Sunday, 15 June 2014
Which pairs of countries did not fight limited or extensive
. Which pairs of countries did not fight limited or extensive wars
against each other during the 1980's or 1990's? (Points: 2) Iraq and
Iran Yugoslavia and Bosnia China and South Korea Azerbaijan and Armenia
all of the above 2. Which of the following is not considered a realist
thinker? (Points: 2) Thomas Jefferson Thucydides Nicollo Machiavelli
Hans Morganthau none of the above 3. Mercantilism did not include the
following: (Points: 2) maximization of exports. minimization of imports.
trade as a win-win activity. the accumulation of gold. 4. Which of the
following was not a feature of Calvinism? (Points: 2) predestination all
who had faith would be saved an emphasis on hard work the celebration
of trade all of the above 5. XXXXX XXXXX's philosophy of economics did
not include: (Points: 2) support for mercantilism. celebration of free
markets. minimal government interference in the economy. the law of
supply and demand. 6. Which of the following contributed to Britain's
industrialization? (Points: 2) an enterprising, inventive,
entrepreneurial class a mobile population an expanding middle class
naval and trade supremacy all of the above 7. Which of the following did
not contribute to the global depression of the 1930's? (Points: 2)
America's refusal to join the League of Nations the 1929 New York stock
market crash the 1930 Smoot-Hawley tariff laws competitive currency
devaluations all of the above 8. Vladimir Lenin differed with Marx on:
(Points: 2) the inevitability of revolution. whether revolution would
break out only in the most advanced industrial states. the need for a
"dictatorship of the proletariat." the dialectic of history. 9. Which of
the following ideals did the United Nations Charter not espouse?
(Points: 2) peace human rights national self-determination disarmament
none of the above 10. Which of the following is not a multinational
state? (Points: 2) Canada Switzerland Nigeria Iceland all of the above
11. Which of the following could be socialization experiences that
alienate an individual from society? (Points: 2) violence injustice
corruption socioeconomic exploitation all of the above 12. Which of the
following does not shape an individual? (Points: 2) natural intelligence
aptitude interests experiences none of the above 13. Which of the
following was not among the first nation-states that achieved mass
national identity? (Points: 2) Japan Britain The Netherlands The United
States all of the above 14. Which of the following political
philosophers did not think sovereignty should be rooted in the people?
(Points: 2) Thomas Hobbes John Locke Charles Louis Montesquieu Thomas
Jefferson none of the above 15. Which of the following micro-states has
not ceded control of foreign affairs and defense to other countries?
(Points: 2) Monaco Liechtenstein Marshall Islands Vanuatu all of the
above 16. What percentage of existing nation-states are multinational
states? (Points: 2) 25 percent 50 percent 75 percent 90 percent 17.
Which of the following states are not considered multinational? (Points:
2) Fiji India Bangladesh Nigeria all of the above 18. Mainland China:
(Points: 2) recognizes the independence and sovereignty of Taiwan. was
recognized as the de facto Chinese government by the United States in
the early 1970s. has never been recognized as the de facto Chinese
government by Britain. is not a permanent member of the UN Security
Council. 19. Which of the following was not a leading European naval
power? (Points: 2) the Netherlands Portugal Austria Spain all of the
above 20. Which of the following is an example of tangible power?
(Points: 2) national cohesion armored divisions leadership world view
all of the above 21. Which of the following are not methods of
propaganda? (Points: 2) newspapers the "transistor revolution" speeches
television none of the above 22. Which of the following developed the
concept of "imperial over-stretch"? (Points: 2) Paul Kennedy Harold
Mackinder Alfred Mahan George Kennan 23. Examples of countries smaller
in population thwarting America's assertion of power include: (Points:
2) North Vietnam. Cuba. North Korea. Iran. all of the above 24. Examples
of the assertion of geoeconomic power would not include: (Points: 2)
OPEC's quadrupling of oil prices in 1973 and 1979. Japan's rise into a
manufacturing, financial, and technological giant. the enlargement of
the European Union. the development of Star Wars technology. all of the
above 25. Examples of dependent relationships would not include:
(Points: 2) Japan/Thailand. United States/Canada. Britain/France.
France/Monaco. 26. Which of the following national interests is not
shared by virtually all states? (Points: 2) political independence
economic growth territorial expansion cultural preservation all of the
above 27. Which of the following is not part of the rational model of
foreign policy? (Points: 2) Foreign policy makers are irrational.
Foreign policy makers have access to enough information. Foreign policy
makers use national interests as their guide. all of the above none of
the above 28. Which of the following was not an explicit Soviet policy?
(Points: 2) socialism in one country revolution without borders
containment peaceful coexistence all of the above 29. Which of the
following models did Graham Allison not explore in his "Essence of
Decision"? (Points: 2) rational bureaucratic politics
organizational-process status quo/revisionist all of the above 30. Which
of the following interpreted and acted on all Soviet actions through
his passionate belief that communism was a ruthless, godless system
dedicated to world conquest? (Points: 2) George Kennan XXXXX XXXXX
Dulles Henry Kissinger Richard Nixon none of the above 31. Which
president was particularly susceptible to colorful one-page synopses or
even short films on complex issues? (Points: 2) Richard Nixon Harry
Truman Ronald Reagan John Kennedy Bill Clinton 32. Which of the
following slogans did not shape twentieth century U.S. policy? (Points:
2) Who lost China? Remember the Alamo No more Munichs No more Vietnams
all of the above 33. Those who argue that international law is not true
law do not point to the lack of _______. (Points: 2) an international
police force an international court with universal jurisdiction
institutionalized means of punishing law-breakers carefully crafted
international laws all of the above 34. Who had a positivist law
perspective? (Points: 2) Hugo Grotius Samuel Pufendorf Cornelis van
Bynkershoek Emmerich von Vattel all of the above 35. Who wrote the
following: "The law of nations is a system of rules, deducible by human
reason, and established by universal consent among the civilized
inhabitants of the world...This general law is founded upon this
principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one
another all the good they can, and in time of war as little harm as
possible, without prejudice to their real interests."? (Points: 2) Hugo
Grotius William Blackstone Samuel Pufendorf Emmerich van Vattel 36.
Which of the following did not break international law? (Points: 2)
India's takeover of Goa Israel's takeover of the Sinai China's takeover
of Tibet Britain's takeover of Hong Kong all of the above 37. Which of
the following are not reasons why states obey international law?
(Points: 2) self-interest fear of retaliation fear that it may encourage
other states to break the law belief that international law is just
none of the above 38. Which is not true of the International Court of
Justice? (Points: 2) located at the Hague hears cases and then rules
universal jurisdiction 15 judges all of the above 39. The United Nations
was officially created with which of the following? (Points: 2) San
Francisco Treaty Versailles Treaty Treaty of Paris Geneva Convention 40.
Which issues has the UN addressed? (Points: 2) de-colonization human
rights the environment health and poverty all of the above 41. Which of
the following is not affiliated with the UN? (Points: 2) Universal
Postal Union (UPU) International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Maritime
Organization (IMO) none of the above 42. Which of the following is not
affiliated with the UN? (Points: 2) Organization of African Unity (OAU)
International Labor Organization (ILO) World Meteorological Organization
(WMO) UN Environmental Program (UNEP) all of the above 43. Which of the
following is not a secular NGO? (Points: 2) International Chamber of
Commerce International Federation of Airline Pilots' Association
International Council of Scientific Unions World Council of Churches all
of the above 44. Islamic fundamentalists have committed terrorist acts
in which country? (Points: 2) the United States Lebanon Egypt Saudi
Arabia all of the above 45. Europeans' first attempt at collective
security began with the ________. (Points: 2) Concert of Europe Treaty
of Westphalia League of Nations European Union European Community 46.
Which of the following have been reasons for war? (Points: 2) to gain or
defend territory to gain or defend wealth to gain or defend religion to
gain or defend ideology all of the above 47. Which of the following
audiences do statesmen often have? (Points: 2) domestic constituents
foreign rivals international community their own egos all of the above
48. Of the following ideologies, which is least associated with the
initiation of war? (Points: 2) democratic socialism communism
Catholicism fascism 49. An "uncivil" war is most likely to occur when
_________. (Points: 2) the United States is an active participant in the
war the central government is weak there is one faction that is
strongly committed to an ideology guerrilla war is not a viable option
50. When did the United States recognize Russia's communist government?
(Points: 2) 1917 1922 1933 1945 51. Which was not discussed at the Yalta
Conference? (Points: 2) fate of Poland division of Germany spheres of
influence division of Western Europe all of the above 52. A civil war in
which country prompted the Truman Doctrine? (Points: 2) China Iran
Greece Poland none of the above 53. In which country did the United
States not foster a coup d'etat? (Points: 2) North Korea Iran South
Vietnam Guatemala none of the above 54. Where did Moscow not probe
Western resolve? (Points: 2) Berlin (1948-49) Berlin (1958-62) Cuba
(1962) Czechoslovakia (1968) 55. Which of the following was not
associated with Mikhail Gorbachev? (Points: 2) glasnost perestroika the
collapse of the Soviet empire and communism communism's revival 56.
Which of the following did not occur that year? (Points: 2) communist
coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948 Berlin crisis in 1948-49 Chinese
Revolution in 1949 Soviet explosion of atomic bomb in 1946 all of the
above 57. Which of the following was not a consequence of the Korean
War's outbreak? (Points: 2) U.S. led a U.N. sanctioned army to South
Korea's relief U.S. invaded North Vietnam U.S. sent 7th fleet to protect
Taiwan U.S. invaded North Korea none of the above 58. Radiation
poisoning can cause _________. (Points: 2) vomiting cancer genetic
mutations death all of the above 59. Which of the following is not part
of Washington's "triad" strategy? (Points: 2) ICBMs SLBMs bombers
armored divisions all of the above 60. Which of the following is not a
U.S. nuclear weapons system? (Points: 2) MX SS-18 B-52 Minuteman none of
the above 61. Regarding nuclear weapons, Israel ________. (Points: 2)
must deal with several hostile neighbors that already possess them has
promised massive retaliation against any direct conventional attack on
its borders has a missile capable of delivering warheads to much of the
Middle East has destroyed its entire arsenal 62. Which of the following
is not a type of genuine war? (Points: 2) international civil colonial
none of the above 63. Which of the following inventions stimulated vast
changes in how wars are fought? (Points: 2) railroad airplane jet tank
all of the above 64. U.S. military doctrine in the 1990's involved
_________. (Points: 2) mobility a rapid buildup close coordination
between the services the use of overwhelming force to defeat the enemy
as soon as possible all of the above 65. Which of the following is a
reason for persistent global arms sales? (Points: 2) New technology
makes old weapons obsolete. Some governments buy them for prestige.
Geopolitical conflicts continue. There is a demand for them. all of the
above 66. Which of the following arms-control talks did not take place
between 1973 and 1991? (Points: 2) Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction
(MBFR) Conventional Arms Transfer Talks (CAM) Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) Hague Convention all of the above 67. In
which of the following countries do women hold the greatest percentage
of positions in government? (Points: 2) United States Great Britain
Sweden Japan Russia 68. What is the most important factor affecting the
value of a currency? (Points: 2) how long it has been in existence its
relative supply and demand the economic growth rate of the country that
issues it whether or not it has an AAA rating from the World Bank 69.
Mercantilism argued that economic security was most important for
________. (Points: 2) military security propagation of nationalist
ideology ensuring economic growth in the lowest classes a national sense
of well-being 70. Which of the following countries was not among the
most powerful states in shaping the global political economy? (Points:
2) Belgium Portugal the Netherlands Spain 71. Who among the following is
not a liberal economic theorist? (Points: 2) Alexander Hamilton XXXXX
XXXXX David Ricardo John Stuart Mill all of the above 72. Which of the
following organizations was proposed but never realized? (Points: 2) IMF
IBRD ITO GATT none of the above 73. During much of the 1980's, which of
the following was not part of a vicious economic cycle entrapping the
United States? (Points: 2) high government deficits balanced government
budgets increasing national debt trade and payments deficits 74. During
America's military occupation of Japan, this was not one of America's
policies: ________. (Points: 2) imposing sweeping economic reforms
imposing a liberal democratic constitution and political system opening
U.S. markets to Japanese goods and services forcing Japan to open its
markets to world trade none of the above 75. Which of the following was
not a charismatic leader? (Points: 2) Mao Zedong Fidel Castro Abdel
Nasser Richard Nixon 76. A political system is unstable when ________.
(Points: 2) the population views its basic institutions and processes as
legitimate decision makers have enough authority to make and implement
policies there is a growing gap between "haves" and "have nots" the
transfer of power from one leader to the next is smooth and accepted
none of the above 77. Which of the following makes a coup less likely?
(Points: 2) The nation is split by deep and growing social, economic,
ethnic, religious, and/or political antagonisms. Legitimacy of the
regime is unquestioned. There is a growing economic crisis and worsening
gap between rich and poor. Government and bureaucratic corruption and
inefficiency are entrenched. all of the above 78. Which of the following
makes a coup less likely? (Points: 2) rigid class structure in which
military service is the best means of social mobility economic
expansion, low inflation, low unemployment military increasingly
believes it is the only institution with the power, legitimacy, and
ideas to reform the country foreign business interests, diplomats,
and/or military advisors encourage a coup all of the above 79. Which of
the following countries did not experience successful reform movements
in the 1990s? (Points: 2) Burma Taiwan South Korea Philippines all of
the above 80. Which of the following did not characterize most
pre-colonial regimes? (Points: 2) villages self-sufficient land held
communally money-based economy subsistence agriculture all of the above
81. In most Third World countries, what condition does not characterize
most of the population? (Points: 2) access to good health care
malnourishment illiteracy mass under- and unemployment 82. Which of the
following is a problem with infrastructure in many Third World
countries? (Points: 2) Telephones do not work. Mail is not delivered.
Roads are narrow, unpaved, and pot-holed. Food rots for lack of
refrigeration or storage. all of the above 83. Which of the following is
not a NIC? (Points: 2) South Korea Taiwan Sudan Malaysia all of the
above 84. Which of the following were common to the successful
development of South Korea and Taiwan? (Points: 2) land reform export
substitution an emphasis on developing light industry using Japan's
neomercantilist policies as a model all of the above 85. Who said the
following: "The colonized man is an envious man."? (Points: 2) V.I.
Lenin Frantz Fanono Fidel Castro Mao Zedong 86. Of the following
regions, which had the lowest human development index in 1997? (Points:
2) East Asia Arab states Latin America and Caribbean South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa 87. For most of the second half of the twentieth
century, this dominated American policy regarding the Third World:
________. (Points: 2) liberation theology the cold war liberalism
pacifism dependency theory 88. Which of the following was not among the
NIEO goals? (Points: 2) the liberalization and extension of GSP
privileges to semi-finished and finished goods the nationalization of
all MNC holdings in the Third World the increase in the Third World
share of global industrial production to 25 percent by the year 2000 an
increase in foreign aid from donors to at least 0.70 percent of their
GNP all of the above 89. Which of the following tactics did the "seven
sisters" oil corporations not use to maintain their domination of global
oil markets? (Points: 2) fix prices drive independents out of business
impose lucrative extraction agreements for themselves on governments
insist on profits for themselves only large enough to cover expenses all
of the above 90. Which of the following did not result from OPEC's oil
prices hikes? (Points: 2) higher economic growth for the industrial
countries stagflation in the 1970s greater Third World debt slower Third
World economic growth and greater political instability none of the
above 91. Which of the following did not contribute to the debt crisis?
(Points: 2) OPEC's oil price hikes Third World dependence on oil as an
energy source western banks' need to recycle petrodollars lack of
sophisticated banks in OPEC none of the above 92. During the 1980's,
which of the following countries or areas did not discover large new oil
sources? (Points: 2) North Sea China Mexico Saudi Arabia all of the
above 93. Which of the following Third World countries does not have its
own MNCs? (Points: 2) Chad India South Korea Venezuela all of the above
94. Which of the following is a reason MNCs invest overseas? (Points:
2) cheap labor access to protected markets raw materials lax health,
safety, tax, and environmental restrictions all of the above 95. This
company had the largest amount of worldwide sales in 1997: ________.
(Points: 2) Wal-Mart General Motors Sony Exxon Microsoft 96. Of the
following, who believes that the more population on earth the better,
because then there are more minds to solve problems, begin businesses,
and buy products? (Points: 2) XXXXX XXXXXsen Julian Simon Paul Ehrlich
Lester Brown all of the above 97. Which of the following is not a
possible effect of a continuing depletion of the ozone layer? (Points:
2) increased skin-cancer rates depressed immune systems declining crop
yields the destruction of important food-chain links none of the above
98. Which of the following increases desertification? (Points: 2)
clear-cutting drip irrigation crop rotation biogenetics none of the
above 99. Which of the following is not a way to alleviate environmental
crises? (Points: 2) birth control debt-for-nature swaps pollution
controls unrestricted ocean fishing all of the above 100. The greatest
percentage of the world's population is _________. (Points: 2) African
White Asian Hispanic Indian/Aboriginal
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