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48 Cards in this Set
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How does Harold Lasswell define world politics?
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who gets what when and how
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Who are the 3 major actors?
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1) inter-government organizations (IGO's)
2) non-government orangizations (NGOs) 3) individual |
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Define global commons.
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oceans & atmosphere
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Which empire was the longest lasting?
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Chinese Empire
dynasty lasted about 200 years |
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When did the United Nations come into being?
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after WWII (replaced League of Nations)
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What are pictographs?
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a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase (earliest known forms of writing)
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What are the new (5) forces shaping the 21st century?
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1) information technology
2) The new global and transnational issues 3) the increasing inability of the state to solve problems on their own 4) the rise of thenic nationalism & religious fundamentalism 5) the new citizen activism promoted by information technology |
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Why should you study world politics?
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1) gives you tools to asses world situations
2) understand news 3) provide methods of analysis to help you understand diverse positions of world's leaders/people 4) proposes framewoerk for evaluating the media sound bite that flood daily news. |
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Who proposed the League of Nations?
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President Woodrow Wilson
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What brought about the end of the balance-of-power concept?
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WWI
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What three paradigms underline theory building in international relations today?
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1) realism-
2) idealism 3) edcological |
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What were some of the most serious failues of the US government in preventing the attacks on 9/11?
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1) failed diplomacy
2) inability of the military to take action 3) problems within the intelligence community 4)problems in FBI 5) premeable borders & immigration control 6) congress 7) permeable aviation security 8) financing 9) improvised homeeland defence 10)emergency response |
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On which television station did Mr. Friedman appear?
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Algazera
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To which Greek historian can the realist approach to international affairs be traced?
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Thucydides (realism)
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What was the first systematic analysis of war?
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international system
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These two theories can be explained by the parable of the scorpion & the frog.
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realism & idealism
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What is a leviathan?
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sea monster
-metaphor for state's power of citizens |
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Who is Otto Van Bismarck?
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prime minister - unifed Germany
coined term realpolitik |
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Where is the three gorges dam being constructed?
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Yangtze River, China
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Who are the fathers of deep ecology?
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Herman Daly & Dennis Pirages
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Why are the Afghans repeatedly involved in civil war?
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loyality to a tribal leader, not to country
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How do some Afghan women choose to end their marriages?
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lighting themselves on fire
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Do women in Afghanistan participate in politics?
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yes
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Are honor killings practiced in Afghanistan?
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yes
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When did most of today's states come into being?
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after 1648 Treaty of Westphalia that ended the 30 year war
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After which battle did the Europeans comes together in Vienna to agree to a "balance of power" arrangement?
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Battle of Waterloo
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Which group of people built the first city-states?
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Sunariaris
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Which events brought about the end of the city-states?
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Peloponisan War
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What are the primary types of sub-states movements?
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1) independence
2) civil war 3) irredentism |
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What are the five levels of analysis in international relations?
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1) international system
2) regional 3) state 4) substate 5) individual |
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What does anschluss mean?
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the annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938
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What features do states have in common?
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geographic territory with set borders, population, diplomacy, set laws
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Which war ended the balance-of-power concept?
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WWI
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Where did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophia occur?
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Sarajevo, Bosnia
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What does irredentism mean?
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taking over a part of the neighboring country
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Who invented the printing press?
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Johannes Gutenberg
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Which European country claims a substantial level of energy independence?
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France
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How large is North Korea?
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size of Mississippi (600 mi long penisula)
population 22.7 million |
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Describe the North Korean army.
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5th largest military in world; weapons of mass desc, largest submarine fleet,
1.2 uniform 2.3 mill more reserve |
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How was the 38th parallel decided upon as the border between North & South Korea?
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Corneal Rusk only had National Geographic map wand was told to draw a line and decided straight thru country (38th parallel)
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Which river seperates North Korea from China?
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Tuman River
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Describe Kim II Sung.
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Father of Kim Jun Hill
military genius, want to reunify Korea, gorilla fighter against Japan |
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How did the Japanese contro the Koreans?
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-change Korean's names to Japanese names
-discourage eating Korean food -gathered Korean women for "comfort women" for Japanese military- hard labor/killed -not given Japanese citizenship |
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how did alqueda manage to gain the power and capability to carry out 9/11
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system of fundraisers that could not be tracked by banks and each recruit brought another
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what were the conclusions that Mr. Friendan drew to what drove the men to carry out the attacks on 911
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they felt small and wanted to show the world what was happening in afghanistan every day
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Who is responsible for the rubble that is Kabul?
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1993-1996 bombing by Taliban
Rabbani (militia leader) |
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What is the status of "new states" under principles of international law?
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1) no higher authority than the state exists
2)No other states or international organization can compel a state against its will to do something it does not want to do 3) the recognized govt of a state makes all the decisions for the people in the name of whom it governs. |
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Approx how many states are there in today's international system?
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191
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