Exam 4: Great Power Relations and Rivalries

What did Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf urge the Germans to do?

What is a common criticism of long-cycle theory?

Great-power war is not unique to the twentieth century. Long-cycle theorists assert that a rhythmic pattern of war and world leadership change has existed for the past 500 years. Long-cycle theory is disarmingly simple, and for this reason it is not without its critics. Write an essay in which you critically evaluate long-cycle theory as a tool for understanding world politics.

Which event triggered a series of great power actions leading to the eruption of World War I?

What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 outlaw?

Which of the following best defines the idea of imperial overstretch?

Which variable(s)would a structuralist emphasize in an attempt to explain states' behavior?

Underlying causes of World War II included all but which of the following?

Which country recently overtook the United States as the world's leading economy in terms of gross domestic product (GDP)when measured in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP)?

Which theoretical perspective argues that power is always threatening and that any state bent on survival must be suspicious of other states?

Which event is commonly accepted as signifying the end of the Cold War?

Which of the following is a necessary characteristic of a hegemonic state?

Which Cold War Soviet leader pursued a doctrine of peaceful coexistence, in which competition between communism and capitalism could be free of conflict?

Which of the following refers to the relaxation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States?

Which concept describes a situation in which a region is ruled by an external sovereign power?

Which is the most recent hegemony?

How would a realist explain the outbreak of World War I?

Which term describes a movement by an ethnic group aiming to recover control of lost territory by force so that the new state boundaries no longer divide the group?

Evaluate the idea that a world hegemon creates stability in the global system. What are the pros and cons of this theory? If, as some political scientists predict, U.S. hegemony is coming to an end, what does this mean for the global community as a whole?

In addition to the strongest military in the world, the United States wields enormous soft power. Define soft power. What factors make the United States powerful when it comes to soft power?