INTERNAT. RELATIONS

1. Which of the following is an example of a nationally divided state (a state that has two distinct national groups living under 1 state gov’t)?

A. France

B. Germany

C. Canada

D. Sweden

2. The idea that the sovereign nation-state should be the main object of the political loyalty of individuals is

A. patriotism.

B. xenophobia.

C. nationalism.

D. popular sovereignty.

3. Counterinsurgency refers to an attempt to eliminate armed dissident groups by military force. T/F

4. Globalization represents an increasing integration of all of the following except

A. economics.

B. culture.

C. communications.

D. morals.

5. The members of intergovernmental organizations are usually

A. private individuals.

B. international interest groups.

C. national governments.

D. transnational corporations.

6. Mutual Assured Destruction best characterized the super power global security situation in the period:

A. 1950-1995

B. 1995-2005

C. 1800-1860

D. 1890- 1940?

7. The informal coalition of major European powers that served primarily as a peacekeeping force during the 19th century was known as the

A. League of Nations.

B. Group of Five.

C. European Congress.

D. Concert of Europe.

8. The second half of the 20th C. clearly saw fewer dead and injured from international conflict than th first half. T/F

9. The very important German philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote that all of the following Except ______ contributed to world peace:

A. Attempts to develop international law and government

B. Attempts to reduce the importance of religion

C. Attempts to move away from autocracy toward more democratic rule

D. Encouragement of trade and interdependence among nations

10. The North- South gap refers to the tendency to greater wealth and material development among, say Europe, North America and the northern part of Asia over that of more Southern areas like Africa, Latin America and South Asia. T/F

11. The Cuban-Missile Crisis of 1962 is widely regarded as the closest the world has come to seeing the use of nuclear weapons (after 1945). T/F

12. The closest country to a superpower other than the US in 2018 is:

A. Russia

B. NATO

C. China

D. Germany

13. Which of the following is an IGO?

A. Greenpeace

B. Amnesty International

C. International Red Cross

D. World Health Organization?

14. ___Groupthink is characterized by

A. the tendency for advisors to disagree in advising a leader if they think the leader is getting bad information

B. the tendency of advising groups to have difficulty making decisions when compared with a dictatorial leader

C. the tendency of doubtful advisors to send up siding with the majority in order to get decisions made

15. If one were studying the effects of the Tory-Liberal Coalition v. Labor in the making of British foreign policy, which Level of Analysis would be most helpful?

A. Individual

B. System

C. Economic

D. State

16. Globalism has been credited with benefiting which of the following LEAST?

A. high tech industries

B. Workers

C. multi-national corporations

D. professionals with graduate degree

17. Liberal feminists argue that women can bring uniquely feminine advantages that would complement male assets in the military and diplomacy and improve the carrying out of policy. T/F    

18. In the area of state to state conflict, the continent with the fewest wars in the past century has been: A. Asia B. Europe C. Africa D. South/Latin America?

19. If you include civil wars (intra-state rather than inter-state) wars over the past 200 years, including: American (1861-1865), Chinese (1930’s-1940’s), Russian (1918-1921), Iranian (1978-79), Syrian (2011-present)—just a partial list, you see that the number of lives lost and people injured is close to those killed by inter-state conflicts like the World Wars.

If you calculate 90 mil. Dead for the World Wars and check Wikipedia and other sources for the civil war casualties, the answer will become fairly obvious. Put OMIT if you want to skip this question or any other 4 questions. T/F   (Note: you will get to add 3 extra points if you get this right)

20. In military terminology, the world deterrence refers to the psychological prevention against attack through one’s own power, while defense refers to the ability to survive an attack once it has taken place. T/F