Question 1

The set of deals that both parties prefer to war is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) the reversion point. 
B) coercive diplomacy. 
C) the bargaining range. 
D) the risk-return tradeoff. 
A) the reversion point. 
B) coercive diplomacy. 
C) the bargaining range. 
D) the risk-return tradeoff.

Question 2

Discuss the role of information in the incidence of interstate conflict.Assuming all information about states could be made public and available,would wars still happen?

Accepted Answer

Absence of information about resolve mak

Question 3

The Soviet Union and the United States never fought a direct war with each other.What institutions,practices,and events prevented the Cold War from becoming hot?

Accepted Answer

Answers should cover mutually

Question 4

The proliferation of democratic institutions may reduce the likelihood of war because democracies:

Accepted Answer

A) do not have conflicts of interest. 
B) always fulfill commitments. 
C) are more transparent than non-democracies. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) do not have conflicts of interest. 
B) always fulfill commitments. 
C) are more transparent than non-democracies. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 5

Which of the following factors makes civil war more likely?

Accepted Answer

A) Low population levels 
B) High levels of wealth 
C) Low government capacity 
D) Absence of clear ethnic or tribal lines 
A) Low population levels 
B) High levels of wealth 
C) Low government capacity 
D) Absence of clear ethnic or tribal lines

Question 6

Which of the following treaties marked the official end of World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) Treaty of Ghent 
B) Treaty of Tordesillas 
C) Treaty of Rome 
D) Treaty of Versailles 
A) Treaty of Ghent 
B) Treaty of Tordesillas 
C) Treaty of Rome 
D) Treaty of Versailles

Question 7

What can alliance members do to increase the credibility of their commitments?

Accepted Answer

A) Engage in joint military exercises 
B) Publicize the concluding of terms 
C) Create joint decision-making facilities 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Engage in joint military exercises 
B) Publicize the concluding of terms 
C) Create joint decision-making facilities 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 8

The stabilizing role of British power in the Pax Britannica was supported by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Common commitment by states to mercantilism 
B) Shared fears among European Rulers of revolution by the middle and working classes 
C) Cooperative governance of sea lanes 
D) High levels of democracy among European governments 
A) Common commitment by states to mercantilism 
B) Shared fears among European Rulers of revolution by the middle and working classes 
C) Cooperative governance of sea lanes 
D) High levels of democracy among European governments

Question 9

Which of the following is a major risk of alliance commitments?

Accepted Answer

A) A state will no longer have to worry about security and can stop pursuing power. 
B) A state may become more adventurous in its foreign policy in ways an ally does not like. 
C) Major powers typically make meaningless alliances. 
D) Alliances tend to be financially burdensome for minor powers. 
A) A state will no longer have to worry about security and can stop pursuing power. 
B) A state may become more adventurous in its foreign policy in ways an ally does not like. 
C) Major powers typically make meaningless alliances. 
D) Alliances tend to be financially burdensome for minor powers.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about war is true?

Accepted Answer

A) War occurs frequently between developing countries. 
B) Recently,civil wars have been less frequent than interstate wars. 
C) War tends to occur when states rely too much on diplomacy. 
D) War occurs infrequently between any states. 
A) War occurs frequently between developing countries. 
B) Recently,civil wars have been less frequent than interstate wars. 
C) War tends to occur when states rely too much on diplomacy. 
D) War occurs infrequently between any states.

Question 11

What is true of states?

Accepted Answer

A) Their sovereignty is shared with external actors. 
B) They rely on higher authorities to enforce agreements. 
C) They have the ability to make and enforce laws. 
D) Their boundaries are congruent with national groups. 
A) Their sovereignty is shared with external actors. 
B) They rely on higher authorities to enforce agreements. 
C) They have the ability to make and enforce laws. 
D) Their boundaries are congruent with national groups.

Question 12

The Western victors of World War II created new international institutions to:

Accepted Answer

A) encourage the spread of nuclear weapons to any friendly,democratic nation. 
B) counteract existing institutions established by the Germans. 
C) create a stable economic system and prevent the problems encountered during the interwar period. 
D) establish new colonial projects in Latin America and Africa. 
A) encourage the spread of nuclear weapons to any friendly,democratic nation. 
B) counteract existing institutions established by the Germans. 
C) create a stable economic system and prevent the problems encountered during the interwar period. 
D) establish new colonial projects in Latin America and Africa.

Question 13

Insurgencies are difficult to defeat because:

Accepted Answer

A) rebel groups are typically better equipped than state actors. 
B) counterinsurgency strikes risk increasing popular support for rebels. 
C) rebels build heavily fortified strongholds. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) rebel groups are typically better equipped than state actors. 
B) counterinsurgency strikes risk increasing popular support for rebels. 
C) rebels build heavily fortified strongholds. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 14

Which military alliance has persisted from the Cold War into the present?

Accepted Answer

A) The European Union 
B) The Warsaw Pact 
C) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
D) The Triple Alliance 
A) The European Union 
B) The Warsaw Pact 
C) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
D) The Triple Alliance

Question 15

How can agenda setting improve bargaining outcomes for an actor?

Accepted Answer

A) Changing the size of the pie to be divided 
B) Increasing the coercive power of the agenda setter 
C) Altering the contents of a deal after it has been negotiated 
D) Increasing the costs of not making a deal for the other party 
A) Changing the size of the pie to be divided 
B) Increasing the coercive power of the agenda setter 
C) Altering the contents of a deal after it has been negotiated 
D) Increasing the costs of not making a deal for the other party

Question 16

Discuss the difficulties states face in dealing with terrorist groups.In what ways is the bargaining game changed from one that involves another state?

Accepted Answer

Despite seeming fanaticism,terrorist gro

Question 17

Nuclear weapons were pivotal in defining the Cold War period.What is true of the way in which they helped shape the interests of the major powers during this time period?

Accepted Answer

A) The Soviet Union and the United States had enough nuclear weapons to destroy each other and their allies many times over. 
B) The stockpiles of nuclear weapons were incapable of deterring limited nuclear attacks by either power. 
C) The Soviet Union did not have the capacity to reach the West Coast of the United States with its missiles. 
D) Both sides agreed not to give their allies access to nuclear technology. 
A) The Soviet Union and the United States had enough nuclear weapons to destroy each other and their allies many times over. 
B) The stockpiles of nuclear weapons were incapable of deterring limited nuclear attacks by either power. 
C) The Soviet Union did not have the capacity to reach the West Coast of the United States with its missiles. 
D) Both sides agreed not to give their allies access to nuclear technology.

Question 18

How do institutions constrain leaders and inform opponents?

Accepted Answer

A) Leaders can easily hide their failed wars and avoid facing difficult elections due to them. 
B) Democracies have established rules for secrecy that prevent controversial actions from leaking to the public. 
C) Elections and public debates force leaders to commit to policies and risk punishment if they pursue bad policies. 
D) Infrequent elections allow leaders to make the right choices instead of popular ones. 
A) Leaders can easily hide their failed wars and avoid facing difficult elections due to them. 
B) Democracies have established rules for secrecy that prevent controversial actions from leaking to the public. 
C) Elections and public debates force leaders to commit to policies and risk punishment if they pursue bad policies. 
D) Infrequent elections allow leaders to make the right choices instead of popular ones.

Question 19

What security concept made the Cold War particularly stable between major powers and their alliances?

Accepted Answer

A) Power balancing 
B) Power bandwagoning 
C) Preemptive war 
D) Diversionary war 
A) Power balancing 
B) Power bandwagoning 
C) Preemptive war 
D) Diversionary war

Question 20

What made it difficult for the United Nations to maintain collective security during the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A) The Soviet Union boycotted the United Nations. 
B) Issues arose too infrequently for successful strategies to be made. 
C) The states that had security issues during the Cold War were not yet members of the organization. 
D) Either the United States or the Soviet Union would veto most motions. 
A) The Soviet Union boycotted the United Nations. 
B) Issues arose too infrequently for successful strategies to be made. 
C) The states that had security issues during the Cold War were not yet members of the organization. 
D) Either the United States or the Soviet Union would veto most motions.

The set of deals that both parties prefer to war is referred to as:

Discuss the role of information in the incidence of interstate conflict.Assuming all information about states could be made public and available,would wars still happen?

The Soviet Union and the United States never fought a direct war with each other.What institutions,practices,and events prevented the Cold War from becoming hot?

The proliferation of democratic institutions may reduce the likelihood of war because democracies:

Which of the following factors makes civil war more likely?

Which of the following treaties marked the official end of World War I?

What can alliance members do to increase the credibility of their commitments?

The stabilizing role of British power in the Pax Britannica was supported by which of the following?

Which of the following is a major risk of alliance commitments?

Which of the following statements about war is true?

What is true of states?

The Western victors of World War II created new international institutions to:

Insurgencies are difficult to defeat because:

Which military alliance has persisted from the Cold War into the present?

How can agenda setting improve bargaining outcomes for an actor?

Discuss the difficulties states face in dealing with terrorist groups.In what ways is the bargaining game changed from one that involves another state?

Nuclear weapons were pivotal in defining the Cold War period.What is true of the way in which they helped shape the interests of the major powers during this time period?

How do institutions constrain leaders and inform opponents?

What security concept made the Cold War particularly stable between major powers and their alliances?

What made it difficult for the United Nations to maintain collective security during the Cold War?

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International Institutions and War

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International Trade

International Financial Relations

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Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

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Exam 16: Foundations, War, and Peace

The set of deals that both parties prefer to war is referred to as:

Discuss the role of information in the incidence of interstate conflict.Assuming all information about states could be made public and available,would wars still happen?

The Soviet Union and the United States never fought a direct war with each other.What institutions,practices,and events prevented the Cold War from becoming hot?

The proliferation of democratic institutions may reduce the likelihood of war because democracies:

Which of the following factors makes civil war more likely?

Which of the following treaties marked the official end of World War I?

What can alliance members do to increase the credibility of their commitments?

The stabilizing role of British power in the Pax Britannica was supported by which of the following?

Which of the following is a major risk of alliance commitments?

Which of the following statements about war is true?

What is true of states?

The Western victors of World War II created new international institutions to:

Insurgencies are difficult to defeat because:

Which military alliance has persisted from the Cold War into the present?

How can agenda setting improve bargaining outcomes for an actor?

Discuss the difficulties states face in dealing with terrorist groups.In what ways is the bargaining game changed from one that involves another state?

Nuclear weapons were pivotal in defining the Cold War period.What is true of the way in which they helped shape the interests of the major powers during this time period?

How do institutions constrain leaders and inform opponents?

What security concept made the Cold War particularly stable between major powers and their alliances?

What made it difficult for the United Nations to maintain collective security during the Cold War?

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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