Exam 2: The Historical Context of Contemporary International Relations

Which of the following was an important factor contributing to the period of peace following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815?

In the Cuban Missile Crisis

The "Arab Spring" was sparked by

What are the most important reasons for the relative peace that characterized nineteenth-century Europe? Why do you consider these particular reasons to be most important? In light of your answer, do you think any of the principles of nineteenth-century European politics are applicable to contemporary international relations? Why or why not?

The annexation of distant territory and its inhabitants to an empire is known as

After the Treaties of Westphalia, why did European monarchs begin to collect more taxes?

The Soviet Union (and later Russia) vetoed a UN Security Council Resolution to send a mission to force Iraq out of Kuwait in the early 1990s, so the United States sent a mission on its own.

In order to keep the balance of power in Europe following German unification, the European great powers

Which of the following political changes occurred in the years following the Napoleonic Wars?

Which of the following statements is True of U.S. and Soviet involvement in the Middle East during the Cold War?

The Second Anglo-Boer War, fought from 1899 to 1902,

The Islamic State controls large swaths of territory in

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union supported opposing groups in wars in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Two principles that rose out of the American and French Revolutions and provided the foundation for politics in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are

Did the end of the Cold War really mark the beginning of a "New World Order," or did it have little effect on the general course of international relations? Present a response to this question that draws on your knowledge of history and uses specific events from recent years to support your position.

What is one reason that students of international relations should study history?

Why, following World War II, did the Soviet Union use its newfound superpower status to solidify control over Eastern European states like Poland and Czechoslovakia?

What did the "domino effect" concern?

Several issues have risen to prominence in international relations in the twenty-first century. What do you think are the most important issues states face today? Why do you think these issues are so important? Be sure to draw on specific examples in your discussion.

Which non-European power defeated Russia, a European power, in a war in the early 1900s?