Intl Politics

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which political theory ....
is a postmodern theory that states the purpose of scholars is to understand actors hidden motives by deconsructing textual statements

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deconstructionism

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name 2 female leaders

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Hilary Clinton, Golda Meir

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What resolution addressed the impact of war on women and women's contributions to conflict resolution and sustainable peace?
passed in year 2000

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UNSCR 1325
UN Security Council Resolution 1325

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what theory states that women are "invisible" in discussions about international affairs

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feminist critique

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this theory states that economies of less developed countries had become dependent on exporting inexpensive raw materials and agriculture to advanced industrial states while importing manufactured goods from them.....

poor countries sell raw materials to rich countries and buy finished products from rich countries

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dependency theory

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what was the Kellogg-Briand pact of 1928

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"outlawry of war"
a pact between many countries after WWI that states that renounced war by creating a national policy

example of liberalism theory
- ineffective at first but helped shape the notion of crime against peace which was used for the Nuremburg trials

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what are the 2 definitions of a state?

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1) any entity that has legitimate use of violence

2) has a defined territory, population, government

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what is a failed state?

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one that is missing 1 or more of the 3 requirements

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what are some state actors in the international scene?

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1) intergovernatal organization ex. UN
2) nation

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what are some non-state actors in the international scene?

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1) corporation
2) NGO non-governmental organization
3) Liberation movement
4) religious movement
5) terrorist group

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this theory is based on the idea that world politics is a struggle among self interested states for power; each state pursues its own personal interests

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Realism

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name some famous realist thinkers

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Machiavelli, Hobbes, Thucydides

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what is the famous quote by Thomas Hobbes

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"A war of all against all"

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what is essential in the realist theory?

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power .... military power, economic power, power of opinion

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what theory believes in the possibility of progress and that the application of reason and universal ethics to international relations can lead to more cooperative world

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liberalism

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name some famous liberalist thinkers

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Adam Smith, Kant
Kellogg-Briand pact example of liberalist thinking

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which theory would want something like the league of nations?

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liberalism

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what is the famous quote by Thucydides?

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"The strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must"

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who was the primary radical?

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Karl Marx and his theory of marxism

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what theory is the framework for understanding and formally modeling social and economic behavior?
assumes that decision making procedures are guided by careful definition of situations, weighing of goals, consideration of alternatives, and selection of the options most likely to achieve the highest goals

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rational choice theory ; rational action theory

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the postulate that states foreign policies are determined by their location, natural resources, and physical environment

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Geopolitics

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what was the "spark" that ignited WWI? when did it occur?

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the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by a Serb on June 28th 1914

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who was part of the entente powers?

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france, UK, Russia, USA

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who was part of the central powers?

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Germany, Austria, Italy, Japan

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what were some of the real causes of WWI? name 4

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1. nationalism
2. unresolved previous disputes
3. arms race
4. intricate system of alliances

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in what year did the USA join the war?

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1917

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what were some of the humanitarian consequences of WWI?

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1. collapse of Austro- Hungarian empire
2. collapse of Russian empire (not necessarily related to war)
3. collapse of Ottoman empire
4. collapse of german empire and german land lost
5. 9 new states established

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What treaty was written after the end of WWI that assigned blame of war on Germany? When was it drafted ?

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Treaty of Versailles June 28th, 1919
exactly 5 years after assassination of franz ferdinand

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who was blamed for WWI?

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Germany in Article 231 of Treaty of Versailles

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What treaty marks the disintegration of the Ottoman empire?

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Treaty of Sevres 1920 between Ottoman empire and Allies

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what did the class A and B mandates do after WWI?

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they took the territories of the central powers and distributed them between the allied powers

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what were the main causes of WWII?

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1. crisis of parlimentary democracy
2. economic crisis 1929
3. rise of fascism and Nazism
4. perceived threat posed by communism

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because of this event many countries began to reject democratic and capitalistic views... strengethened Nazism and allowed Hitler to be elected by democratic means

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economic crisis 1929 in USA, Germany, UK

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this ideology goes against liberalism, communism, and individualism. encourages collection action

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fascism

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This is Hitlers writing that states Versailles was unfair to the Germans, had an obsession with the Jews as being a main threat to Aryan race, and states that the germans lost the war due to Communists, socialists, and Jews

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Mein Kampf 1933

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What year was Hitler elected? What percentage voted for him?

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1933 ...33%

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this is a policy of appeasement by Chamberlain that states that Hitler could take Sudetenland (3 million germans) from Czechoslovakia . Include the date

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Munich Agreement Sept 29th 1938

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Japan invaded Manchuria in this year

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1931

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This pact was signed between Germany and the USSR and was a pact of no-aggression.... include year

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Nazi- Soviet Pact August 1939

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When did Germany invade Poland?

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Sept 1, 1939

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When did France and the UK declare war on Germany?

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Sept 3, 1939

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what were the consequences of WWII?

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1. europe lost central position in world affairs
2. US and USSR became leading powers
3. League of Nations replaced by UN
4. 6 million Jews killed