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Question 1

1. According to liberal idealists like Norman Angell, what prevents war?

		democracy and separation of powers
		free trade and separation of powers
		capitalism and democracy
		Marxism and Communism
		free trade and capitalism

4 points

Question 2

1. The 2006 Israeli incursion into Lebanon is an example of which theory of war?

		previous-war
		democratic peace
		balance of power
		hierarchy of power
		security dilemma

4 points

Question 3

1. What did American theologian Reinhold Neibuhr call a heresy because it required Christians to do nothing in the face of evil?

		bellicosity
		pacifism
		peace
		war
		atheism

4 points

Question 4

1. Which of the following is an international system suggested by Henry Kissinger, in which all states accept other states' right to exist?

		revolutionary
		peaceful
		multipolar
		legitimate
		sovereign

4 points

Question 5

1. What are the IR levels of analysis as proposed by Waltz?

		revolutionary, state, and systemic
		individual, state, and systemic
		individual and state
		state, systemic, and macro
		individual, state, and revolutionary

4 points

Question 6

1. Which of the following is a basic tendency of states according to macro-level analyses of war?

		Attack other states and expand at all costs.
		Hunker down and agree to be taken over.
		Defend themselves and not try to expand.
		Defend themselves when attacked and expand when they can.
		Attack other states and contract when necessary.

4 points

Question 7

1. If you were a policymaker and believed the previous-war theory, which of the following would you consider unlikely to cause another war?

		thirst for revenge
		regional imbalances
		obvious and overwhelming defeats
		elite calculations
		indecisive victories

4 points

Question 8

1. The security dilemma produces at the very least what outcome?

		increased military spending
		decreased military spending
		peace
		increased social spending
		war

4 points

Question 9

1. The behavior of soldiers on the battlefield leads us to conclude that ________.

		war is not a natural human tendency
		war is a product of human nature
		most people can easily become natural killing machines
		aggression in war is just an extension of the aggression exhibited in a number of popular sports
		war cannot be avoided

4 points

Question 10

1. According to Woodrow Wilson, what causes war?

		democratic regimes
		undemocratic regimes
		arms race
		imbalance of power
		nuclear weapons

4 points

Question 11

1. An example of a secondary national interest would be ________.

		a country's interests close to home
		the affairs of a far-off nation
		a country's interests in safeguarding its territorial integrity
		homeland security issues
		a state's concerns with an internal independence movement

4 points

Question 12

1. A person of Wilsonian persuasion would likely argue for ________.

		domestic progress through international economic success
		limited foreign involvement, as it can hurt domestic institutions
		no involvement in foreign wars
		generating peace through international law, organizations, and treaties
		rejecting the spread of democracy and human rights

4 points

Question 13

1. In which of the following areas does emerging power China pose its greatest challenge to the United States?

		naval power
		military power
		economic power
		strategic connection
		literacy

4 points

Question 14

1. Which of the following was an arrangement whereby the United States helped allies during World War II?

		isolationism
		Atlantic Charter
		Lend Lease
		imperialism
		Kellogg-Briand Pact

4 points

Question 15

1. National interest is ________.

		what is good for the state in terms of domestic politics
		what is good for the state as a whole in international affairs
		a static concept that a state follows closely and inflexibly
		the ability of a state to make whatever decisions it wants regarding other countries
		the set of strategies a state uses to improve the living standards of its people

4 points

Question 16

1. Containment is the U.S. policy of ________.

		blocking Soviet power, developed by Wilson
		blocking Soviet power, developed by Kennan in 1947
		blocking the spread of communism by China
		aiding the countries under the threat of communism
		limiting Soviet power through economic means only

4 points

Question 17

1. The Cold War international system can be characterized as ________.

		unipolar
		tripolar
		multipolar
		bipolar
		a U.S.-Soviet duopoly

4 points

Question 18

1. The Marshall Plan ________.

		called for massive aid to war-torn Europe
		called for massive aid to war-torn Europe and Asia
		called for aid to countries under the threat of communism
		was framed by Kennan in 1947
		was a policy to block Soviet expansion into Korea

4 points

Question 19

1. The U.S. policy of isolationism remained until ________.

		1800
		the late 1850s
		the late 1890s
		1914
		2001

4 points

Question 20

1. What is one reason that United Nations membership was passed by Congress while the League of Nations was not?

		U.S. military aid allowed the United States to have more influence over the organization.
		The UN was less of a threat to U.S. sovereignty than the League of Nations.
		Ending the war was a prerequisite for all those who joined.
		Republicans and Democrats were feeling particularly friendly as the country was pulling out of the Great Depression.
		U.S. corporations were permitted to trade with all other UN member states.