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a map projection that exaggerates the size of europe making it look larger than south africa when in fact the latter is twice the size of the former is known as the....
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Mercator projection
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someone who wanted to bring more attention to the issues important to the global south is likely to use which map projection?
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Peter's projection
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a student of international politics who wanted to focus on schematic reasoning, cognitive dissonance, and social construction would work at which level of analysis?
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individual analysis
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the impact of the media best applies to which level of analysis?
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state level of analysis
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the role of nationalism best applies to which level of analysis?
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state level of analysis
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Did World War II reinforce the Soviet fear of invasion?
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YES
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Was Bill Clinton president when the Cold War ended?
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NO
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The logic that led to the 1932 Geneva Disarmament Conference falls into which theoretical school?
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liberalism
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for most of the twentieth century, the main opposing school of theory in opposition to realism and liberalism was...?
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socialism
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the concept of class struggle is central to which school of theory?
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socialism
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The modern state system ended which war?
1. Thirty Years War 2. Vietnam War 3. World War II 4. Cold War |
Thirty Years War
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this view of foreign policy decision-making sees foreign policy choices as based on bargaining and compromising among government agencies
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bureaucratic politics model
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a leaders belief in his or her own ability to control political events and make rational choices
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political efficacy
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the president that said "Great Presidents get a lot of other people to do great things"
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Bill Clinton
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a method of decision-making based on having perfect information with which all possible courses of action have been fully evaluated
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procedural rationality
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True or False: the tendency for bureaucracies to defend their own turf helps explain why Bush administration did not prevent the September 11 attacks
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True
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the theory that focuses on the rise and fall of the leading global power as the central feature of the historical patterns of war
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long-cycle theory
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the high point of liberal idealism occurred when?
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just after World War I
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The Triple entente is comprised of which countries?
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France, Britain, Russia
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After World War II, many turned to ___ for guidance on how to manage the global future
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liberalism
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The "confrontation" period of the Cold War occurred
A)1945-1962 B)1970-1976 C)1963-1969 D)1981-1989 |
1945-1962
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"peaceful coexistence" was proposed by
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Nikita Kruschev
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which president invoked a doctrine declaring U.S. willingness to use military force to protect its interest in the Pursian Gulf?
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Carter
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True or False: Gorbachev took the first steps toward ending the Cold War
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true
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Which of the following is a view of development arguing that wealth is created through efficient production, free enterprise, free trade, and technological innovation?
A)modernization B)liberalism C)democratization D)development |
A)modernization
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the New International Economic Order:
a)opposes commodities agreements b)would decrease the influence of major economic powers c)was put forth in the early 21st century d)has been embraced by the global north |
b)would decrease influence of major economic powers
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What has transformed some global south countries from being suppliers of raw materials into manufacturers of products available in the global north?
A)modernization B)import-substitution C)foreign direct investment D)export-led growth industries |
D - export led growth industries
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grants or loans to countries from other countries, usually channeled through multilateral aid organizations, for the purpose of promoting economic development and welfare, are known as
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official development assistance
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Which of these organizations are created by states, giving them the authority to make collective decisions and manage particular global problems?
A)international nongovernmental organizations B)interegional organizations C)intergovernmental organizations D)nongovernmental organizations |
C- intergovernmental organizations
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What distinguishes the UN from most other IGO's?
A) its nearly universal membership B) its focus on peace and security C) its affiliation with other organizations D) its organizational structure |
A) its nearly universal membership
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The United Nations..
A) is headquartered in Switzerland B) was created during the height of the Cold War C) is composed of 6 main organs D) has had a relatively static membership since 1965 |
C) is composed of 6 main organs
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The primary responsibility for administering the UN lies with the..
a. Trusteeship Council b. Economic and Social Council c. Security Council d. Secretariat |
d. secretariat
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The IGO that seeks to maintain currency-exchange rate stability is the
a. Multinational Corporation b. International Monetary Fund c. World Trade Organization d. World Bank |
D. world bank
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A group of states whose high level of noninstitutionalized collaboration results in the settlement of disputes by compromise is known as a(n) ________.
a. nongovernmental organization b. security community c. intergovernmental organization d. league of peoples |
b. security community
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Overall, the ________ is the most powerful institution in the EU.
a. European Parliament b. Court of Justice c. Council of Ministers d. European Commission |
c. council of ministers
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A group of people of the same nationality who share a common culture, set of ancestors, or language is known as a(n) ________.
a. nonstate nation b. indigenous people c. ethnopolitical group d. unitary actor |
c. ethnopolitical group
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Which of the following terms describes the efforts by an ethnonational or religious group to regain control of territory by force?
a. irredentism b. ethnic nationalism c. devolution d. constructivism |
a. irredentism
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The majority of UN members come from the Global North.
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false
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The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was replaced by the World Trade Organization.
True False |
true
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EU members all retain complete sovereignty.
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false
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Charles Darwin's survival of the fittest approach is usually associated with which level of analysis?
a. systemic b. state c. global d. individual |
d. individual
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During the last 200 years, the most extraordinary violence has occurred in ________.
a. the nineteenth century b. the twentieth century c. the Middle East d. South America |
b. 20th century
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The penchant for warfare is produced by ________.
a. imperialism b. neoliberalism c. socialism d. terrorism |
c. socialism
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Which of the following decreases the probability of war?
a. All of these decrease the probability of war. b. Overlapping cleavages. c. Strong political disagreements between alliances. d. Crosscutting cleavages. |
d. crosscutting cleavages
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Holding hostages for ransom is an example of a(n) ________ objective of terrorism.
a. coercive b. organizational c. agitational d. material |
b. organizational
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Al Qaeda has a tightly knit command structure.
True False |
false
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Compared to the mid-1930s, military spending has increased at a growth rate:
a. exceeding that of the world's population. b. seven times that of the world's population. c. equal to that of the world's population. d. just below that of the world's population. |
a) exceeding that of the worlds population
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In what year did the Geneva Protocol ban the use of chemical weapons?
a. 1945 b. 1980 c. 1972 d. 1925 |
d. 1925
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President ________ relied on the doctrine of massive retaliation.
a. Reagan b. Johnson c. Truman d. Eisenhower |
d. eisenhower
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After the 1991 Persian Gulf War, ________ was able to elude many economic sanctions.
a. Iraq b. Iran c. Saudi Arabia d. Israel |
a) iraq
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Biological and chemical weapons are costly and difficult to manufacture.
True False |
false
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The Clinton administration was the main force behind the Strategic Defense Initiative.
True False |
false
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An influential global or regional power that throws its support in a decisive fashion to a defensive coalition is a ________.
a. hegemon b. bandwagoning c. balancer d. balance of terror |
c. balancer
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Which of the following is a coalition of great powers that seeks to bring order to balance-of-power systems by institutionalizing channels of communication?
a. entente b. condominium c. detente d. concert |
d. concert
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The ________ Congress of Vienna is a good example of a balance of power through a concert.
a. 1945 b. 1919 c. 1815 d. 1648 |
c.1815
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In the mid-1950s, the international system could best be described as ________.
a. unipolar b. tripolar c. multipolar d. bipolar |
d.bipolar
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A concept pertaining to routine transnational activities in such areas as commerce, communications, and travel is ________.
a. private international law b. selective engagements c. sovereign equality d. public international law |
a. private international law
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Today, the world's biggest free-trade area is/are ________.
a. IGOs b. the European Union c. the United Nations d. NGOs |
b. european union
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According to the authors, which of the following is a third-party procedure that does not offer any solution?
a. conciliation b. adjudication c. good offices d. arbitration |
a. conciliation
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A binding decision made through a third party institutional tribunal such as a court is called ________.
a. mediation b. good offices c. arbitration d. adjudication |
d. adjudication
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Dutch reformer and philosopher Hugo Grotius is considered the founder of what concept?
a. positivist legal theory b. just war doctrine c. divine right of kings d. international law |
d. international law
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The term ________ originated with Aristotle.
a. positivist legality b. international law c. divine right d. just war |
d. just war
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Collective security was first institutionalized by the ________.
a. League of Nations b. Warsaw Pact c. United Nations d. 1815 Concert of Europe |
a. league of nations
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Peaceful settlement processes designed to resolve the issues that lead to armed conflict are called ________.
a. peace-building b. peacemaking c. peacekeeping d. peace enforcement |
b. peacemaking
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Which major innovation in the UN began in the 1920s?
a. peace enforcement. b. peacemaking c. peacekeeping d. peace-building |
c. peacekeeping
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The main engine of regional integration in the neofunctionalist approach is/are ________.
a. national parliaments b. NGOs c. IGOs d. meetings of regional leaders |
c. IGOs
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The UN General Assembly is not a true legislature.
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true
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) differs from the International Court of Justice (or "World Court").
True False |
true
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NWICO was spearheaded by ________.
a. private satellite corporations b. CNN c. the OECD d. developing countries |
d. developing countries
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The WTO is currently focused on ________.
a. creating a new GATT b. increasing the power of the Global South c. slowing trade integration d. reducing non-tariff barriers |
d. reducing nontarrif barriers
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The measure of the extent to which the growth rate in world trade increases faster than does the growth rate of world gross domestic product is referred to as ________.
a. the digital divide b. underemployment c. the globalization of finance d. trade integration |
d. trade integration
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According to the text, which country has the highest level of globalization?
a. Sweden b. United States c. Singapore d. Canada |
c. singapore
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Arbitrage is most concerned with ________.
a. the digital divide b. currencies c. interest rates d. international trade |
b. currencies
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Over the last 40 or so years, capital mobility has ________.
a. fluctuated up and down b. stayed about the same c. decreased d. increased |
d. increased
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The WTO:
a. has very little power. b. is more powerful than the GATT agreements. c. promotes mercantilist policies. d. was created at Bretton Woods. |
a. is more powerful than the GATT agreements
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The ________ is the financial agency intended to promote international monetary cooperation, free trade, exchange-rate stability, and democratic rule by providing financial assistance and loans to countries facing financial crises.
a. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) b. World Trade Organization (WTO) c. World Bank d. International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
d. international monetary fund
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