used to increase the cost of abandoning an ally when it goes to war EXCEPT:

All of the following are ways collective security organizations improve the chances of peace EXCEPT:

Which of the following would be considered a collective security organization?

Which of the following is an alliance?

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

International Law and Norms

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Foundations, war, and Peace

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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Exam 6: International Institutions and War

The permanent 5,or P5,is an important group in what organization?

The fictional Dalek nation decides to kill all of the members of a minority ethnic group living in its country.This is an example of what concept?

When are alliances most likely to be successful?

How does the presence of an alliance alter the bargaining model of war?

What is true about alliances and collective security?

Which of the following accurately describes how peacekeeping can promote a more peaceful world?

If you were the leader of a country,what factors would influence whether you would enter into an alliance with another country? What would make you more or less likely to ally with it and why?

Which of the following is an example of a peacekeeping mission?

How is international peace a public good,and how does this affect the likelihood of peace?

What is the trade-off between the credibility of alliances and keeping control of alliance partners?

Why do states join alliances? What are the risks and benefits for states joining an alliance?

Why did the United States' foreign policy after the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001,negatively affect the United Nations (UN)?

Which of the following is an example of the United States "tying its hands" to signal its commitment to its allies?

How do collective security organizations promote peace? When are these organizations likely to succeed or fail?

Why has NATO survived after the end of the Cold War?

Which of the following statements about alliances is true?

All of the following have been ways that defensive alliances have been used to increase the cost of abandoning an ally when it goes to war EXCEPT:

All of the following are ways collective security organizations improve the chances of peace EXCEPT:

Which of the following would be considered a collective security organization?

Which of the following is an alliance?

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

International Law and Norms

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Foundations, war, and Peace

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

Filters