Question 1

Why did British Foreign Secretary George Canning support the Monroe Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  To prevent a French invasion of Canada. 
B)  To balance France by preventing France's Spanish ally from regaining its American colonies. 
C)  To assist the United States to expand into the Caribbean. 
D)  To prevent US involvement in European affairs. 
A)  To prevent a French invasion of Canada. 
B)  To balance France by preventing France's Spanish ally from regaining its American colonies. 
C)  To assist the United States to expand into the Caribbean. 
D)  To prevent US involvement in European affairs.

Question 2

Prior to the territorial state, what political entity dominated northern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  The city-state of Florence. 
B)  The Holy Roman Empire. 
C)  The Hanseatic League. 
D)  The monastic state of the Teutonic Knights. 
A)  The city-state of Florence. 
B)  The Holy Roman Empire. 
C)  The Hanseatic League. 
D)  The monastic state of the Teutonic Knights.

Question 3

What treaty is recognized as the most important step in achieving state autonomy and sovereignty in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Treaty of Utrecht. 
B)  Treaty of Paris. 
C)  Treaty of Westphalia. 
D)  Treaty of Ghent. 
A)  Treaty of Utrecht. 
B)  Treaty of Paris. 
C)  Treaty of Westphalia. 
D)  Treaty of Ghent.

Question 4

What was the most important impact of the French Revolution on global politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  The spread of nationalism. 
B)  The growth of conservatism. 
C)  Inspiring the American Revolution. 
D)  The birth of communism. 
A)  The spread of nationalism. 
B)  The growth of conservatism. 
C)  Inspiring the American Revolution. 
D)  The birth of communism.

Question 5

What does the ulema refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  A body of Islamic religious scholars. 
B)  Schools for teaching Muslim theology. 
C)  The collection of Islamic laws. 
D)  The Islamic practice of prayer. 
A)  A body of Islamic religious scholars. 
B)  Schools for teaching Muslim theology. 
C)  The collection of Islamic laws. 
D)  The Islamic practice of prayer.

Question 6

During the Renaissance, what types of political units existed in Italy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Territorial states. 
B)  Empires. 
C)  Trading leagues. 
D)  City-states. 
A)  Territorial states. 
B)  Empires. 
C)  Trading leagues. 
D)  City-states.

Question 7

Which of the following is not a reason why balance of power is less relevant to the modern world?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no longer a relatively equal distribution of power among a sufficient number of major actors to permit any of them to be stopped. 
B)  It is difficult to measure precisely the distribution of military power. 
C)  Flexible alliances are prevented by deep ideological differences. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  There is no longer a relatively equal distribution of power among a sufficient number of major actors to permit any of them to be stopped. 
B)  It is difficult to measure precisely the distribution of military power. 
C)  Flexible alliances are prevented by deep ideological differences. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 8

When did the Ottoman Empire come to an end?

Accepted Answer

A)  After the Crimean War. 
B)  After World War One. 
C)  After World War Two. 
D)  After the French Revolution. 
A)  After the Crimean War. 
B)  After World War One. 
C)  After World War Two. 
D)  After the French Revolution.

Question 9

Who was the Republic of China's first president?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yuan Shikai. 
B)  Mao Zedong. 
C)  Chiang Kai-shek. 
D)  Sun Yat-sen. 
A)  Yuan Shikai. 
B)  Mao Zedong. 
C)  Chiang Kai-shek. 
D)  Sun Yat-sen.

Question 10

From which of the following countries did Italy gain independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria. 
B)  Prussia. 
C)  France. 
D)  Ottoman Turkey. 
A)  Austria. 
B)  Prussia. 
C)  France. 
D)  Ottoman Turkey.

Question 11

What country was the Ottoman's major foe in much of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  France. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  France.

Question 12

What were the great powers of the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  England, France, Russia, Prussia, and Austria. 
B)  England, France, Russia, the United States, and Austria. 
C)  England, France, Russia, Prussia, and Poland. 
D)  England, France, Spain, Prussia, and Austria. 
A)  England, France, Russia, Prussia, and Austria. 
B)  England, France, Russia, the United States, and Austria. 
C)  England, France, Russia, Prussia, and Poland. 
D)  England, France, Spain, Prussia, and Austria.

Question 13

What was the central quality of rulership in imperial China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coercive power. 
B)  Moral behavior. 
C)  Religious sanction. 
D)  Bureaucratic skills. 
A)  Coercive power. 
B)  Moral behavior. 
C)  Religious sanction. 
D)  Bureaucratic skills.

Question 14

What European leader stirred up and then became captive of French nationalism and was instrumental in securing the unification of Italy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Napoléon III. 
B)  Louis XVI. 
C)  Maurice de Talleyrand. 
D)  Cardinal Richelieu. 
A)  Napoléon III. 
B)  Louis XVI. 
C)  Maurice de Talleyrand. 
D)  Cardinal Richelieu.

Question 15

What does Stephen Krasner mean when he refers to sovereignty as "organized hypocrisy"?

Accepted Answer

A)  State sovereignty violates the rights of individuals. 
B)  State sovereignty is an immoral doctrine. 
C)  State sovereignty does not really exist. 
D)  State sovereignty has frequently been ignored. 
A)  State sovereignty violates the rights of individuals. 
B)  State sovereignty is an immoral doctrine. 
C)  State sovereignty does not really exist. 
D)  State sovereignty has frequently been ignored.

Question 16

Where was Napoleon's army destroyed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Prussia. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Prussia.

Question 17

What political thinker inspired both the American and French Revolutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edmund Burke. 
B)  Alexander Hamilton. 
C)  John Locke. 
D)  Thomas Paine. 
A)  Edmund Burke. 
B)  Alexander Hamilton. 
C)  John Locke. 
D)  Thomas Paine.

Question 18

Who were known as the "rightly guided" in Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loyal followers of the Prophet. 
B)  The four first caliphs. 
C)  Muslim jurists who interpreted the Koran. 
D)  The Prophet's direct descendants. 
A)  Loyal followers of the Prophet. 
B)  The four first caliphs. 
C)  Muslim jurists who interpreted the Koran. 
D)  The Prophet's direct descendants.

Question 19

What was the basis of the common identity of Europeans prior to the emergence of the territorial state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristocratic origins. 
B)  Roman heritage. 
C)  Christianity. 
D)  Class consciousness. 
A)  Aristocratic origins. 
B)  Roman heritage. 
C)  Christianity. 
D)  Class consciousness.

Question 20

Historically, what were the key rivals to Sunni Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shias. 
B)  Druse. 
C)  Kurds. 
D)  Fatimids. 
A)  Shias. 
B)  Druse. 
C)  Kurds. 
D)  Fatimids.

Why did British Foreign Secretary George Canning support the Monroe Doctrine?

Prior to the territorial state, what political entity dominated northern Europe?

What treaty is recognized as the most important step in achieving state autonomy and sovereignty in Europe?

What was the most important impact of the French Revolution on global politics?

What does the ulema refer to?

During the Renaissance, what types of political units existed in Italy?

Which of the following is not a reason why balance of power is less relevant to the modern world?

When did the Ottoman Empire come to an end?

Who was the Republic of China's first president?

From which of the following countries did Italy gain independence?

What country was the Ottoman's major foe in much of the nineteenth century?

What were the great powers of the eighteenth century?

What was the central quality of rulership in imperial China?

What European leader stirred up and then became captive of French nationalism and was instrumental in securing the unification of Italy?

What does Stephen Krasner mean when he refers to sovereignty as "organized hypocrisy"?

Where was Napoleon's army destroyed?

What political thinker inspired both the American and French Revolutions?

Who were known as the "rightly guided" in Islam?

What was the basis of the common identity of Europeans prior to the emergence of the territorial state?

Historically, what were the key rivals to Sunni Islam?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

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Exam 3: The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

Why did British Foreign Secretary George Canning support the Monroe Doctrine?

Prior to the territorial state, what political entity dominated northern Europe?

What treaty is recognized as the most important step in achieving state autonomy and sovereignty in Europe?

What was the most important impact of the French Revolution on global politics?

What does the ulema refer to?

During the Renaissance, what types of political units existed in Italy?

Which of the following is not a reason why balance of power is less relevant to the modern world?

When did the Ottoman Empire come to an end?

Who was the Republic of China's first president?

From which of the following countries did Italy gain independence?

What country was the Ottoman's major foe in much of the nineteenth century?

What were the great powers of the eighteenth century?

What was the central quality of rulership in imperial China?

What European leader stirred up and then became captive of French nationalism and was instrumental in securing the unification of Italy?

What does Stephen Krasner mean when he refers to sovereignty as "organized hypocrisy"?

Where was Napoleon's army destroyed?

What political thinker inspired both the American and French Revolutions?

Who were known as the "rightly guided" in Islam?

What was the basis of the common identity of Europeans prior to the emergence of the territorial state?

Historically, what were the key rivals to Sunni Islam?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

Filters