Question 1

How did alliances contribute to the "Long Peace" of the twentieth century?

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Question 2

In which of the following is there a balance of power?

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A) When the United States was the sole superpower in the 1990s. 
B) When China refrains from taking over Taiwan. 
C) After World War II,when the Allies defeated the Axis powers. 
D) When Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to invade and divide Poland between them. 
E) When the United States and the Soviet Union had roughly equal military strength. 
A) When the United States was the sole superpower in the 1990s. 
B) When China refrains from taking over Taiwan. 
C) After World War II,when the Allies defeated the Axis powers. 
D) When Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to invade and divide Poland between them. 
E) When the United States and the Soviet Union had roughly equal military strength.

Question 3

Gondor invades the neighboring kingdom of Mordor.After many years of war the two sides call a cease-fire.They ask the United Nations (UN)to send in troops to help maintain the cease-fire.This is an example of:

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A) an alliance. 
B) peacemaking. 
C) collective security. 
D) genocide. 
E) peace enforcement. 
A) an alliance. 
B) peacemaking. 
C) collective security. 
D) genocide. 
E) peace enforcement.

Question 4

All of the following are problems with the balance of power theory EXCEPT states:

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A) sometimes ally with former enemies in order to fight a stronger state. 
B) sometimes ally with a stronger state instead of allying with others against that state. 
C) sometimes ally with other states,not just to gain strength but because they share the same religion. 
D) sometimes ally with states with whom they share an ideology,not because the allies offer the best military advantage. 
E) do not always consider stronger states to be threatening and therefore do not balance against them. 
A) sometimes ally with former enemies in order to fight a stronger state. 
B) sometimes ally with a stronger state instead of allying with others against that state. 
C) sometimes ally with other states,not just to gain strength but because they share the same religion. 
D) sometimes ally with states with whom they share an ideology,not because the allies offer the best military advantage. 
E) do not always consider stronger states to be threatening and therefore do not balance against them.

Question 5

All of the following are reasons the alliance system before World War I was dangerous EXCEPT:

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A) the high number of allies made calculations about what others would do more difficult. 
B) the alliances created mutual deterrence by raising the expected costs of war. 
C) the Great Powers depended on their allies for their security. 
D) the Great Powers were uncertain whether allies would actually come to their aid in a war. 
E) a small conflict could escalate into a general war. 
A) the high number of allies made calculations about what others would do more difficult. 
B) the alliances created mutual deterrence by raising the expected costs of war. 
C) the Great Powers depended on their allies for their security. 
D) the Great Powers were uncertain whether allies would actually come to their aid in a war. 
E) a small conflict could escalate into a general war.

Question 6

What kind of alliance commitments are most common?

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A) Offensive obligations. 
B) Defensive obligations. 
C) Both offensive and defensive obligations. 
D) Consultation obligations. 
E) Neutrality obligations. 
A) Offensive obligations. 
B) Defensive obligations. 
C) Both offensive and defensive obligations. 
D) Consultation obligations. 
E) Neutrality obligations.

Question 7

What is a humanitarian intervention?

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A) When a third party joins a conflict to prevent its ally from losing. 
B) When a third party attempts to relieve a crisis involving human rights abuses. 
C) When a third party erects tariffs on imports to recoup losses from unfair trade practices. 
D) When a third party drafts a resolution of condemnation in the United Nations. 
E) When an established alliance allows a weaker state to join it. 
A) When a third party joins a conflict to prevent its ally from losing. 
B) When a third party attempts to relieve a crisis involving human rights abuses. 
C) When a third party erects tariffs on imports to recoup losses from unfair trade practices. 
D) When a third party drafts a resolution of condemnation in the United Nations. 
E) When an established alliance allows a weaker state to join it.

How did alliances contribute to the "Long Peace" of the twentieth century?

In which of the following is there a balance of power?

Gondor invades the neighboring kingdom of Mordor.After many years of war the two sides call a cease-fire.They ask the United Nations (UN)to send in troops to help maintain the cease-fire.This is an example of:

All of the following are problems with the balance of power theory EXCEPT states:

All of the following are reasons the alliance system before World War I was dangerous EXCEPT:

What kind of alliance commitments are most common?

What is a humanitarian intervention?

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How did alliances contribute to the "Long Peace" of the twentieth century?

In which of the following is there a balance of power?

Gondor invades the neighboring kingdom of Mordor.After many years of war the two sides call a cease-fire.They ask the United Nations (UN)to send in troops to help maintain the cease-fire.This is an example of:

All of the following are problems with the balance of power theory EXCEPT states:

All of the following are reasons the alliance system before World War I was dangerous EXCEPT:

What kind of alliance commitments are most common?

What is a humanitarian intervention?

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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