Question 1

Which of the following best illustrates the difficulties of coercive disarmament?

Accepted Answer

A) Israel's bombing of the Osirak reactor in 1981 
B) The nuclear deal with North Korea 
C) U.S.cyberattacks on Iran's Natanz enrichment site 
D) U.S.involvement in the civil war that killed Qaddafi 
A) Israel's bombing of the Osirak reactor in 1981 
B) The nuclear deal with North Korea 
C) U.S.cyberattacks on Iran's Natanz enrichment site 
D) U.S.involvement in the civil war that killed Qaddafi

Question 2

Which of the following is a reason that states violate the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?

Accepted Answer

A) The NPT has no formal mechanism for monitoring compliance. 
B) Security Council rules make enforcement through sanctions less likely. 
C) Violators have the support of strong allies who will protect them with their own nuclear deterrents. 
D) NPT standards of what constitutes a violation are unclear. 
A) The NPT has no formal mechanism for monitoring compliance. 
B) Security Council rules make enforcement through sanctions less likely. 
C) Violators have the support of strong allies who will protect them with their own nuclear deterrents. 
D) NPT standards of what constitutes a violation are unclear.

Question 3

What evidence suggests that a backlash against globalization could lead to a substantial reduction in market integration?

Accepted Answer

Students should note that the political

Question 4

The U.S.preference for engagement with China has been driven by which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A) Absence of concern about human rights abuses by the Chinese government 
B) Business pressure to gain access to China's market 
C) Taiwanese pressure for the United States to maintain relations 
D) Lack of domestic concern about the impact of the trade deficit 
A) Absence of concern about human rights abuses by the Chinese government 
B) Business pressure to gain access to China's market 
C) Taiwanese pressure for the United States to maintain relations 
D) Lack of domestic concern about the impact of the trade deficit

Question 5

How do international institutions help prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss NPT,the role of

Question 6

Given the international pressure and condemnation of the development and testing of nuclear weapons,why do states still pursue them? How might they be stopped peacefully?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss how nuclear weap

Question 7

According to the textbook,which country is likely to become the next global superpower in the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) India 
C) Brazil 
D) China 
A) Russia 
B) India 
C) Brazil 
D) China

Question 8

Which of these models suggests that globalization produces conflicts along sector lines in the short run?

Accepted Answer

A) Ricardo-Viner 
B) Baumol-Tobin 
C) Stolper-Samuelson 
D) Heckscher-Ohlin 
A) Ricardo-Viner 
B) Baumol-Tobin 
C) Stolper-Samuelson 
D) Heckscher-Ohlin

Question 9

Why is coercive disarmament a difficult strategy to pursue?

Accepted Answer

A) Economic sanctions take a long time before they are effective. 
B) Information about nuclear technology is easy to obtain. 
C) States only respond to threats from stronger forces. 
D) States hide and shield their nuclear facilities from attack. 
A) Economic sanctions take a long time before they are effective. 
B) Information about nuclear technology is easy to obtain. 
C) States only respond to threats from stronger forces. 
D) States hide and shield their nuclear facilities from attack.

Question 10

What is a strategy for the United States to contain China's rise?

Accepted Answer

A) Insist that China abide by WTO trade rules 
B) Use American foreign direct investment to penetrate the Chinese market 
C) Work to increase Chinese importation of U.S.goods to lower the trade deficit 
D) Create alliances with Southeast Asian and East Asian countries 
A) Insist that China abide by WTO trade rules 
B) Use American foreign direct investment to penetrate the Chinese market 
C) Work to increase Chinese importation of U.S.goods to lower the trade deficit 
D) Create alliances with Southeast Asian and East Asian countries

Question 11

What does it mean to possess a survivable second-strike force?

Accepted Answer

A) A country can hold soldiers and weapons in reserve for a second assault. 
B) A country can wage two wars at one time. 
C) A country can protect its citizens from major harm during an attack. 
D) A country can inflict unacceptable damage on an enemy after being attacked. 
A) A country can hold soldiers and weapons in reserve for a second assault. 
B) A country can wage two wars at one time. 
C) A country can protect its citizens from major harm during an attack. 
D) A country can inflict unacceptable damage on an enemy after being attacked.

Question 12

Despite the contribution of the postwar order to global prosperity,some states wish to challenge it because they:

Accepted Answer

A) would like to claim a share of the benefits that more closely matches their power. 
B) disapprove the harmful treatment of the most powerful states in international institutions. 
C) see the reduction of trade and capital flows as a means of creating more wealth. 
D) want to take a greater role than the United States in promoting democracy. 
A) would like to claim a share of the benefits that more closely matches their power. 
B) disapprove the harmful treatment of the most powerful states in international institutions. 
C) see the reduction of trade and capital flows as a means of creating more wealth. 
D) want to take a greater role than the United States in promoting democracy.

Question 13

Why might coercive disarmament be difficult to accomplish in the case of Al Qaeda attempting to acquire nuclear weapons?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss the difficulties

Question 14

Why is the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)a compromise between nuclear and non-nuclear weapons states?

Accepted Answer

A) Non-nuclear weapons states abiding by the treaty eventually may be allowed by nuclear powers to develop small nuclear capabilities of their own. 
B) Nuclear weapons states keep their nuclear power plants while other states get assistance in developing environmentally friendly non-nuclear sources of energy. 
C) Nuclear weapons states can continue underground nuclear weapons testing while other states experience less pollution because of the ban on aboveground testing. 
D) Nuclear powers keep their nuclear weapons while other states get assistance in developing nuclear energy. 
A) Non-nuclear weapons states abiding by the treaty eventually may be allowed by nuclear powers to develop small nuclear capabilities of their own. 
B) Nuclear weapons states keep their nuclear power plants while other states get assistance in developing environmentally friendly non-nuclear sources of energy. 
C) Nuclear weapons states can continue underground nuclear weapons testing while other states experience less pollution because of the ban on aboveground testing. 
D) Nuclear powers keep their nuclear weapons while other states get assistance in developing nuclear energy.

Question 15

Which of the following is the most important requirement for mutual nuclear deterrence between two countries to work successfully?

Accepted Answer

A) Both countries have few nuclear weapons. 
B) The countries interact frequently with each other. 
C) Both leaders are democratically elected. 
D) Both leaders care about the survival of their countries. 
A) Both countries have few nuclear weapons. 
B) The countries interact frequently with each other. 
C) Both leaders are democratically elected. 
D) Both leaders care about the survival of their countries.

Which of the following best illustrates the difficulties of coercive disarmament?

Which of the following is a reason that states violate the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?

What evidence suggests that a backlash against globalization could lead to a substantial reduction in market integration?

The U.S.preference for engagement with China has been driven by which of the following factors?

How do international institutions help prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction?

Given the international pressure and condemnation of the development and testing of nuclear weapons,why do states still pursue them? How might they be stopped peacefully?

According to the textbook,which country is likely to become the next global superpower in the twenty-first century?

Which of these models suggests that globalization produces conflicts along sector lines in the short run?

Why is coercive disarmament a difficult strategy to pursue?

What is a strategy for the United States to contain China's rise?

What does it mean to possess a survivable second-strike force?

Despite the contribution of the postwar order to global prosperity,some states wish to challenge it because they:

Why might coercive disarmament be difficult to accomplish in the case of Al Qaeda attempting to acquire nuclear weapons?

Why is the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)a compromise between nuclear and non-nuclear weapons states?

Which of the following is the most important requirement for mutual nuclear deterrence between two countries to work successfully?

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Exam 14: The Future of International Politics

Which of the following best illustrates the difficulties of coercive disarmament?

Which of the following is a reason that states violate the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?

What evidence suggests that a backlash against globalization could lead to a substantial reduction in market integration?

The U.S.preference for engagement with China has been driven by which of the following factors?

How do international institutions help prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction?

Given the international pressure and condemnation of the development and testing of nuclear weapons,why do states still pursue them? How might they be stopped peacefully?

According to the textbook,which country is likely to become the next global superpower in the twenty-first century?

Which of these models suggests that globalization produces conflicts along sector lines in the short run?

Why is coercive disarmament a difficult strategy to pursue?

What is a strategy for the United States to contain China's rise?

What does it mean to possess a survivable second-strike force?

Despite the contribution of the postwar order to global prosperity,some states wish to challenge it because they:

Why might coercive disarmament be difficult to accomplish in the case of Al Qaeda attempting to acquire nuclear weapons?

Why is the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)a compromise between nuclear and non-nuclear weapons states?

Which of the following is the most important requirement for mutual nuclear deterrence between two countries to work successfully?

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

Introduction

Foundations, War, and Peace

International Political Economy, Transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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