Question 1

The international system evolved rapidly for several centuries,then shifted relatively slowly during the last century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

During the Cold War,the U.S.pursued a policy of

Accepted Answer

A)  glasnost. 
B)  rivalry. 
C)  containment. 
D)  nuclear nonproliferation. 
A)  glasnost. 
B)  rivalry. 
C)  containment. 
D)  nuclear nonproliferation. C

Question 3

Over the past few years the number of human rights treaties has

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased as international actors have become more concerned with economic interdependence. 
B)  decreased as international actors have become more concerned with international security. 
C)  increased as international actors have recognized the need to protect individuals suffering under oppressive regimes. 
D)  increased as international actors have sought to secure their own interests. 
A)  decreased as international actors have become more concerned with economic interdependence. 
B)  decreased as international actors have become more concerned with international security. 
C)  increased as international actors have recognized the need to protect individuals suffering under oppressive regimes. 
D)  increased as international actors have sought to secure their own interests. C

Question 4

What challenges do the forces of McWorld pose to the state?

Accepted Answer

Political,economic,and social

Question 5

What are the major characteristics of an anarchical political system?

Accepted Answer

There is no central authority

Question 6

Which statement about the Vietnam War is not true

Accepted Answer

A)  The war was an outgrowth of the Containment doctrine. 
B)  The war unified the American public. 
C)  The war failed to stop Communist expansion. 
D)  The war changed American attitudes about foreign policy. 
A)  The war was an outgrowth of the Containment doctrine. 
B)  The war unified the American public. 
C)  The war failed to stop Communist expansion. 
D)  The war changed American attitudes about foreign policy.

Question 7

LDCs believe that their continued poverty is primarily the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  past colonial suppression. 
B)  government instability. 
C)  ethnic rivalry. 
D)  economic reliance on EDCs. 
A)  past colonial suppression. 
B)  government instability. 
C)  ethnic rivalry. 
D)  economic reliance on EDCs.

Question 8

Benjamin Barber's Jihad vs.McWorld describes which of the following trends?

Accepted Answer

A)  an emphasis on human rights and environmentalism 
B)  the new morality propagated by the Third World 
C)  renewed religious fervor 
D)  the simultaneous falling apart and coming together of the international community 
A)  an emphasis on human rights and environmentalism 
B)  the new morality propagated by the Third World 
C)  renewed religious fervor 
D)  the simultaneous falling apart and coming together of the international community

Question 9

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was an attempt

Accepted Answer

A)  to peacefully engage the Soviet Union. 
B)  to contain the Soviet Union. 
C)  to restore European dominance. 
D)  to end the cold war. 
A)  to peacefully engage the Soviet Union. 
B)  to contain the Soviet Union. 
C)  to restore European dominance. 
D)  to end the cold war.

Question 10

Human rights issues in the 21st century will

Accepted Answer

A)  remain a peripheral affair. 
B)  be tied with the rights of the wealthy. 
C)  no longer remain a peripheral affair. 
D)  be secondary to economic rights. 
A)  remain a peripheral affair. 
B)  be tied with the rights of the wealthy. 
C)  no longer remain a peripheral affair. 
D)  be secondary to economic rights.

Question 11

How would you characterize the international system? Who are the important actors? What are the important mechanisms determining their behavior?

Accepted Answer

The answer should focus on the importanc

Question 12

All of the following are concerns associated with the growth of international economic interdependence except

Accepted Answer

A)  the potential decrease in state sovereignty. 
B)  protection of workers' rights. 
C)  the increasing flow of trade. 
D)  lack of effective corporate regulation. 
A)  the potential decrease in state sovereignty. 
B)  protection of workers' rights. 
C)  the increasing flow of trade. 
D)  lack of effective corporate regulation.

Question 13

All of the following are disadvantages to national security based on self-reliance except

Accepted Answer

A)  cost. 
B)  civilian casualties. 
C)  protection of national interests. 
D)  the threat of nuclear war. 
A)  cost. 
B)  civilian casualties. 
C)  protection of national interests. 
D)  the threat of nuclear war.

Question 14

Military security in today's world is primarily provided by international organizations such as the UN.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What are newly industrializing countries (NICs)?

Accepted Answer

Countries of the South that ha

Question 16

The North should help LDCs achieve sustainable development for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A)  the North is much wealthier than the South. 
B)  the cost of sustainable development exceeds the resources of the LDCs. 
C)  the North emits the majority of pollutants into the air. 
D)  a recent treaty obligates the North is to help the South. 
A)  the North is much wealthier than the South. 
B)  the cost of sustainable development exceeds the resources of the LDCs. 
C)  the North emits the majority of pollutants into the air. 
D)  a recent treaty obligates the North is to help the South.

Question 17

The founding of the modern state system can be traced to the Treaty of Versailles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The need for United Nations peacekeeping forces has declined in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

How did the Vietnam War change how Americans viewed the cold war?

Accepted Answer

Decrease in the desire to conf

Question 20

Why is the dominant Western orientation of the international system weakening?

Accepted Answer

Students should mention the collapse of

The international system evolved rapidly for several centuries,then shifted relatively slowly during the last century.

During the Cold War,the U.S.pursued a policy of

Over the past few years the number of human rights treaties has

What challenges do the forces of McWorld pose to the state?

What are the major characteristics of an anarchical political system?

Which statement about the Vietnam War is not true

LDCs believe that their continued poverty is primarily the result of

Benjamin Barber's Jihad vs.McWorld describes which of the following trends?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was an attempt

Human rights issues in the 21st century will

How would you characterize the international system? Who are the important actors? What are the important mechanisms determining their behavior?

All of the following are concerns associated with the growth of international economic interdependence except

All of the following are disadvantages to national security based on self-reliance except

Military security in today's world is primarily provided by international organizations such as the UN.

What are newly industrializing countries (NICs)?

The North should help LDCs achieve sustainable development for all of the following reasons except

The founding of the modern state system can be traced to the Treaty of Versailles.

The need for United Nations peacekeeping forces has declined in recent years.

How did the Vietnam War change how Americans viewed the cold war?

Why is the dominant Western orientation of the international system weakening?

Thinking and Caring About World Politics

Levels of Analysis and Foreign Policy

Nationalism: the Traditional Orientation

Globalization: the Alternative Orientation

Power, statecraft, and the National State: The Traditional Structure

Intergovernmental Organizations: Alternative Governance

International Law and Human Rights

Pursuing Security

National Economic Competition: The Traditional Road

International Economics: The Alternative Road

Preserving and Enhancing the Biosphere

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Exam 2: The Evolution of World Politics

The international system evolved rapidly for several centuries,then shifted relatively slowly during the last century.

During the Cold War,the U.S.pursued a policy of

Over the past few years the number of human rights treaties has

What challenges do the forces of McWorld pose to the state?

What are the major characteristics of an anarchical political system?

Which statement about the Vietnam War is not true

LDCs believe that their continued poverty is primarily the result of

Benjamin Barber's Jihad vs.McWorld describes which of the following trends?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was an attempt

Human rights issues in the 21st century will

How would you characterize the international system? Who are the important actors? What are the important mechanisms determining their behavior?

All of the following are concerns associated with the growth of international economic interdependence except

All of the following are disadvantages to national security based on self-reliance except

Military security in today's world is primarily provided by international organizations such as the UN.

What are newly industrializing countries (NICs)?

The North should help LDCs achieve sustainable development for all of the following reasons except

The founding of the modern state system can be traced to the Treaty of Versailles.

The need for United Nations peacekeeping forces has declined in recent years.

How did the Vietnam War change how Americans viewed the cold war?

Why is the dominant Western orientation of the international system weakening?

Thinking and Caring About World Politics

Levels of Analysis and Foreign Policy

Nationalism: the Traditional Orientation

Globalization: the Alternative Orientation

Power, statecraft, and the National State: The Traditional Structure

Intergovernmental Organizations: Alternative Governance

International Law and Human Rights

Pursuing Security

National Economic Competition: The Traditional Road

International Economics: The Alternative Road

Preserving and Enhancing the Biosphere

Filters