Question 1

Developing countries sought a third alternative to capitalism and communism via the Non-Aligned Movement.Which of the following was a goal of that movement?

Accepted Answer

A) To remove barriers to investment in developing economies 
B) To change the state of economic ties between the developing world and the rest of the world 
C) To change the balance of power between the East and West 
D) To create a freer market for commodities like copper and coffee 
A) To remove barriers to investment in developing economies 
B) To change the state of economic ties between the developing world and the rest of the world 
C) To change the balance of power between the East and West 
D) To create a freer market for commodities like copper and coffee B

Question 2

Which of the following would represent a threat to continuing economic engagement and cooperation?

Accepted Answer

A) The increasing international prominence of Chinese culture 
B) Developing countries gaining more control of international financial institutions 
C) The Brexit vote 
D) Rapid economic growth in the developing world 
A) The increasing international prominence of Chinese culture 
B) Developing countries gaining more control of international financial institutions 
C) The Brexit vote 
D) Rapid economic growth in the developing world C

Question 3

When are attempts of collective security most effective?

Accepted Answer

A) When they are challenged frequently 
B) When they have important issues to consider 
C) When they include a small number of states 
D) When they have to punish a member country 
A) When they are challenged frequently 
B) When they have important issues to consider 
C) When they include a small number of states 
D) When they have to punish a member country C

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a coordination problem between two states?

Accepted Answer

A) Negotiating what size rail gauge to adopt for their lines 
B) Discussing the division of a contested territory 
C) Enforcing a prior agreement on trade policy 
D) Monitoring pollution in a common bay 
A) Negotiating what size rail gauge to adopt for their lines 
B) Discussing the division of a contested territory 
C) Enforcing a prior agreement on trade policy 
D) Monitoring pollution in a common bay

Question 5

What kind of institutional arrangements are most conducive to providing a credible collective security arrangement? Use real examples to illustrate your point.

Accepted Answer

Collective security arrangements revolve

Question 6

From the end of the nineteenth century to the beginning of World War I,the world economy became a great deal more globalized.After a turn inward during the interwar years,the world economy began to globalize again after 1945.What changes account for the persistence of globalization across time,and what changes account for its reversals?

Accepted Answer

In accounting for the persistence of glo

Question 7

What is a reason why a state may balance against other powerful states or alliances?

Accepted Answer

A) Democracies are altruistic and do not care about power. 
B) International institutions are able to effectively constrain and punish belligerent states. 
C) Because of the high temptation to engage in bandwagoning. 
D) Joining other states ensures its own survival. 
A) Democracies are altruistic and do not care about power. 
B) International institutions are able to effectively constrain and punish belligerent states. 
C) Because of the high temptation to engage in bandwagoning. 
D) Joining other states ensures its own survival.

Question 8

What is the commitment problem of an alliance?

Accepted Answer

A) It is questionable whether member states will uphold the terms of the alliance. 
B) Member states may not actually sign an alliance treaty. 
C) Once an alliance treaty is signed,it is questionable whether it will be ratified. 
D) It is often unclear in an alliance who can declare war. 
A) It is questionable whether member states will uphold the terms of the alliance. 
B) Member states may not actually sign an alliance treaty. 
C) Once an alliance treaty is signed,it is questionable whether it will be ratified. 
D) It is often unclear in an alliance who can declare war.

Question 9

Which of the following principles did the Peace of Westphalia enshrine?

Accepted Answer

A) Equality among all religions 
B) Freedom of the seas 
C) Nonintervention in countries' internal affairs 
D) Open covenants openly arrived at 
A) Equality among all religions 
B) Freedom of the seas 
C) Nonintervention in countries' internal affairs 
D) Open covenants openly arrived at

Question 10

War is more likely when:

Accepted Answer

A) states can easily spy on other states and evaluate their military capabilities. 
B) leaders effectively communicate their resolve to their opponents. 
C) there are rapid changes in the military balance between two countries. 
D) military technology makes defensive fortifications extremely effective against attack. 
A) states can easily spy on other states and evaluate their military capabilities. 
B) leaders effectively communicate their resolve to their opponents. 
C) there are rapid changes in the military balance between two countries. 
D) military technology makes defensive fortifications extremely effective against attack.

Question 11

The increasing number of democracies across the globe may not lead to more peace because democracies:

Accepted Answer

A) tend to be more war prone. 
B) can break down and lead to more conflict than stable autocratic states. 
C) tend to have more civil wars than autocratic states. 
D) are less likely to trade with other countries. 
A) tend to be more war prone. 
B) can break down and lead to more conflict than stable autocratic states. 
C) tend to have more civil wars than autocratic states. 
D) are less likely to trade with other countries.

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of the rally effect?

Accepted Answer

A) Demonstrators gather in Tahrir Square in Egypt during the Arab Spring. 
B) Recruits volunteer for the Marines after the Pearl Harbor attacks. 
C) Hamid Karzai forms a government in Afghanistan after the U.S.invasion. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Demonstrators gather in Tahrir Square in Egypt during the Arab Spring. 
B) Recruits volunteer for the Marines after the Pearl Harbor attacks. 
C) Hamid Karzai forms a government in Afghanistan after the U.S.invasion. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 13

Why can it be hard to achieve credibility in international bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A) There are no objective measures of power. 
B) Leaders are irrational when they are bargaining. 
C) States have an incentive to misrepresent their position to achieve a better bargain. 
D) Diplomats engaged in bargaining rarely know the full extent of their own state's power. 
A) There are no objective measures of power. 
B) Leaders are irrational when they are bargaining. 
C) States have an incentive to misrepresent their position to achieve a better bargain. 
D) Diplomats engaged in bargaining rarely know the full extent of their own state's power.

Question 14

Which of the following best describes a state?

Accepted Answer

A) Conducts regular elections 
B) Monopolizes legitimate coercion 
C) Comprised by groups of similar ethnic backgrounds 
D) Shares jurisdiction with other institutions 
A) Conducts regular elections 
B) Monopolizes legitimate coercion 
C) Comprised by groups of similar ethnic backgrounds 
D) Shares jurisdiction with other institutions

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a war driven by a commitment problem?

Accepted Answer

A) Iraq invades Kuwait in order to obtain total control of its oil fields. 
B) Germany invades France because it has changed its draft laws to increase its army's size. 
C) The United States invades the Philippines because Spain's navy is weak. 
D) The Soviets and Germans invade Poland and divide the territory. 
A) Iraq invades Kuwait in order to obtain total control of its oil fields. 
B) Germany invades France because it has changed its draft laws to increase its army's size. 
C) The United States invades the Philippines because Spain's navy is weak. 
D) The Soviets and Germans invade Poland and divide the territory.

Question 16

Why did the United Nations fail to stop genocides in Srebrenica,Rwanda,and Darfur?

Accepted Answer

A) Its members did not care whether people died in these places. 
B) Its members lacked sufficient military resources to intervene. 
C) Its members did not create a peacekeeping force. 
D) Its members were unwilling to pay the costs associated with intervention. 
A) Its members did not care whether people died in these places. 
B) Its members lacked sufficient military resources to intervene. 
C) Its members did not create a peacekeeping force. 
D) Its members were unwilling to pay the costs associated with intervention.

Question 17

How can domestic interest groups influence the bargaining model of war?

Accepted Answer

A) Hawkish interest groups can increase the range of possible bargains for the state. 
B) Dovish interest groups can increase the range of possible bargains for the state. 
C) Bureaucracies can nullify the impact of the bargaining model. 
D) Domestic interests do not calculate into the bargaining model of war. 
A) Hawkish interest groups can increase the range of possible bargains for the state. 
B) Dovish interest groups can increase the range of possible bargains for the state. 
C) Bureaucracies can nullify the impact of the bargaining model. 
D) Domestic interests do not calculate into the bargaining model of war.

Question 18

To participate in the gold standard,countries did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Traded gold for national currency at a fixed price 
B) Prohibited the use of silver coinage 
C) Replaced all paper currencies with gold specie 
D) Adopted the pound sterling as their official currency 
A) Traded gold for national currency at a fixed price 
B) Prohibited the use of silver coinage 
C) Replaced all paper currencies with gold specie 
D) Adopted the pound sterling as their official currency

Question 19

Discuss civil and interstate wars.How are they similar and how are they different?

Accepted Answer

Both civil and interstate wars represent

Question 20

Why do countries comply with international institutions?

Accepted Answer

A) International institutions force countries to fulfill their agreements. 
B) International institutions are neutral and unbiased mediators. 
C) International institutions never have their own agendas to pursue. 
D) International institutions can reduce the cost of coming to an agreement. 
A) International institutions force countries to fulfill their agreements. 
B) International institutions are neutral and unbiased mediators. 
C) International institutions never have their own agendas to pursue. 
D) International institutions can reduce the cost of coming to an agreement.

Developing countries sought a third alternative to capitalism and communism via the Non-Aligned Movement.Which of the following was a goal of that movement?

Which of the following would represent a threat to continuing economic engagement and cooperation?

When are attempts of collective security most effective?

Which of the following is an example of a coordination problem between two states?

What kind of institutional arrangements are most conducive to providing a credible collective security arrangement? Use real examples to illustrate your point.

What is a reason why a state may balance against other powerful states or alliances?

What is the commitment problem of an alliance?

Which of the following principles did the Peace of Westphalia enshrine?

War is more likely when:

The increasing number of democracies across the globe may not lead to more peace because democracies:

Which of the following is an example of the rally effect?

Why can it be hard to achieve credibility in international bargaining?

Which of the following best describes a state?

Which of the following is an example of a war driven by a commitment problem?

Why did the United Nations fail to stop genocides in Srebrenica,Rwanda,and Darfur?

How can domestic interest groups influence the bargaining model of war?

To participate in the gold standard,countries did which of the following?

Discuss civil and interstate wars.How are they similar and how are they different?

Why do countries comply with international institutions?

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Exam 16: Foundations, War, and Peace

Developing countries sought a third alternative to capitalism and communism via the Non-Aligned Movement.Which of the following was a goal of that movement?

Which of the following would represent a threat to continuing economic engagement and cooperation?

When are attempts of collective security most effective?

Which of the following is an example of a coordination problem between two states?

What kind of institutional arrangements are most conducive to providing a credible collective security arrangement? Use real examples to illustrate your point.

What is a reason why a state may balance against other powerful states or alliances?

What is the commitment problem of an alliance?

Which of the following principles did the Peace of Westphalia enshrine?

War is more likely when:

The increasing number of democracies across the globe may not lead to more peace because democracies:

Which of the following is an example of the rally effect?

Why can it be hard to achieve credibility in international bargaining?

Which of the following best describes a state?

Which of the following is an example of a war driven by a commitment problem?

Why did the United Nations fail to stop genocides in Srebrenica,Rwanda,and Darfur?

How can domestic interest groups influence the bargaining model of war?

To participate in the gold standard,countries did which of the following?

Discuss civil and interstate wars.How are they similar and how are they different?

Why do countries comply with international institutions?

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions 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

Introduction

International Political Economy, Transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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