International Relations Exam Questions

Front 1

The television network Al Jazeera is based in _____.

Back 1

Qatar

Front 2

Russia is the number one exporter of conventional weapons.

Back 2

False

Front 3

_________ is the current president of Mexico.

Back 3

Felipe Calderon

Front 4

After WWII, the US can be described as assuming an ________ policy.

Back 4

interventionist

Front 5

______ is the current president of Columbia. He is criticized by human rights activists for his lenient stance against war criminals

Back 5

Uribe

Front 6

What rights would the Serbian minority have in Kosovo under the Ahtisaari Plan?

Back 6

-guaranteed places in government and parliament
-special status to the Serbian Orthodox Church
-granted appropriate percentage of police force

Front 7

Tasks of the European Parliament

Back 7

-vote on and oversee implementation of EU budget
-considers commission proposals on legislation
-works with council on legislative decisions

Front 8

Which nations have fought over the Kashmir region on three separate occasions?

Back 8

India and Pakistan

Front 9

_________ is the main forum for debate within the United Nations.

Back 9

General Assembly

Front 10

______ was the first president of South Africa to introduce democratic reforms and release political prisoners

Back 10

FW de Klerk

Front 11

Independent agencies that operate under the UN

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International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Health Organization (WHO), World Bank

Front 12

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is an example of a

Back 12

single issue group

Front 13

the Limited Test Ban Treaty outlawed all testing except for those detonated in the atmosphere.

Back 13

False

Front 14

Placing taxes on imported goods

Back 14

tariffs

Front 15

Which nation claims control over Tibet?

Back 15

China

Front 16

Which President started the Alliance for Progress?

Back 16

JFK

Front 17

Israel took control of the West Bank from ______ after the 1967 war.

Back 17

Jordan

Front 18

_____ is quickly becoming one of the wealthiest nations in the world because of its vast reserves of natural gas.

Back 18

UAE

Front 19

According to supporters of the plan, why should the US impose sanctions against the Sudanese government?

Back 19

Prove US is committed to sanctity of human rights and will force Sudan to accept peacekeepers in Darfur

Front 20

Which of the following states make up the UK?

Back 20

Wales, northern ireland, england

Front 21

_______ has assumed control of Zimbabwe. He led the campaign to overthrow white rule

Back 21

Mugabe

Front 22

The Islamic Resistance is the militant arm of

Back 22

Hamas

Front 23

What are some of the reasons that supporters use to back up their claim that the US should increase trade and investments on the African continent?

Back 23

More sources of oil, positive influence, help create jobs and prosperity

Front 24

What are two positive milestones that were seen in Iraq in 2007?

Back 24

improvement in security and number of attacks declined

Front 25

Who was the president at the time of the Iran-Contra scandal?

Back 25

Reagan

Front 26

Why is there a trade embargo against Cuba?

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Castro seized US assets in Cuba

Front 27

Which nation applies "targeted killing" to dealing with its enemies?

Back 27

Israel

Front 28

Terrorists in ______ took control of the American embassy and held American hostages in 1979

Back 28

Tehran, Iran

Front 29

Founded in 1987, this terrorist organization was established in order to "raise the banner of Islam over every inch of Palestine"

Back 29

Hamas

Front 30

What term is used to describe a nation whose people share a strong belief about their national interests and a strong desire to achieve them?

Back 30

national resolve

Front 31

Which nation is the world's largest producer of opium?

Back 31

Afghanistan

Front 32

a part of ___ broke off in 1971 and became Bangladesh

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Pakistan

Front 33

What two roles to multinational organizations play in the world today?

Back 33

provide a form for addressing problems that affect all nations and act as players in the international arena

Front 34

The people of which nation were forced to endure forced relocation to farm fields and were slaughtered by the thousands in an effort to reclaim its supposed past glory?

Back 34

Cambodia

Front 35

Which nation has the second largest economy?

Back 35

Japan

Front 36

Who is the biggest trading partner of the US?

Back 36

Canada

Front 37

The US entered the Mutual Security Treaty with

Back 37

Japan

Front 38

Arab Islamic fundamentalist fought against African Christians in a civil war which tore apart which country?

Back 38

Sudan

Front 39

The taliban ruled

Back 39

afghanistan

Front 40

The first president to reestablish ties with the Chinese

Back 40

Nixon

Front 41

Ways the EU promotes integration of European economies and politics

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-common currency
-freedom of movement between member states
-trading market without frontiers
-enlargement and development of common foreign and security policies

Front 42

Members of the UN security Counsil

Back 42

US, Britain, Russia, France, China

Front 43

limits placed on the amount of goods that can be imported

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quotas

Front 44

Which country concerns the US most regarding illicit drugs (Latin America)

Back 44

Colombia

Front 45

The British Government of Ireland Act

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Brought Northern Ireland into existence

Front 46

province that threatened secession from Yugoslavia first

Back 46

Slovenia

Front 47

City of bombings in Saudi in 2003, "Saudi 9/11"

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Riyadh

Front 48

reasons for potential instability in Afghanistan

Back 48

-Taliban gains
-government corruption
-government incompetence

Front 49

Arrangement/treaty promising to limit ABM systems

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SALT I

Front 50

why did NATO launch airstrikes against Kosovo and Serbia in 1999?

Back 50

-persecution of Kosovo Albanians
-Milosevic's rejection of an internationally brokered peace deal

Front 51

EU nations experiencing serious drops in population

Back 51

Italy, France

Front 52

"right of return" applied to

Back 52

Palestinian

Front 53

undergoing economic period because of recent reunification of two halves

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Germany

Front 54

reasons for european colonization of africa

Back 54

-secure trade routes
-gain raw materials
-spread Christianity

Front 55

term used to describe the acceptance of a country to represent its power

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diplomatic recognition

Front 56

problems presented as african nations began to shift toward democracy

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-nepotism
-democratic leaders shifted to authoritarian rule
-spent money outside of country or on stockpiling military

Front 57

problems have impeded political success in pakistan

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-tarnished by corruption, inefficiency, and confrontations between various institutions
-shift between types of rules

Front 58

______ controls more oil than any other country

Back 58

Saudi Arabia

Front 59

Plagues by domestic issues including organized crime, sluggish economic growth, and a serious economic and technological difference between the two halves of the country

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italy

Front 60

president of venezuela

Back 60

hugo chavez

Front 61

withdrew from palestine in 1948, allowing jews to proclaim israel

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GB

Front 62

treaty that included a russian promise to increase intellectual freedom and human rights in the Eastern Bloc

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Helsinki accords

Front 63

intrinsic power?

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power as a result of strategic geographical location or natural resources

Front 64

discussed at the UN conference on environment and development

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-protecting plant and animal species
-stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting sustainable development
-economic growth achieved in harmony with environmental protection

Front 65

Treaty of Paris (1951)

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established the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)

Front 66

Hindu Caste system in

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India