Question 1

Which country voluntarily relinquished its nuclear weapons?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Africa. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Iraq. 
A)  South Africa. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Iraq.

Question 2

What do we call influence by virtue of cultural attraction and ideology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hard power. 
B)  Structural power. 
C)  Soft power. 
D)  Reward power. 
A)  Hard power. 
B)  Structural power. 
C)  Soft power. 
D)  Reward power.

Question 3

What is the theory of civil or intrastate war that focuses on the psychological need to belong to groups that have positive and distinct identities?

Accepted Answer

A)  The resource curse. 
B)  Irredentism. 
C)  Social identity theory. 
D)  Theory of relative deprivation. 
A)  The resource curse. 
B)  Irredentism. 
C)  Social identity theory. 
D)  Theory of relative deprivation.

Question 4

On which of the following is a strategy of appeasement based?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Sticks." 
B)  Structural power. 
C)  "Carrots." 
D)  Coercion. 
A)  "Sticks." 
B)  Structural power. 
C)  "Carrots." 
D)  Coercion.

Question 5

Which form of deterrence seeks to create an atmosphere in which foes will not contemplate aggression?

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 6

What political leader argued that underconsumption and overproduction were root causes of imperialism and that, once the world was fully divided among capitalist states, expansion could only come at someone else's expense, thereby producing war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Friedrich Engels. 
B)  Leon Trotsky. 
C)  Joseph Stalin. 
D)  Vladimir Lenin. 
A)  Friedrich Engels. 
B)  Leon Trotsky. 
C)  Joseph Stalin. 
D)  Vladimir Lenin.

Question 7

Which theorists argue that international institutions and democratization can reduce, and possibly even eliminate, wars?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

What two ethno-national groups agreed to a peaceful "Velvet Revolution" rather than engaging in a civil war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ibos and Hausas. 
B)  English and Irish. 
C)  Czechs and Slovaks. 
D)  Hutus and Tutsis. 
A)  Ibos and Hausas. 
B)  English and Irish. 
C)  Czechs and Slovaks. 
D)  Hutus and Tutsis.

Question 9

What characteristic of global politics is illustrated by the "prisoner's dilemma" game?

Accepted Answer

A)  The problem of achieving credibility in deterrence. 
B)  The problem of making an adversary accept an actor's preferences. 
C)  The problem of building trust under anarchy. 
D)  The problem of bluffing under conditions of limited knowledge. 
A)  The problem of achieving credibility in deterrence. 
B)  The problem of making an adversary accept an actor's preferences. 
C)  The problem of building trust under anarchy. 
D)  The problem of bluffing under conditions of limited knowledge.

Which country voluntarily relinquished its nuclear weapons?

What do we call influence by virtue of cultural attraction and ideology?

What is the theory of civil or intrastate war that focuses on the psychological need to belong to groups that have positive and distinct identities?

On which of the following is a strategy of appeasement based?

Which form of deterrence seeks to create an atmosphere in which foes will not contemplate aggression?

What political leader argued that underconsumption and overproduction were root causes of imperialism and that, once the world was fully divided among capitalist states, expansion could only come at someone else's expense, thereby producing war?

Which theorists argue that international institutions and democratization can reduce, and possibly even eliminate, wars?

What two ethno-national groups agreed to a peaceful "Velvet Revolution" rather than engaging in a civil war?

What characteristic of global politics is illustrated by the "prisoner's dilemma" game?

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

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Exam 9: Causes of War

Which country voluntarily relinquished its nuclear weapons?

What do we call influence by virtue of cultural attraction and ideology?

What is the theory of civil or intrastate war that focuses on the psychological need to belong to groups that have positive and distinct identities?

On which of the following is a strategy of appeasement based?

Which form of deterrence seeks to create an atmosphere in which foes will not contemplate aggression?

What political leader argued that underconsumption and overproduction were root causes of imperialism and that, once the world was fully divided among capitalist states, expansion could only come at someone else's expense, thereby producing war?

Which theorists argue that international institutions and democratization can reduce, and possibly even eliminate, wars?

What two ethno-national groups agreed to a peaceful "Velvet Revolution" rather than engaging in a civil war?

What characteristic of global politics is illustrated by the "prisoner's dilemma" game?

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