Deck 3: Global Actors: States and Other Players on the World Stage

Question 1

European bureaucracies were a result of

A) sophisticated technologies that required administration.
B) the administrative need required to raise and support armies.
C) the realization that politicians cannot make rational decisions in the national interest.
D) the emergence of a money economy.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Nationalism refers to the complex set of psychological,cultural,and social forces that

A) are concentrated entirely in the less developed countries.
B) drive the formation of a nation.
C) are clear evidence of the breakdown of nation-states.
D) have been declining over recent years.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

"We-feelings" develop more easily

A) as the nation-state promotes patriotic policies.
B) with increase of communication flows.
C) as people recognize common racial origins.
D) as legal norms develop promoting shared identity.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A nation is defined as

A) a political structure with defined geographic borders.
B) a homogenous group of people.
C) a people who feel themselves part of some larger identity group.
D) a legal entity consisting of a government.

Question 5

The state is an entity having the special legal status of

A) a freely elected government.
B) predetermined foreign policy.
C) sovereignty.
D) an elite-led military.

Question 6

A major distinguishing feature of the Westphalian state system from other systems at the time is

A) loyalty to local authorities within the territory.
B) loyalty to one king or prince in the territory.
C) common race and religion as key elements of the state.
D) constitutions to guide state behavior.

Question 7

Martin Luther is an important figure in the development of the modern state system because

A) he called for desegregation of races.
B) challenged the spiritual authority of the pope and the Church in Rome.
C) he developed Lutheranism as the guiding principle for state policymaking.
D) he wrote the Treaty of Westphalia.

Question 8

As the most powerful nation-states of their time,these two nation-states were responsible for playing a key role in maintaining the balance of power after the Congress of Vienna in 1815.

A) Great Britain and Russia
B) Great Britain and France
C) France and Austria-Hungary
D) Germany and the United States

Question 9

The anarchic system of states recognized by the Peace of Westphalia

A) remains unscathed,without challenge,to this day.
B) has been challenged by the notion of popular sovereignty.
C) ignored the principle of dynastic succession.
D) None of the above is true.

Question 10

In 1945 there were ______ members in the United Nations;now there are _______.

A) 38;200
B) 44;198
C) 22;216
D) 51;192

Question 11

External sovereignty means

A) a democratically elected government and a just legal order.
B) supremacy over all authorities within that territory and population.
C) independence of outside authorities.
D) a military force capable of defending the nation from foreign forces.

Question 12

Internal sovereignty means

A) a democratically elected government and a just legal order.
B) supremacy over all authorities within that territory and population.
C) independence of outside influence.
D) a military force capable of defending the nation from foreign forces.

Question 13

The central principle of the Peace of Westphalia was that the

A) ruler of a given territory could determine the religion of that territory.
B) people of a given territory could elect their own ruler.
C) world system was based on competing classes.
D) role of local judges should be constantly questioned.

Question 14

Large-scale political organizations have existed for

A) almost 400 years.
B) 7,000 years.
C) 200 years.
D) since the beginning of time.

Question 15

A state is a legal entity that consists of a

A) government that manages the affairs of a population in a given territory.
B) comprehensive bureaucracy and a detailed list of laws.
C) nobles and vassals arrayed against a series of enemies.
D) group of people who feel themselves part of some larger identity group.

Question 16

During the feudal era in Europe,

A) various levels and ranks of nobility resulted in a system where authority was hierarchical.
B) the bipolar system was obviously in place.
C) the Holy Roman Emperor (or pope)had little impact on governments.
D) the balance-of-power system was evident.

Question 17

The state is the only actor with the legal monopoly to

A) tax.
B) provide security.
C) use force.
D) colonize.

Question 18

Many scholars date the modern nation-state from the

A) early 1300s.
B) signing of the Declaration of Independence.
C) Treaty of Westphalia.
D) end of World War II.

Question 19

The dominant process reflecting nationalism through the period ending with World War II,and reemerging in the past decade is driven by the

A) desire of several national groups to coalesce into a larger political unit.
B) desire of national groups to separate from larger entities and form their own states.
C) drawing of artificial boundaries separating states from each other.
D) continued existence of dominant empires in the contemporary world.

Question 20

The state is the only form of international actor that controls

A) territory.
B) ethnicity.
C) bureaucracy.
D) the environment.

Question 21

An example of an international nongovernmental organization is the

A) International Red Cross.
B) International Monetary Fund.
C) World Bank.
D) International Statistical Institute.

Question 22

Woodrow Wilson's notion of collective security,embedded in the League of Nations,required that

A) all members would agree to jointly oppose a threat to the security of any of them.
B) most members would agree to counteract any major security threats.
C) the Security Council regularly discuss threatening countries.
D) the concept self-determination be ignored.

Question 23

What is the concept of "sovereignty"? Where did it come from? How is it used today? Explain.

Question 24

An example of a functional intergovernmental organization is the

A) World Health Organization (WHO).
B) UN.
C) Organization of American States.
D) International Red Cross.

Question 25

The members of an intergovernmental organization are

A) nations.
B) governments at all levels.
C) states.
D) state and nonstate actors.

Question 26

The Treaty of ___________officially ended WWI.

A) Westphalia
B) Dayton
C) Versailles
D) Rome

Question 27

Which of the following multinational corporations was involved in the overthrown of the Arbenz government in Guatemala in 1954?

A) United Fruit Company
B) British Petroleum
C) ITT
D) Exxon Corporation

Question 28

What are NGOs? What functions do they perform in world politics? Explain.

Question 29

U.S.failure to join the League of Nations resulted from

A) German unwillingness to allow American occupation following WWI.
B) French animosity toward America.
C) refusal of the U.S.Senate to support American involvement in the forum.
D) Woodrow Wilson's stubborn refusal to involve America in Europe.

Question 30

An example of a general purpose intergovernmental organization is the

A) International Statistical Institute.
B) World Health Organization.
C) Organization of African Unity.
D) National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Question 31

What forces give rise to nationalism? Is it useful or dangerous? Explain.

Question 32

What are IGOs? Explain the four-fold growth of IGOs from 1945-1995?

Question 33

The Concert of Europe was

A) a festival marking the establishment of the modern nation-state system.
B) an arrangement among great powers to meet periodically to resolve emerging conflicts.
C) a treaty bringing Britain and Russia together in an alliance.
D) an agreement between small states to balance the power of larger states.

Question 34

An example of a supranational intergovernmental organization is the

A) UN.
B) European Community.
C) International Monetary Fund.
D) World Bank.

Question 35

The Franco-Prussian War of 1870

A) resulted in Germany's defeat.
B) transferred the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine to France.
C) resulted in France's defeat.
D) capped the unification of German as the most powerful state on the European continent.

Question 36

Briefly describe the formation of the modern state system.

Question 37

In 1815,the Congress of Vienna was like the Peace of Westphalia in that it

A) was convened at the behest of the Holy Roman Emperor.
B) favored republicanism over dynastic succession.
C) tried to take into account the appeal of the technological growth.
D) learned from the failure of the old system and tried to revise it.

Question 38

Which of the following multinational corporations was involved in the removal of the Mossadegh government in Iran in 1953?

A) United Fruit Company
B) British Petroleum
C) ITT
D) Exxon Corporation

Question 39

Which of the following multinational corporations was involved in the coup d'état against the Allende regime in Chile in l973?

A) United Fruit Company
B) British Petroleum
C) ITT
D) Exxon Corporation