Question 1

Which of the following was a security dilemma?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Anglo-German naval arms race before World War One. 
B)  The 1987 US proposal to remove all intermediate-range missiles from Europe. 
C)  The three partitions of Poland in the eighteenth century. 
D)  Hitler's demand to the British and French in 1938 for Czechoslovakia to surrender the Sudetenland to him. 
A)  The Anglo-German naval arms race before World War One. 
B)  The 1987 US proposal to remove all intermediate-range missiles from Europe. 
C)  The three partitions of Poland in the eighteenth century. 
D)  Hitler's demand to the British and French in 1938 for Czechoslovakia to surrender the Sudetenland to him.

Question 2

What is odd about using a deterrence strategy to influence an adversary?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fact the adversary does nothing is a sign of the success of deterrence. 
B)  The adversary must change its policy for deterrence to succeed. 
C)  The actor must invest large resources for deterrence to succeed. 
D)  If the target acts aggressively, deterrence has failed. 
A)  The fact the adversary does nothing is a sign of the success of deterrence. 
B)  The adversary must change its policy for deterrence to succeed. 
C)  The actor must invest large resources for deterrence to succeed. 
D)  If the target acts aggressively, deterrence has failed.

Question 3

Which group of theorists focus on war in forming states and generating nationalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neo-Marxists like Immanuel Wallerstein. 
B)  Historical sociologists like Michael Mann. 
C)  Postmodernists like Richard Ashley. 
D)  Foreign policy specialists like Graham Allison. 
A)  Neo-Marxists like Immanuel Wallerstein. 
B)  Historical sociologists like Michael Mann. 
C)  Postmodernists like Richard Ashley. 
D)  Foreign policy specialists like Graham Allison.

Question 4

What political philosopher is most closely associated with democratic peace theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Locke. 
B)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
C)  Immanuel Kant. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson. 
A)  John Locke. 
B)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
C)  Immanuel Kant. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson.

Question 5

What theory describes regular historical cycles of preponderance and war and posits that hegemons develop global commitments, and that adversaries seek to build their power until they can challenge the hegemon's dominance in a hegemonic war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Power transition theory. 
B)  Balance-of-power theory. 
C)  Military overextension theory. 
D)  Rational choice theory. 
A)  Power transition theory. 
B)  Balance-of-power theory. 
C)  Military overextension theory. 
D)  Rational choice theory.

Question 6

What is the first step in analyzing a complex international concept like war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clarifying the winners and losers of wars. 
B)  Defining and categorizing wars. 
C)  Outlining the course of wars. 
D)  Collecting data on battle deaths. 
A)  Clarifying the winners and losers of wars. 
B)  Defining and categorizing wars. 
C)  Outlining the course of wars. 
D)  Collecting data on battle deaths.

Question 7

Which of the following claims is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of wars between states is increasing in global politics. 
B)  There are fewer civil wars than in the past. 
C)  The number of wars between states is decreasing in global politics. 
D)  Today, we have about the same number of wars between states as in past centuries. 
A)  The number of wars between states is increasing in global politics. 
B)  There are fewer civil wars than in the past. 
C)  The number of wars between states is decreasing in global politics. 
D)  Today, we have about the same number of wars between states as in past centuries.

Question 8

Which model of foreign policy decision-making stresses personal emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affective model. 
B)  Cognitive model. 
C)  Rational actor model. 
D)  Prospect theory. 
A)  Affective model. 
B)  Cognitive model. 
C)  Rational actor model. 
D)  Prospect theory.

Question 9

Which form of deterrence seeks to prevent an imminent threat to its interests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immediate deterrence. 
B)  Extended deterrence. 
C)  General deterrence. 
D)  Primary deterrence. 
A)  Immediate deterrence. 
B)  Extended deterrence. 
C)  General deterrence. 
D)  Primary deterrence.

Question 10

What strategy seems to permit cooperation under anarchy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bluffing. 
B)  Cheating. 
C)  Generosity. 
D)  Reciprocity. 
A)  Bluffing. 
B)  Cheating. 
C)  Generosity. 
D)  Reciprocity.

Question 11

Which group of theorists emphasize the global system level in explaining war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberals. 
B)  Neorealists. 
C)  Constructivists. 
D)  Critical theorists. 
A)  Liberals. 
B)  Neorealists. 
C)  Constructivists. 
D)  Critical theorists.

Question 12

What type of theorist believes that language is a source of power because it imposes specific interpretations and meanings upon political life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Realists. 
B)  Liberals. 
C)  Marxists. 
D)  Postpositivists. 
A)  Realists. 
B)  Liberals. 
C)  Marxists. 
D)  Postpositivists.

Question 13

Who was Sir Norman Angell?

Accepted Answer

A)  British realist who viewed war as inevitable. 
B)  A British field marshal in World War One. 
C)  A British liberal who believed that no country could profit from war. 
D)  The British ambassador to Germany before World War Two. 
A)  British realist who viewed war as inevitable. 
B)  A British field marshal in World War One. 
C)  A British liberal who believed that no country could profit from war. 
D)  The British ambassador to Germany before World War Two.

Question 14

What theorist wrote, "We assume that statesmen think and act in terms of interest defined as power"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Cox. 
B)  Kenneth N. Waltz 
C)  Alexander Wendt. 
D)  Hans J. Morgenthau. 
A)  Robert Cox. 
B)  Kenneth N. Waltz 
C)  Alexander Wendt. 
D)  Hans J. Morgenthau.

Question 15

Which model of foreign policy decision-making do realists favor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affective model. 
B)  Cognitive model. 
C)  Rational actor model. 
D)  Bureaucratic politics model. 
A)  Affective model. 
B)  Cognitive model. 
C)  Rational actor model. 
D)  Bureaucratic politics model.

Question 16

What is a "security dilemma"?

Accepted Answer

A)  A situation in which the desire of one actor to reduce armaments is prevented by the possibility that an adversary may "cheat." 
B)  A condition in which actors seek to force each other to accept its proposals by increasing military capabilities. 
C)  A situation in which the effort of one actor to improve its security frightens others and increases their insecurity. 
D)  A situation in which effort of a group of actors to balance an opposing alliance produces a preponderance of power for the first group. 
A)  A situation in which the desire of one actor to reduce armaments is prevented by the possibility that an adversary may "cheat." 
B)  A condition in which actors seek to force each other to accept its proposals by increasing military capabilities. 
C)  A situation in which the effort of one actor to improve its security frightens others and increases their insecurity. 
D)  A situation in which effort of a group of actors to balance an opposing alliance produces a preponderance of power for the first group.

Question 17

What type of theorist would argue that the international system has evolved from one in which the "kill or be killed logic of the Hobbesian state of nature has been replaced by the live and let live logic of the Lockean" culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Realist. 
B)  Neoliberal. 
C)  Constructivist. 
D)  Marxist. 
A)  Realist. 
B)  Neoliberal. 
C)  Constructivist. 
D)  Marxist.

Question 18

What country was able to maintain a system of free trade and uphold international law in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States. 
B)  France. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  Great Britain. 
A)  The United States. 
B)  France. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  Great Britain.

Question 19

Which theorists argue that war is a consequence of capitalist rivalries and class conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  Realists. 
B)  Liberals. 
C)  Constructivists. 
D)  Marxists. 
A)  Realists. 
B)  Liberals. 
C)  Constructivists. 
D)  Marxists.

Question 20

Which form of deterrence seeks to prevent an attack on its allies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immediate deterrence. 
B)  Extended deterrence. 
C)  General deterrence. 
D)  Primary deterrence. 
A)  Immediate deterrence. 
B)  Extended deterrence. 
C)  General deterrence. 
D)  Primary deterrence.

Which of the following was a security dilemma?

What is odd about using a deterrence strategy to influence an adversary?

Which group of theorists focus on war in forming states and generating nationalism?

What political philosopher is most closely associated with democratic peace theory?

What theory describes regular historical cycles of preponderance and war and posits that hegemons develop global commitments, and that adversaries seek to build their power until they can challenge the hegemon's dominance in a hegemonic war?

What is the first step in analyzing a complex international concept like war?

Which of the following claims is correct?

Which model of foreign policy decision-making stresses personal emotions?

Which form of deterrence seeks to prevent an imminent threat to its interests?

What strategy seems to permit cooperation under anarchy?

Which group of theorists emphasize the global system level in explaining war?

What type of theorist believes that language is a source of power because it imposes specific interpretations and meanings upon political life?

Who was Sir Norman Angell?

What theorist wrote, "We assume that statesmen think and act in terms of interest defined as power"?

Which model of foreign policy decision-making do realists favor?

What is a "security dilemma"?

What type of theorist would argue that the international system has evolved from one in which the "kill or be killed logic of the Hobbesian state of nature has been replaced by the live and let live logic of the Lockean" culture.

What country was able to maintain a system of free trade and uphold international law in the nineteenth century?

Which theorists argue that war is a consequence of capitalist rivalries and class conflict?

Which form of deterrence seeks to prevent an attack on its allies?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

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

Exam 9: Causes of War

Which of the following was a security dilemma?

What is odd about using a deterrence strategy to influence an adversary?

Which group of theorists focus on war in forming states and generating nationalism?

What political philosopher is most closely associated with democratic peace theory?

What theory describes regular historical cycles of preponderance and war and posits that hegemons develop global commitments, and that adversaries seek to build their power until they can challenge the hegemon's dominance in a hegemonic war?

What is the first step in analyzing a complex international concept like war?

Which of the following claims is correct?

Which model of foreign policy decision-making stresses personal emotions?

Which form of deterrence seeks to prevent an imminent threat to its interests?

What strategy seems to permit cooperation under anarchy?

Which group of theorists emphasize the global system level in explaining war?

What type of theorist believes that language is a source of power because it imposes specific interpretations and meanings upon political life?

Who was Sir Norman Angell?

What theorist wrote, "We assume that statesmen think and act in terms of interest defined as power"?

Which model of foreign policy decision-making do realists favor?

What is a "security dilemma"?

What type of theorist would argue that the international system has evolved from one in which the "kill or be killed logic of the Hobbesian state of nature has been replaced by the live and let live logic of the Lockean" culture.

What country was able to maintain a system of free trade and uphold international law in the nineteenth century?

Which theorists argue that war is a consequence of capitalist rivalries and class conflict?

Which form of deterrence seeks to prevent an attack on its allies?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

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