Exam 18: International Relations

Identify the role of sovereignty in enforcing domestic policy.

During the Cold War, most of Eastern Europe remained under Soviet control and many small Central American countries functioned under the "watchful eye" of the United States.What might this suggest about the nature of sovereignty?

A classic example of misperception, JFK portrayed a Soviet __________ over the United States and, in turn, increased the U.S.missile program.

Evaluate President Nixon's contributions to International Relations.

According to macro theorists, __________ are the key factors leading to war.

Analyze the shared national interest of the United States and Iraqi Kurds.

Starting in 1949, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) coordinated Western Europe and North America to act as a single defender under unified command in the event of Japanese attack.

Predictions that economic interdependency would prevent war have proved false; the British-led globalization of the nineteenth century collapsed with __________.

__________ theory argues that leaders often misinterpret another nation's actions as hostile and threatening, and consider their own actions to be merely defensive.

Characterize the effect of European welfare states on entrepreneurial enterprises.

The oldest approach to preserving peace is through __________, with envoys sent from one state to another.

Two countries, even allies, seldom have identical national interests.The best one can hope for is that their interests will be __________.

Which of the following factors is considered the best kind of power?

According to balance-of-power theorists, the great periods of relative peace in the West have been times when the European powers balanced each other.

Which theory states that peace results when several states use national power and alliances to stabilize one another, blocking would-be expansionists?

International relations differs from __________ politics, as there is no sovereign power over the world's nations forcing them to obey laws and preserving peace.

Few guessed in the 1960s that Communist Vietnam would be friendly to the United States today.What strengthened this bond?

Explain George Kennan's comparison of American democracy to a "pea-brained dinosaur sitting contentedly in a swamp of unmindful threats."

In East Asia, civilians guide what are deemed key industries, aimed at rapid growth and dominance of certain markets.

Contrast macro and micro explanations of war.