Question 1

Name five nuclear powers.

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Question 2

China's Belt and Road Initiative seeks to link

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A)  China with Japan. 
B)  Africa with the Middle East. 
C)  East Asia with Europe. 
D)  South America with North America.

Question 3

Define the concept of state sovereignty.

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Question 4

Explain one basic human right using a case study of your choice.

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Question 5

What kind of information constitutes intelligence? Why?

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Question 6

Which field is NOT likely to be included in international relations?

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A)  Geography. 
B)  History. 
C)  Government. 
D)  Physics.

Question 7

The ____ ideologically driven a U.S. president's speech is, the ____ sophisticated are the explanations of foreign policy.

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A)  More . . . less. 
B)  More . . . more. 
C)  Less . . . less. 
D)  Less . . . more.

Question 8

Discuss various theories to fight poverty and argue in favor of one you would support. Explain why.

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Question 9

In 2003, Secretary of State Colin Powell presented photographs of Iraqi installations that he said were facilities that produced weapons of mass destruction. This assertion points out

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A)  The difference between fact and opinion. 
B)  That American intelligence analysis is rarely wrong. 
C)  That the Bush administration did not feel it needed support for its decision to invade Iraq. 
D)  That theory rarely has any application in the real world.

Question 10

Using a case study of your choice, discuss the impact of violent conflict on trade relations.

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Question 11

There are two broad categories of environmental problems:

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A)  Local and international. 
B)  Atmospheric and terrestrial. 
C)  Proliferation and invasion. 
D)  Contamination and depletion.

Question 12

Explain the pros and cons of territorial sovereignty in a globalized world.

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Question 13

Diplomacy is the practice of _________ international relations by means of _________.

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A)  Managing . . . negotiation. 
B)  Analyzing . . . research methods. 
C)  Evaluating . . . reports and briefs. 
D)  Avoiding . . . force.

Question 14

Discuss the role of international organizations after the end of the Cold War.

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Question 15

Which of the following is true about the Katyn Massacre?

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A)  Stalin's government accused the Nazis of committing the murders. 
B)  The Nazis killed more than 22,000 Polish officers. 
C)  The German Reich and the Soviet Union concomitantly executed Polish civilians. 
D)  The Russian government still denies the atrocities today.

Question 16

Why is a nuclear-free world wishful thinking? Discuss.

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Question 17

Which of the following countries peacefully split into two countries in the 1990s?

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A)  Ukraine. 
B)  Poland. 
C)  Czechoslovakia. 
D)  South Africa.

Question 18

What are some of the problems with eyewitness sources in foreign policy?

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Question 19

Can democracy be successfully exported? If so, under what conditions?

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Question 20

German reunification

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A)  Prevented the united Germany from being a member of NATO. 
B)  Was supported by Mikhail Gorbachev. 
C)  Was opposed by the United States and much of NATO. 
D)  Was a cause of the end of the Cold War, not a consequence.

Exam 1: Introducing International Relations