Question 1

World War I was significant in American history because

Accepted Answer

A)   America began abandoning isolationism.
B)   manifest destiny took hold.
C)   President Roosevelt strengthened the military.
D)   the Monroe Doctrine was established. A

Question 2

_____________ influence the rise of a great power by pressuring the available domestic resources with population growth.

Accepted Answer

Population pressures

Question 3

Balancing (a stronger power)is achieved by

Accepted Answer

A)   building alliances.
B)   developing democratic governments.
C)   war.
D)   internalizing the economy. A

Question 4

Economic power is often seen as the foundation of military and political power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

_____________ was a United States policy stated in 1823 that diminished European involvement in the Americas.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________ was a United States policy stated...

Question 6

Asymmetrical warfare is effectively demonstrated by terrorism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The United States uses public goods in the global community in order to

Accepted Answer

A)   demonstrate manifest destiny.
B)   lessen the chances of hostile alliances forming.
C)   demonstrate that it ignores public opinion.
D)   adhere to the 2001 Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.

Question 8

Asymmetrical warfare

Accepted Answer

A)   is based on European currency.
B)   is a preoccupation with domestic and regional affairs.
C)   results from a decision to lag behind other countries militarily.
D)   is a nonstate threat to the United States.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the five waves of American decline described by Samuel Huntington?

Accepted Answer

A)   Watergate crisis
B)   Launch of Sputnik
C)   Great Depression
D)   Oil embargo by OPEC

Question 10

The _____________ stresses that the distribution of power in countries will rise and fall.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____________ stresses that the distribution of...

Question 11

International institutions like the United Nations, the IMF, and the World Bank are not used to legitimize the primacy of the United States in the global community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The transition of power from the G-7 to the G-20 represents

Accepted Answer

A)   asymmetrical warfare.
B)   emerging market countries challenging America's leadership.
C)   diplomacy.
D)   domestic threats.

Question 13

The rise and fall of Rome is an example of which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Exceptionalist theory
B)   Power transition theory
C)   Containment theory
D)   Power conversion theory

Question 14

What are some strategies for maintaining power and preventing rising powers from creating disorder in the international system? Provide some examples of countries that have used some of these strategies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are some strategies for maintaining power...

Question 15

America's global leadership is being challenged from within by extreme economic, political, and social ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of America's global leadership is being challenged from...

Question 16

Match between columns
                        Premises: The _____________ resulted in the lessening of European involvement in the Americas.
_____________ allows some countries to enhance their power while that of other countries declines.
The ability to realize the rules, principles, procedures, and practices that guide the behavior of members of the global community is known as _____________.
The ability to get others to behave in ways they ordinarily would not is known as _____________.
An international system with two dominant states is termed as being _____________.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Uneven economic growth and bipolar and Monroe is...

Question 17

The United States is considered to be a hegemon in the international arena.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Democratic enlargement is not a strategy used by the United States in order to maintain its power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Binding (a stronger power)is achieved by

Accepted Answer

A)   democratic enlargement.
B)   embedding the threatening country into an alliance.
C)   colonizing the threatening country.
D)   military engagement.

Question 20

Throughout history, there has not been a multipolar distribution of power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The Struggle for Primacy in a Global Society

World War I was significant in American history because

_____________ influence the rise of a great power by pressuring the available domestic resources with population growth.

Balancing (a stronger power) is achieved by

Economic power is often seen as the foundation of military and political power.

_____________ was a United States policy stated in 1823 that diminished European involvement in the Americas.

Asymmetrical warfare is effectively demonstrated by terrorism.

The United States uses public goods in the global community in order to

Asymmetrical warfare

Which of the following is NOT one of the five waves of American decline described by Samuel Huntington?

The _____________ stresses that the distribution of power in countries will rise and fall.

International institutions like the United Nations, the IMF, and the World Bank are not used to legitimize the primacy of the United States in the global community.

The transition of power from the G-7 to the G-20 represents

The rise and fall of Rome is an example of which theory?

What are some strategies for maintaining power and preventing rising powers from creating disorder in the international system? Provide some examples of countries that have used some of these strategies.

America's global leadership is being challenged from within by extreme economic, political, and social ________________.

Match the following:

The United States is considered to be a hegemon in the international arena.

Democratic enlargement is not a strategy used by the United States in order to maintain its power.

Binding (a stronger power) is achieved by

Throughout history, there has not been a multipolar distribution of power.