Deck 11: International Relations I

Question 1

With respect to the UN and its member states,

A) the UN is dependent upon member states when it comes to actually carrying out UN decisions.
B) member states give up their sovereignty upon joining the UN, for member states must abide by all General Assembly decisions.
C) member states must agree to submit to World Court decisions whenever the World Court disagrees with a judicial decision made by the state's own court system.
D) Both B and C are correct.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

__________ emphasize the utility of international organizations such as the United Nations in achieving peace among states.

A) Liberals
B) Realists
C) Containment advocates
D) Conservatives

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The Iroquois League represents an example of _________.

A) liberalism
B) realism
C) anarchy
D) bipolarism

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The Bay of Pigs invasion represented an example of

A) how tensions surfaced under conditions of bipolarism.
B) how conflict can occur under unipolar conditions.
C) how conflict surfaced prior to the development of the idea of containment.
D) how conflict surfaced prior to the creation of NATO.

Question 5

Under conditions of international anarchy, democratic and nondemocratic governments face similar pressures to survive and tend to behave similarly in terms of foreign policy.This is an argument

A) consistent with liberalism.
B) consistent with realism.
C) consistent with arguments stressing human security over military security.
D) None of the above is correct.

Question 6

The Truman Doctrine

A) was first advanced to justify support for the Taliban.
B) is consistent with containment principles.
C) was used to argue against implementation of the Marshall Plan.
D) argues in favor of international anarchy.

Question 7

With the collapse of the USSR,

A) NATO was abolished.
B) all nuclear materials held previously by the USSR were transferred out of the region and to the United States.
C) NATO proceeded to establish links with the countries emerging out the collapse of the USSR.
D) Both A and B are correct.

Question 8

President Obama gave unambiguous public support for the Arab Spring demonstrators in Bahrain.

Question 9

A country's security does not consist only of military security, but includes also human security, or quality of life security according to

A) liberalism.
B) realism.
C) conservatism.
D) anarchism.

Question 10

__________ provided economic aid to Europe after World War II in a manner consistent with containment.

A) The Warsaw Treaty
B) The Taliban
C) The Marshall Plan
D) The Secretariat Plan

Question 11

The Partnership for Peace

A) was formulated by NATO to facilitate cooperation with non-NATO states after the end of the Cold War.
B) was created by President Truman to increase U.S.security relative to Turkey.
C) was the original name of NATO.
D) was created by George Kennan.

Question 12

UN activities have included

A) programs to improve public health.
B) peacekeeping operations.
C) Both A and B are correct.
D) None of the above is correct.

Question 13

An examination of U.S.intervention in Third World conflicts between 1945 and 1989 reveals that

A) when the U.S.intervened, intervention was primarily undertaken for the purpose of promoting human rights.
B) when the U.S.intervened, intervention was primarily undertaken to facilitate food and health care distribution as a means of reducing the effects of famine and natural disasters.
C) when the U.S.intervened, intervention was primarily undertaken to strengthen the premises of liberalism.
D) when the U.S.intervened, intervention was primarily undertaken to promote the military security interests of the United States.

Question 14

Political scientists and international political observers are in agreement that, with the end of the Cold War, the international arena has become multipolar.

Question 15

Realists and liberals agree on how to interpret U.S.responses to Sputnik.

Question 16

The Bay of Pigs invasions convinced political scientists to abandon the use of models of analysis in studying international relations.

Question 17

Which of the following is more powerful?

A) The UN General Assembly
B) The UN Security Council
C) The World Court
D) The Iroquois League

Question 18

__________ draw upon the writings of Machiavelli and Hobbes and stress that governments must gain and hold power relative to other states.

A) Liberals
B) Realists
C) Anarchists
D) None of the above is correct.

Question 19

Can the World Court require states to participate in its proceedings and implement its decisions?

Question 20

The Truman Doctrine disproved realism according to NATO.

Question 21

Compare and contrast the major points of liberalism and realism.Which would you prefer to see the Obama administration follow during the Arab Spring or in the Syrian civil war? Why?

Question 22

Discuss NATO by examining (a) why it was formed, (b) what was its original purpose, and (c) what does it see as its purpose today?