Question 1

What effect did World War I have on the international system?

Accepted Answer

A) It spurred economic integration in Europe. 
B) It led to the collapse of empires. 
C) It created the United Nations. 
D) It ended European imperialism. 
A) It spurred economic integration in Europe. 
B) It led to the collapse of empires. 
C) It created the United Nations. 
D) It ended European imperialism.

Question 2

Why did the United States fight "proxy wars" during the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A) Since it did not have the nuclear weapons necessary to launch a direct attack on the Soviet Union,the United States attacked Soviet allies instead. 
B) The United States thought fighting wars "by proxy" would last longer and therefore buy time for the Soviet Union to collapse on its own. 
C) The United States hoped it could surprise the Soviet Union by not directly attacking it. 
D) The United States feared a devastating war if it directly attacked the Soviet Union. 
A) Since it did not have the nuclear weapons necessary to launch a direct attack on the Soviet Union,the United States attacked Soviet allies instead. 
B) The United States thought fighting wars "by proxy" would last longer and therefore buy time for the Soviet Union to collapse on its own. 
C) The United States hoped it could surprise the Soviet Union by not directly attacking it. 
D) The United States feared a devastating war if it directly attacked the Soviet Union.

Question 3

What prevented the superpowers from engaging in overt conflict with one another? Offer two examples of how the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in conflict without confronting each other directly.

Accepted Answer

Fear of mutually assured destruction fro

Question 4

During the Pax Britannica,the British sought to reverse mercantilist policies for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) The Industrial Revolution meant that British industries no longer benefitted from government protection. 
B) Free trade was beneficial to the British economy. 
C) Mercantilism provided too many protections for foreign industries. 
D) The British realized that power was a more important pursuit than wealth. 
A) The Industrial Revolution meant that British industries no longer benefitted from government protection. 
B) Free trade was beneficial to the British economy. 
C) Mercantilism provided too many protections for foreign industries. 
D) The British realized that power was a more important pursuit than wealth.

Question 5

Why did the United States join World War II despite its turn toward isolationism following
World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States stood to profit from joining the war. 
B) The United States wanted to recoup the money lost in World War I. 
C) The United States suffered a devastating attack on its soil. 
D) Alliance commitments led the United States to join the war. 
A) The United States stood to profit from joining the war. 
B) The United States wanted to recoup the money lost in World War I. 
C) The United States suffered a devastating attack on its soil. 
D) Alliance commitments led the United States to join the war.

Question 6

Why did the adoption of the gold standard facilitate global trade?

Accepted Answer

A) The International Monetary Fund pushed for the adoption of the gold standard. 
B) It suited the interests of Great Britain,as it controlled most of the gold mines. 
C) It created a predictable way to exchange international currencies. 
D) Few countries had existing trade barriers against gold. 
A) The International Monetary Fund pushed for the adoption of the gold standard. 
B) It suited the interests of Great Britain,as it controlled most of the gold mines. 
C) It created a predictable way to exchange international currencies. 
D) Few countries had existing trade barriers against gold.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true about the United States' intervention during the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States refused to intervene in democratic countries. 
B) The United States used military and intelligence services to undermine only governments under the direct control of the Soviet Union. 
C) The United States used military and intelligence services to prevent countries from electing governments sympathetic to the Soviet Union. 
D) The United States rarely intervened in civil conflicts outside its own borders because it respected the sovereignty of other countries. 
A) The United States refused to intervene in democratic countries. 
B) The United States used military and intelligence services to undermine only governments under the direct control of the Soviet Union. 
C) The United States used military and intelligence services to prevent countries from electing governments sympathetic to the Soviet Union. 
D) The United States rarely intervened in civil conflicts outside its own borders because it respected the sovereignty of other countries.

Question 8

Which of the following describes the effect of World War II on international relations?

Accepted Answer

A) It gave rise to the Cold War rivalry. 
B) It led to peace between European states. 
C) It led to U.S.hegemony. 
D) It increased the number of great powers in Europe. 
A) It gave rise to the Cold War rivalry. 
B) It led to peace between European states. 
C) It led to U.S.hegemony. 
D) It increased the number of great powers in Europe.

Question 9

Which of the following is the best example of the challenges to globalization in the modern world?

Accepted Answer

A) Arab Spring uprisings lead to uncertain results in Middle Eastern and North African countries. 
B) Developing economies push for reforms in the United Nations General Assembly. 
C) The value of currencies fluctuates now that there is no gold standard. 
D) China and Russia refuse to fully open their borders to international trade. 
E) The United States brings trade dispute cases to the World Trade Organization. 
A) Arab Spring uprisings lead to uncertain results in Middle Eastern and North African countries. 
B) Developing economies push for reforms in the United Nations General Assembly. 
C) The value of currencies fluctuates now that there is no gold standard. 
D) China and Russia refuse to fully open their borders to international trade. 
E) The United States brings trade dispute cases to the World Trade Organization.

Question 10

Which of the following is an implication of sovereignty for modern states?

Accepted Answer

A) States have the ability to decide the policies to be implemented within their borders without the expectation of interference from other states. 
B) Smaller states will receive protection from stronger states. 
C) States no longer expect to have border disputes. 
D) International organizations,like the United Nations,have no authority to make international laws. 
A) States have the ability to decide the policies to be implemented within their borders without the expectation of interference from other states. 
B) Smaller states will receive protection from stronger states. 
C) States no longer expect to have border disputes. 
D) International organizations,like the United Nations,have no authority to make international laws.

Question 11

A consequence of World War I was:

Accepted Answer

A) the consolidation of European empires. 
B) the rapid decolonization of areas of the British and French empires. 
C) deflation in the largest European economies. 
D) a successful communist revolution in Russia. 
A) the consolidation of European empires. 
B) the rapid decolonization of areas of the British and French empires. 
C) deflation in the largest European economies. 
D) a successful communist revolution in Russia.

Question 12

The end of the Cold War was preceded by which event in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A) Decreased military spending by the United States 
B) Increased Soviet repression in Eastern Europe 
C) Policies of greater openness and economic reconstruction in the Soviet Union 
D) Economic recovery in the Soviet Union 
A) Decreased military spending by the United States 
B) Increased Soviet repression in Eastern Europe 
C) Policies of greater openness and economic reconstruction in the Soviet Union 
D) Economic recovery in the Soviet Union

Question 13

Which of the following consequences of World War I contributed to the outbreak of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) Slow postwar economic recovery in Europe and a subsequent recession 
B) The death of 15 million people 
C) The collapse of the Ottoman empire 
D) The League of Nations 
A) Slow postwar economic recovery in Europe and a subsequent recession 
B) The death of 15 million people 
C) The collapse of the Ottoman empire 
D) The League of Nations

Question 14

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. 
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.

Question 15

Which of the following is the best example of a hegemon?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany after World War I 
B) The United States during the Cold War 
C) France during the Thirty Years' War 
D) Great Britain in the 1800s 
A) Germany after World War I 
B) The United States during the Cold War 
C) France during the Thirty Years' War 
D) Great Britain in the 1800s

Question 16

The victors in World War II created international institutions at the conclusion of the war to promote their own interests and to prevent future wars.Explain why they created these institutions,and how the institutions affected the interaction of major countries during the Cold War.

Accepted Answer

Western states created several economic,

Question 17

What are some current challenges that threaten the United States' dominance in world politics?

Accepted Answer

Answers may include the relevance of the

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) 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. 
B) The Soviet Union intervened only in countries with socialist or Marxist governments,since they were already Soviet allies. 
C) The Soviet Union rarely intervened in the developing world,because it thought poor countries were likely to become communist without Soviet help. 
D) The Soviet Union sent arms and advisers to many developing countries in hopes of helping sympathetic groups seize power. 
A) 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. 
B) The Soviet Union intervened only in countries with socialist or Marxist governments,since they were already Soviet allies. 
C) The Soviet Union rarely intervened in the developing world,because it thought poor countries were likely to become communist without Soviet help. 
D) The Soviet Union sent arms and advisers to many developing countries in hopes of helping sympathetic groups seize power.

Question 19

Which of the following accurately describes the United Nations' record on managing crises that followed in the wake of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A) The United Nations has mainly been successful at suppressing violence in the post-Cold War world. 
B) The United Nations has been unable to accomplish anything because of major power gridlock. 
C) The United Nations has experienced both successes and failures. 
D) The United Nations has largely avoided conflicts in the third world. 
A) The United Nations has mainly been successful at suppressing violence in the post-Cold War world. 
B) The United Nations has been unable to accomplish anything because of major power gridlock. 
C) The United Nations has experienced both successes and failures. 
D) The United Nations has largely avoided conflicts in the third world.

Question 20

One of the reasons the United States and its allies created international institutions at the end of World War II was:

Accepted Answer

A) because World War II had ended inconclusively. 
B) to counter institutions created by the Soviet Union. 
C) in order to create a stable free-trade economic system. 
D) because international institutions had been effective before the war. 
A) because World War II had ended inconclusively. 
B) to counter institutions created by the Soviet Union. 
C) in order to create a stable free-trade economic system. 
D) because international institutions had been effective before the war.

What effect did World War I have on the international system?

Why did the United States fight "proxy wars" during the Cold War?

What prevented the superpowers from engaging in overt conflict with one another? Offer two examples of how the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in conflict without confronting each other directly.

During the Pax Britannica,the British sought to reverse mercantilist policies for which of the following reasons?

Why did the United States join World War II despite its turn toward isolationism following World War I?

Why did the adoption of the gold standard facilitate global trade?

Which of the following statements is true about the United States' intervention during the Cold War?

Which of the following describes the effect of World War II on international relations?

Which of the following is the best example of the challenges to globalization in the modern world?

Which of the following is an implication of sovereignty for modern states?

A consequence of World War I was:

The end of the Cold War was preceded by which event in the 1980s?

Which of the following consequences of World War I contributed to the outbreak of World War II?

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

Which of the following is the best example of a hegemon?

The victors in World War II created international institutions at the conclusion of the war to promote their own interests and to prevent future wars.Explain why they created these institutions,and how the institutions affected the interaction of major countries during the Cold War.

What are some current challenges that threaten the United States' dominance in world politics?

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

Which of the following accurately describes the United Nations' record on managing crises that followed in the wake of the Cold War?

One of the reasons the United States and its allies created international institutions at the end of World War II was:

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What effect did World War I have on the international system?

Why did the United States fight "proxy wars" during the Cold War?

What prevented the superpowers from engaging in overt conflict with one another? Offer two examples of how the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in conflict without confronting each other directly.

During the Pax Britannica,the British sought to reverse mercantilist policies for which of the following reasons?

Why did the United States join World War II despite its turn toward isolationism following World War I?

Why did the adoption of the gold standard facilitate global trade?

Which of the following statements is true about the United States' intervention during the Cold War?

Which of the following describes the effect of World War II on international relations?

Which of the following is the best example of the challenges to globalization in the modern world?

Which of the following is an implication of sovereignty for modern states?

A consequence of World War I was:

The end of the Cold War was preceded by which event in the 1980s?

Which of the following consequences of World War I contributed to the outbreak of World War II?

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

Which of the following is the best example of a hegemon?

The victors in World War II created international institutions at the conclusion of the war to promote their own interests and to prevent future wars.Explain why they created these institutions,and how the institutions affected the interaction of major countries during the Cold War.

What are some current challenges that threaten the United States' dominance in world politics?

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

Which of the following accurately describes the United Nations' record on managing crises that followed in the wake of the Cold War?

One of the reasons the United States and its allies created international institutions at the end of World War II was:

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

Introduction

Foundations, War, and Peace

International Political Economy, Transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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