Final Exam

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Unipolar

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One great power
What the US is in now
Generally does not last long

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Bipolar

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2 great powers
During the Cold War

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Multipolar

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Equal amount of powers
Period leading up to the World Wars

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Father of Realism

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Hans Margonthau

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Basic premise of realism

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Man is evil and has a lust for power

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Key concept of realism

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Balance of power should be fluid

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Balancer of European land powers

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Britain

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Founder of Idealism

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Woodrow Wilson

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Collective Security

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view the international system as one community and depends on one another to keep the peace

Korean War

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Legal Control of War

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mediation- the effort to work out differences
arbitration- a form of alternate dispute resolution where the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons by whose decision they agree to be bound

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Kellogg-Briand Treaty

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created in 1928 to outlaw war and the promise of not using military force to enforce policy

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International Court of Justice

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consists of 15 judges elected by both General Assembly and Security Council who serve in order to decide disputes between states

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"Beating Swords into Plowshares"

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reference to Isaiah also known as disarmerment

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League of Nations

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the instrument to provide collective security
located in the Hague in the Netherlands

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Terrorism

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violent activity in order to create political change

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Osama bin Laden

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creator of the al Queda which means "the base" which is the largest terrorist network

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9-11

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woke Americans up to terrorism
sent troops to Afganistan 5 weeks afterwards

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State terrorism

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government uses terror on its own people to get compliance

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Domestic terrorism

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most common form of terrorism
terrorists that live within a country that tackle racial, religious, or govermental groups

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International terrorism

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government of one country finances acts of terror against another country

North Korea, Iraq, Libya, Islamic-Jihad, Hesbola, Hamaz

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Transitional terrorism

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privately funded terrorism done by private groups and are able to create a state of terror

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NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

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(1949) used to deter a Soviet invasion(nuclear umbrella)
Article 5- An attack on one, is an attack on everybody
US, Canada, Britain, Italy, France, Greece, Turkey

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WTO(Warsaw Treaty Organization)

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mirror image of NATO for Russians. When communism died, WTO died with it

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ANZUS

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Australia, New Zealand, and USA
alliance to co-operate defense matters in the Pacific Ocean

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Rio Treaty

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NATO for the Western Hemisphere
Canada and Mexico are not members

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Bilateral Treaty with Japan

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Guarantee that the US will fight for Japan

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Security Council Membership

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Made up of 15 members. 5 are permanent members and the other 10 rotate on 2 year terms. Rotators are located from different areas of the world, 5 are the victorious allies that won WWII: US, France, UK, Russia, and China.

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Security Council Veto

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If any of the 5 vote no, the issue is killed

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Security Council votes

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Minimum vote needed to pass a security problem: 9-6

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Security Council powers

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Takes action to keep the peace and provide relief and restores order

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Nuclear Powers

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China, US, Russia, UK, France, North Korea, India, and Pakistan

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Cold War

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(1947-1991) the two major powers at the time( US and Soviet Union) each possessed nuclear weapons but never met in direct military combat

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SALT Treaty(Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty

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(1972) two rounds of talks and correspondence between the US and Soviet Union on the issue of armament control

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START Treaty(Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty)

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(1991) treaty between the US and Soviet Union on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms

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ABM Treaty(Anti-Ballistic Missile)

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Signed in 1972, eliminated defensive weapons

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Truman Doctrine

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(1947) sent aid to Turkey, policy of the US that helps countries being taken over by rebellions

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Bretton Woods System

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named after Bretton Woods, NH
"The Gold Standard"
monetary management intended to govern monetary relations among independent nation-states

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Bretton Woods Institutions

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international Monetary Fund- natural disasters
World Bank- long term help to countries
World Trade Organization- lowers trade barriers

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Containment

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a policy that was inacted by the Truman Administration

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George Kennan

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asked to observe the Soviet's leadership in Feb 1946

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Long telegram

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In Feb 1946, a telegram sent from Kennan stating that despite the agreement made between the 2 countries, Stalin is bent on power

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Kim Jong- Un

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Communist dictator 1950

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detente

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(1969-1979) French word that means "relaxation of tension". It counted on a link between Soviet good behavior and US trade

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Hegemonic Stability Theory

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not only belongs to the ruler to self help but helps everyone else as well.

*hegemonic- a country that is so economically and militarily strong, that it dominates the world. ex. Roman Empire, British Empire, and United States

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5 Remaining Communist Contries

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1.China
2. Vietnam
3. Laos
4. North Korea
5. Cuba

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Death of the Soviet Union

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1991

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Glasnost

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"publicity"
openness and transparency

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Perestroika

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"restructuring"

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NATO expansion

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1999- Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic joined
2004- Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania
2009- Albania and Croatia

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Axis of Evil

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a term created by George W Bush describing governments that he accused of helping terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction.
Iran, Iraq, and North Korea

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Deterence

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a strategy involving the credible threat of the use of military force to prevent someone from doing something(Desert Shield)

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Compellance

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make someone undo something they had already done.
1990- Iraq invades Kuwait and takes over the county(Desert Storm)

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Versalles Treaty

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(1919)ended state war between Germany and Allied Powers at the end of WWI

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Globalization

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a worldwide process in free movement of goods and services. Movement of items from place to place

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Armistace

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temporary cease fire