Question 1

Which organization was created to facilitate private investment in developing nations in the 1950s and 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 
B) International Monetary Fund. 
C) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 
D) Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. 
E) Marshall Plan. 
A) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 
B) International Monetary Fund. 
C) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 
D) Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. 
E) Marshall Plan.

Question 2

Which of these countries had global hegemonic influence in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan. 
B) Great Britain. 
C) The United States. 
D) France. 
E) Spain. 
A) Japan. 
B) Great Britain. 
C) The United States. 
D) France. 
E) Spain.

Question 3

The sixteenth through eighteenth centuries were characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) European states trying to overpower and outmaneuver each other. 
B) the dominance of one major European power that kept the peace. 
C) economic decline as colonial empires slowly ended. 
D) the rise of non-European powers through colonialism. 
E) liberalization of trading policies among European and African states. 
A) European states trying to overpower and outmaneuver each other. 
B) the dominance of one major European power that kept the peace. 
C) economic decline as colonial empires slowly ended. 
D) the rise of non-European powers through colonialism. 
E) liberalization of trading policies among European and African states.

Question 4

Which statement best describes China and Vietnam in the early 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A) Both countries strengthened their communist economic systems. 
B) Both countries abandoned one-party rule. 
C) Both countries adopted capitalist economic reforms. 
D) China adopted capitalist economic reforms,but Vietnam did not. 
E) Vietnam maintained its one-party system,but China did not. 
A) Both countries strengthened their communist economic systems. 
B) Both countries abandoned one-party rule. 
C) Both countries adopted capitalist economic reforms. 
D) China adopted capitalist economic reforms,but Vietnam did not. 
E) Vietnam maintained its one-party system,but China did not.

Question 5

Will United States predominance continue for the next 50 years? Why or why not? What challenges does the United States face in the short term?

Accepted Answer

It is difficult to predict with certaint

Question 6

A country "on" the gold standard:

Accepted Answer

A) could print as much paper money as it needed. 
B) used only gold to make purchases. 
C) used only gold coins. 
D) promised to exchange its currency for gold at an established rate. 
E) had its loans from other countries guaranteed by gold. 
A) could print as much paper money as it needed. 
B) used only gold to make purchases. 
C) used only gold coins. 
D) promised to exchange its currency for gold at an established rate. 
E) had its loans from other countries guaranteed by gold.

Question 7

According to the authors,the two predominant realities of international affairs in the modern era are:

Accepted Answer

A) tension in the Middle East and the rise of terrorism. 
B) America's leading role and the rise of terrorism. 
C) America's leading role and globalization. 
D) Chinese resurgence and globalization. 
E) Chinese resurgence and tension in the Middle East. 
A) tension in the Middle East and the rise of terrorism. 
B) America's leading role and the rise of terrorism. 
C) America's leading role and globalization. 
D) Chinese resurgence and globalization. 
E) Chinese resurgence and tension in the Middle East.

Question 8

Terms of trade refer to the:

Accepted Answer

A) economic demands made by empires on their colonies. 
B) contracts written up between importers and exporters to eliminate misunderstandings between trading partners. 
C) level of difficulty of transporting goods between different countries. 
D) vocabulary used by importers and exporters. 
E) prices paid by a country for imports and what it receives for exports. 
A) economic demands made by empires on their colonies. 
B) contracts written up between importers and exporters to eliminate misunderstandings between trading partners. 
C) level of difficulty of transporting goods between different countries. 
D) vocabulary used by importers and exporters. 
E) prices paid by a country for imports and what it receives for exports.

Question 9

The European Union:

Accepted Answer

A) began in the 1950s,with collaboration on coal and steel production between a few countries. 
B) began in the 1960s,with a military alliance between France,Germany,and the United Kingdom. 
C) opted to allow most members to keep their traditional currencies,such as the French franc. 
D) raised barriers to impede the internal movement of labor among the member nations. 
E) included all European countries by the end of the 1990s. 
A) began in the 1950s,with collaboration on coal and steel production between a few countries. 
B) began in the 1960s,with a military alliance between France,Germany,and the United Kingdom. 
C) opted to allow most members to keep their traditional currencies,such as the French franc. 
D) raised barriers to impede the internal movement of labor among the member nations. 
E) included all European countries by the end of the 1990s.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about Soviet intervention during the Cold War is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The Soviet Union rarely intervened in civil conflicts outside its own borders,because it was focused on winning the nuclear arms race. 
B) The Soviet Union refused to send its military to intervene in European countries such as Hungary and Czechoslovakia,because it feared retaliation from the United States. 
C) The Soviet Union intervened only in countries with socialist or Marxist governments,since they were already Soviet allies. 
D) The Soviet Union rarely intervened in the developing world,because it thought poor countries were likely to become communist without Soviet help. 
E) The Soviet Union sent arms and advisers to many developing countries in hopes of helping sympathetic groups seize power. 
A) The Soviet Union rarely intervened in civil conflicts outside its own borders,because it was focused on winning the nuclear arms race. 
B) The Soviet Union refused to send its military to intervene in European countries such as Hungary and Czechoslovakia,because it feared retaliation from the United States. 
C) The Soviet Union intervened only in countries with socialist or Marxist governments,since they were already Soviet allies. 
D) The Soviet Union rarely intervened in the developing world,because it thought poor countries were likely to become communist without Soviet help. 
E) The Soviet Union sent arms and advisers to many developing countries in hopes of helping sympathetic groups seize power.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an explanation for the commencement of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A) The United Nations was viewed as a pro-American organization,so the Soviets refused to cooperate with it. 
B) Since there were only two superpowers,it was inevitable that they would compete for influence in Europe. 
C) Disagreements were inevitable between a capitalist democracy and a communist one-party system. 
D) Interactions between the United States and the Soviet Union became hostile and suspicious. 
E) Each viewed the other as a threat to its allies in Europe. 
A) The United Nations was viewed as a pro-American organization,so the Soviets refused to cooperate with it. 
B) Since there were only two superpowers,it was inevitable that they would compete for influence in Europe. 
C) Disagreements were inevitable between a capitalist democracy and a communist one-party system. 
D) Interactions between the United States and the Soviet Union became hostile and suspicious. 
E) Each viewed the other as a threat to its allies in Europe.

Question 12

Which organization,formed in 1920,was the precursor to the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

A) Concert of Europe. 
B) International Monetary Fund. 
C) League of Nations. 
D) North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
E) Warsaw Pact. 
A) Concert of Europe. 
B) International Monetary Fund. 
C) League of Nations. 
D) North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
E) Warsaw Pact.

Question 13

During the nineteenth century,the Great Powers of Europe had a common interest in:

Accepted Answer

A) opposing revolutionary movements throughout Europe. 
B) allowing Russia to conquer neighboring parts of the declining Ottoman Empire. 
C) promoting democracy throughout Europe. 
D) continuing their own mercantilist practices. 
E) opposing absolutist monarchies throughout Europe. 
A) opposing revolutionary movements throughout Europe. 
B) allowing Russia to conquer neighboring parts of the declining Ottoman Empire. 
C) promoting democracy throughout Europe. 
D) continuing their own mercantilist practices. 
E) opposing absolutist monarchies throughout Europe.

Question 14

What were the major assumptions behind mercantilism? Why did mercantilism give way to globalization and free trade? Whose interests were most served by the change?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

After World War I:

Accepted Answer

A) the German economy rebounded relatively quickly. 
B) the United Nations was abolished after failing to prevent war. 
C) the League of Nations was created to avoid another war. 
D) few new countries became independent. 
E) the Austrian and Ottoman empires survived until the next war. 
A) the German economy rebounded relatively quickly. 
B) the United Nations was abolished after failing to prevent war. 
C) the League of Nations was created to avoid another war. 
D) few new countries became independent. 
E) the Austrian and Ottoman empires survived until the next war.

Question 16

Why did some countries after World War II form what would become the European Union?

Accepted Answer

A) To fend off intervention by the United States in Europe. 
B) To improve relations with the Soviet Union. 
C) To increase tariffs on goods entering Europe. 
D) To increase trade and improve economic cooperation within Europe. 
E) To increase trade between European countries and their former colonies. 
A) To fend off intervention by the United States in Europe. 
B) To improve relations with the Soviet Union. 
C) To increase tariffs on goods entering Europe. 
D) To increase trade and improve economic cooperation within Europe. 
E) To increase trade between European countries and their former colonies.

Question 17

Developing countries created the nonaligned movement during the Cold War because they:

Accepted Answer

A) opposed communist expansion in the Third World. 
B) wanted to create closer ties with the Soviet Union. 
C) wanted to create closer ties with the United States. 
D) wanted to promote international economic development. 
E) wanted to build upon their previous successes in embargoing industrial goods. 
A) opposed communist expansion in the Third World. 
B) wanted to create closer ties with the Soviet Union. 
C) wanted to create closer ties with the United States. 
D) wanted to promote international economic development. 
E) wanted to build upon their previous successes in embargoing industrial goods.

Question 18

As the Cold War began,the United States opposed Soviet influence by all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) creating regional security alliances. 
B) providing economic aid to Western Europe. 
C) helping Japan and Germany rebuild their economies. 
D) promoting free trade among Western countries. 
E) providing military aid to countries in Eastern Europe. 
A) creating regional security alliances. 
B) providing economic aid to Western Europe. 
C) helping Japan and Germany rebuild their economies. 
D) promoting free trade among Western countries. 
E) providing military aid to countries in Eastern Europe.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an example of mercantilism?

Accepted Answer

A) The Spanish monarchy's control of the gold and silver mines in Latin American colonies. 
B) The Dutch East India Company. 
C) European countries preferring to import only input goods and not finished products. 
D) Virginian tobacco farmers selling their product to England. 
E) Britain's repeal of the Corn Laws. 
A) The Spanish monarchy's control of the gold and silver mines in Latin American colonies. 
B) The Dutch East India Company. 
C) European countries preferring to import only input goods and not finished products. 
D) Virginian tobacco farmers selling their product to England. 
E) Britain's repeal of the Corn Laws.

Question 20

A person born in Europe during the early 1900s and surviving into adulthood experienced which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The formation of colonial empires. 
B) The end of the United Nations. 
C) Large-scale war between great powers. 
D) A period of collapsing democracy. 
E) A period of rapid economic growth. 
A) The formation of colonial empires. 
B) The end of the United Nations. 
C) Large-scale war between great powers. 
D) A period of collapsing democracy. 
E) A period of rapid economic growth.

Which organization was created to facilitate private investment in developing nations in the 1950s and 1960s?

Which of these countries had global hegemonic influence in the nineteenth century?

The sixteenth through eighteenth centuries were characterized by:

Which statement best describes China and Vietnam in the early 1980s?

Will United States predominance continue for the next 50 years? Why or why not? What challenges does the United States face in the short term?

A country "on" the gold standard:

According to the authors,the two predominant realities of international affairs in the modern era are:

Terms of trade refer to the:

The European Union:

Which of the following statements about Soviet intervention during the Cold War is true?

Which of the following is NOT an explanation for the commencement of the Cold War?

Which organization,formed in 1920,was the precursor to the United Nations?

During the nineteenth century,the Great Powers of Europe had a common interest in:

What were the major assumptions behind mercantilism? Why did mercantilism give way to globalization and free trade? Whose interests were most served by the change?

After World War I:

Why did some countries after World War II form what would become the European Union?

Developing countries created the nonaligned movement during the Cold War because they:

As the Cold War began,the United States opposed Soviet influence by all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT an example of mercantilism?

A person born in Europe during the early 1900s and surviving into adulthood experienced which of the following?

Introduction

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

International Law and Norms

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Foundations, war, and Peace

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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Exam 2: What Shaped Our World

Which organization was created to facilitate private investment in developing nations in the 1950s and 1960s?

Which of these countries had global hegemonic influence in the nineteenth century?

The sixteenth through eighteenth centuries were characterized by:

Which statement best describes China and Vietnam in the early 1980s?

Will United States predominance continue for the next 50 years? Why or why not? What challenges does the United States face in the short term?

A country "on" the gold standard:

According to the authors,the two predominant realities of international affairs in the modern era are:

Terms of trade refer to the:

The European Union:

Which of the following statements about Soviet intervention during the Cold War is true?

Which of the following is NOT an explanation for the commencement of the Cold War?

Which organization,formed in 1920,was the precursor to the United Nations?

During the nineteenth century,the Great Powers of Europe had a common interest in:

What were the major assumptions behind mercantilism? Why did mercantilism give way to globalization and free trade? Whose interests were most served by the change?

After World War I:

Why did some countries after World War II form what would become the European Union?

Developing countries created the nonaligned movement during the Cold War because they:

As the Cold War began,the United States opposed Soviet influence by all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT an example of mercantilism?

A person born in Europe during the early 1900s and surviving into adulthood experienced which of the following?

Introduction

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

International Law and Norms

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Foundations, war, and Peace

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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