International Politics Final
Realism posits that
the international system is anarchic
The study of the interactions among the various actors that participate in international politics is known as
International relations
At the height of colonialism, __________ was one of the only Asian countries that was not under direct European or U.S. influence.
Japan
Which of the following actors is not part of the focus of international relations?
Locally focused student organizations
Conceiving of the international system as a system characterized by anarchy implies that there is
an absence of international anarchy
__________ proposes that individuals act in patterned ways, which can be studied by empirically testing hypotheses about those patterns.
behavioralism
The strategic idea held during the Cold War that aimed to protect the status quo from further Soviet expansion is known as
containment.
Which of the following is an example of an application of behavioralism?
correlates of war project
In the nineteenth century, under the balance-of-power system, states formed alliances on what basis?
counteracting powerful factions
Of the more prominent theoretical approaches, _______ is most concerned with power
Realism
The idea behind the balance of power is that
states are less likely to go to war when their power is relatively symmetrical to that of their adversaries.
When Iraw invaded Kuwait in 1990
the Soviet Union/Russia supported a military UN mission to remove Iraq from Kuwait
The congress of Berlin in 1855 divided ______ between the major powers
Africa
which countries made up the concert of europe in the 19th century
Austria, Britain, France, Prussia, and Russia
Which of the following made the Vietnam War different than the 2003 Iraq War?
The United States had different goals in the two wars.
Which country refused to join the League of Nations?
United States
In 2014, the Russian Federation invaded
Ukraine
The nationalist reaction to economic and political globalization that became prominent in the mid-2010s is known as
populism
The __________ seek to deconstruct the basic concepts of the field by searching sources for hidden meanings in the subtext.
postmodernists
Napoleon's army was defeated after invading which country?
Russia
When Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935, the League of Nations
placed sanctions on Italy, but those sanctions were not enforced
Realism argues that the national interest is defined in terms of
power
The settling of people from a home country among indigenious people of a distant territory is known as
colonialism
In contrast to realists and liberals, __________ argue that the key structures in the international system are not material but instead are social and depend on ideas.
constructivists
The __________ trace how ideas shape identities which, in turn, affect international political life.
constructivists
Theories are designed to help us
describe, explain, and predict
One of the characteristics of the behavioral approach is that
different data may lead to different conclusions
One idea that emerged after that American and French revolutions was that
government legitimacy comes from the consent of the governed
International relations was part of which discipline until the early twentieth century?
history
______ is the annexation of distant territory and its inhabitants to an empire
imperialism
Aristotle concluded that states rise and fall largely due to
internal factors
The idea that political power ultimately rests with the people is a core part of the concept of
legitimacy.
Constructivism argues that the interests of states are
malleable and ever-changing
When a people come to identify with a common past, language, customs, and practices, it is termed
nationalism
According to Jean Bodin, sovereignty is not without limits. Which of the following can limit a leader's practice of sovereignty?
natural law
In international relations, we refer to the moral aspects of political life as
normative
Behavioralism
proposes that individuals act in patterned ways
The authority of a state to govern matters within its own borders free from external interference is known as
sovereignty
In the international system, the states live in what Hobbes called the
state of nature.
In his study of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides argued that the war was caused by
the changing distribution of power between Athens and Sparta
Looking at the similarities and differences between states to understand why they rise and fall is an example of
the comparative method
The Treaties of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War (1618-48). Which of the following resulted from this experience?
the notion of sovereignty
What does the period immediately following the Treaties of Westphalia represent to the study of international relations?
the rise of secular authority
In which countries did the Islamic State control large swaths of territory at the height of its power in 2016?
Iraq and Syria
Which of the following is true of the study of international relations?
It is rooted in history and philosophical traditions as well as the scientific method.
In the early 1900s, __________, a non-European power, defeated Russia, a European power, in a war.
Japan
During the Cold War, the alliance between the United States and the Western European powers was known as the __________ and the alliance between the Soviet Union and east European powers was known as the __________
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Warsaw Pact
In the balance of power in Europe following the Napoleonic Wars, which state played the role of "builder of alliances"?
Russia
Which approach dominates the study of international relations today?
behavioralism
About how many states exist in the world today?
193
