Question 1

Which of the following is an example of compellence?

Accepted Answer

A) The Soviet Union refusing to return control of the Kurile Islands to Japan 
B) The United States invading the Dominican Republic in response to a military coup 
C) The United States threatening Cuba if it did not remove Soviet missiles during the Cuban missile crisis 
D) The Soviet Union threatening to attack Europe so that it could spread communism 
A) The Soviet Union refusing to return control of the Kurile Islands to Japan 
B) The United States invading the Dominican Republic in response to a military coup 
C) The United States threatening Cuba if it did not remove Soviet missiles during the Cuban missile crisis 
D) The Soviet Union threatening to attack Europe so that it could spread communism C

Question 2

What do states hope to achieve by engaging in brinksmanship?

Accepted Answer

A) States want to demonstrate a commitment to bargaining. 
B) States seek to generate audience costs. 
C) States hope to demonstrate resolve. 
D) States aim to gain an adversary's trust. 
A) States want to demonstrate a commitment to bargaining. 
B) States seek to generate audience costs. 
C) States hope to demonstrate resolve. 
D) States aim to gain an adversary's trust. C

Question 3

In general,are democratic or autocratic leaders more capable of "tying their hands"? Why?

Accepted Answer

Tying one's hands occurs when a state issues a public threat that makes it very difficult for that state's leader to back down from a specific action.Democratic states are more capable of tying their hands because they are more likely to incur audience costs,and therefore are more likely to be punished in the event that they back down.The potential for punishment raises the costs of backing down and,therefore,raises the costs of making such threats,guaranteeing that a threat is not empty.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of tying hands?

Accepted Answer

A) A leader accompanying a threat with troop movements near the adversary's borders 
B) A leader,during private negotiations,promising war if an adversary does not back down 
C) An elected leader publicly promising war if an adversary does not back down 
D) A leader accompanying a public threat with increased military spending 
A) A leader accompanying a threat with troop movements near the adversary's borders 
B) A leader,during private negotiations,promising war if an adversary does not back down 
C) An elected leader publicly promising war if an adversary does not back down 
D) A leader accompanying a public threat with increased military spending

Question 5

How does poor and incomplete information contribute to the likelihood of war?

Accepted Answer

Information problems cause states to com

Question 6

Explain the risks and benefits of engaging in brinkmanship.

Accepted Answer

When states engage in brinksmanship they

Question 7

Why might states pay for power?

Accepted Answer

A) Because power is less costly than bargaining 
B) To demonstrate its willingness to go to war,should bargaining fail 
C) To gain allies 
D) To demonstrate it is the wealthiest state in the system 
A) Because power is less costly than bargaining 
B) To demonstrate its willingness to go to war,should bargaining fail 
C) To gain allies 
D) To demonstrate it is the wealthiest state in the system

Question 8

What is a first-strike advantage?

Accepted Answer

A) The benefits a state gains by being the first to attack 
B) A state's ability to repel a surprise attack by another state 
C) The tendency of smaller states to attack larger states first 
D) The incentives offered to states that wait for other states to initiate wars 
A) The benefits a state gains by being the first to attack 
B) A state's ability to repel a surprise attack by another state 
C) The tendency of smaller states to attack larger states first 
D) The incentives offered to states that wait for other states to initiate wars

Question 9

Which of the following explains the decline in interstate conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) States no longer have conflicting interests. 
B) The United States has been actively deterring wars. 
C) The high costs of World War I have been a deterrent. 
D) International institutions have helped states overcome important bargaining problems. 
A) States no longer have conflicting interests. 
B) The United States has been actively deterring wars. 
C) The high costs of World War I have been a deterrent. 
D) International institutions have helped states overcome important bargaining problems.

Question 10

What makes a good indivisible,and how do indivisible goods affect the possibility of war?

Accepted Answer

A good is deemed indivisible when it is

Question 11

Which of the following describes a commitment problem?

Accepted Answer

A) A state cannot be trusted to abide by a deal it made when it was much weaker. 
B) A state refuses to commit to signing a cease-fire. 
C) Two states are uncertain about the capabilities of their adversaries. 
D) A state is unsure of its adversary's willingness to go to war over a disputed good. 
A) A state cannot be trusted to abide by a deal it made when it was much weaker. 
B) A state refuses to commit to signing a cease-fire. 
C) Two states are uncertain about the capabilities of their adversaries. 
D) A state is unsure of its adversary's willingness to go to war over a disputed good.

Question 12

Crisis bargaining is also known as:

Accepted Answer

A) credible commitment. 
B) rejecting ideal points. 
C) interstate war. 
D) coercive diplomacy. 
A) credible commitment. 
B) rejecting ideal points. 
C) interstate war. 
D) coercive diplomacy.

Question 13

The United States did not believe China would intervene in the Korean War because:

Accepted Answer

A) the Chinese government had been an ally of the United States. 
B) China had no apparent strategic interest in protecting North Korea. 
C) China obviously lacked the capability to effectively launch an attack against U.S.troops. 
D) the Chinese government did not pay any real cost in making the threat. 
A) the Chinese government had been an ally of the United States. 
B) China had no apparent strategic interest in protecting North Korea. 
C) China obviously lacked the capability to effectively launch an attack against U.S.troops. 
D) the Chinese government did not pay any real cost in making the threat.

Question 14

In the figure,what set of deals does A prefer to war?

Accepted Answer

A) Costs to A + costs to B + value of war to B 
B) Value of war to A 
C) Those in the shaded area labeled "Bargaining Range" 
D) Value of war to A + costs to A + costs to B 
A) Costs to A + costs to B + value of war to B 
B) Value of war to A 
C) Those in the shaded area labeled "Bargaining Range" 
D) Value of war to A + costs to A + costs to B

Question 15

In the figure,what do the words "Bargaining Range" represent?

Accepted Answer

A) The value of war to both A and B 
B) The set of deals to which State A will agree 
C) The set of deals to which both states will agree 
D) The set of deals to which State B will agree 
A) The value of war to both A and B 
B) The set of deals to which State A will agree 
C) The set of deals to which both states will agree 
D) The set of deals to which State B will agree

Question 16

Which of the following is an explanation for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990?

Accepted Answer

A) Iraq wanted to hide its weapons of mass destruction in Kuwait. 
B) Kuwait was pumping more oil than the limit to which it had agreed,which decreased the price for Iraq's oil. 
C) Iraq wanted to retaliate against Kuwait for selling oil to Iran. 
D) The interest Kuwait wanted to charge on its loans to Iraq was too high. 
A) Iraq wanted to hide its weapons of mass destruction in Kuwait. 
B) Kuwait was pumping more oil than the limit to which it had agreed,which decreased the price for Iraq's oil. 
C) Iraq wanted to retaliate against Kuwait for selling oil to Iran. 
D) The interest Kuwait wanted to charge on its loans to Iraq was too high.

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of a civil war?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States' war against Al-Qaeda and radical Islamic terrorist groups 
B) Armed conflict between FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia)guerrillas and the Colombian national army 
C) World War I 
D) The UN-sanctioned intervention to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait 
A) The United States' war against Al-Qaeda and radical Islamic terrorist groups 
B) Armed conflict between FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia)guerrillas and the Colombian national army 
C) World War I 
D) The UN-sanctioned intervention to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait

Question 18

During the Cuban missile crisis,the United States put nuclear missile crews on alert and took other advanced steps to prepare for war.This is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A) Paying for power 
B) Tying hands 
C) Extended deterrence 
D) Brinksmanship 
A) Paying for power 
B) Tying hands 
C) Extended deterrence 
D) Brinksmanship

Question 19

In the case of the threat by the United States to attack Afghanistan in 2001,the status quo was:

Accepted Answer

A) the attack by the United States on Afghanistan. 
B) Taliban control of Afghanistan. 
C) a continuing insurgency after the war. 
D) the defeat of the Taliban. 
A) the attack by the United States on Afghanistan. 
B) Taliban control of Afghanistan. 
C) a continuing insurgency after the war. 
D) the defeat of the Taliban.

Question 20

Why might audience costs affect the possibility of war?

Accepted Answer

A) The states in a dispute may decide to hold secret negotiations so that privileged information will not become public. 
B) Members of the United Nations Security Council may feel peer pressure to vote in favor of an intervention to prevent war. 
C) An elected leader may make a threat and be compelled to carry it out in order to get reelected. 
D) Third-party countries observing a conflict may decide to become involved. 
A) The states in a dispute may decide to hold secret negotiations so that privileged information will not become public. 
B) Members of the United Nations Security Council may feel peer pressure to vote in favor of an intervention to prevent war. 
C) An elected leader may make a threat and be compelled to carry it out in order to get reelected. 
D) Third-party countries observing a conflict may decide to become involved.

Which of the following is an example of compellence?

What do states hope to achieve by engaging in brinksmanship?

In general,are democratic or autocratic leaders more capable of "tying their hands"? Why?

Which of the following is an example of tying hands?

How does poor and incomplete information contribute to the likelihood of war?

Explain the risks and benefits of engaging in brinkmanship.

Why might states pay for power?

What is a first-strike advantage?

Which of the following explains the decline in interstate conflict?

What makes a good indivisible,and how do indivisible goods affect the possibility of war?

Which of the following describes a commitment problem?

Crisis bargaining is also known as:

The United States did not believe China would intervene in the Korean War because:

In the figure,what set of deals does A prefer to war?

In the figure,what do the words "Bargaining Range" represent?

Which of the following is an explanation for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990?

Which of the following is an example of a civil war?

During the Cuban missile crisis,the United States put nuclear missile crews on alert and took other advanced steps to prepare for war.This is an example of what?

In the case of the threat by the United States to attack Afghanistan in 2001,the status quo was:

Why might audience costs affect the possibility of war?

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Which of the following is an example of compellence?

What do states hope to achieve by engaging in brinksmanship?

In general,are democratic or autocratic leaders more capable of "tying their hands"? Why?

Which of the following is an example of tying hands?

How does poor and incomplete information contribute to the likelihood of war?

Explain the risks and benefits of engaging in brinkmanship.

Why might states pay for power?

What is a first-strike advantage?

Which of the following explains the decline in interstate conflict?

What makes a good indivisible,and how do indivisible goods affect the possibility of war?

Which of the following describes a commitment problem?

Crisis bargaining is also known as:

The United States did not believe China would intervene in the Korean War because:

In the figure,what set of deals does A prefer to war?

In the figure,what do the words "Bargaining Range" represent?

Which of the following is an explanation for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990?

Which of the following is an example of a civil war?

During the Cuban missile crisis,the United States put nuclear missile crews on alert and took other advanced steps to prepare for war.This is an example of what?

In the case of the threat by the United States to attack Afghanistan in 2001,the status quo was:

Why might audience costs affect the possibility of war?

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

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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