IS exam 2
What are the key factors behind the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
. access to water and other basic resources and the ability to control trade in the region B. access to oil resources and the ability to control trade in the region C. ability to control trade in the region and the right to sovereignty and security D. the right to sovereignty and security and access to water and other basic resources
The Palestine Liberation Organization was recognized by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people in ______.
1993
What is true about the World Social Forum?
A. It has been meeting since 2001 to advance alternative models of economic and social development. B. It believes that the global capitalist system is inherently unfair by design. D. It is composed of groups and organizations that are antiglobalization in nature. ALLLL
Which of the following factors has slowed down Japan's economic recovery in the new millennium?
A. Japan's debt has accelerated B. Significant increases in government spending have failed to result in an appreciable expansion of activity D. Extensive damage and lingering disruption as a result of the massive earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 ALLL
Which of the following are reasons why dealing with TNCs is difficult for many countries?
A. They infuse local economies with capital and build skilled cohorts of laborers. C. TNC's provide many countries with the ability to maintain diplomatic relationships. D. It is difficult to curtail the autonomy of TNCs or to regulate their impacts, chiefly environmental impacts.
Many transnational corporations have revenues greater than several countries' GDPs. In 2016, which of the following is the largest transnational corporation in terms of revenue?
A. Walmart C. Exxon Mobil D. General Electric
Which of the following factors has contributed to the resilience and even the support of terrorist networks?
A. counterterrorism efforts that are hampered by terrorist intimidation or blackmailing B. networking among other terrorist organizations D. media and advanced forms of electronic communication ALLLLLL
The Doha Round was a set of negotiations under the World Trade Organization designed to primarily address ______.
A. tariffs and taxes C. free and fair trade D. development issues
What is the name of the organization that promotes economic and social development projects in Africa?
Africa development bank
Whose assassination by a Serbian nationalist on June 28, 1914, sparked the first full-scale world war?
Archduke Ferdinand
All of the following are considered to be institutions established as part of the Bretton Worrds system except for ______.
C. International Monetary Fund D. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade A. International Trade Organization
All of the following statements regarding China in the 21st century are true except for? Philippines, signaling a willingness to assert its geostrategic interests.
China will never be in a position to be a major global military and political power.
Why is World War I considered an important turning point in the evolution of the global economy?
D. The war led to U.S. economic contraction due to war debts and German reparation requirements slowed the pace of economic recovery.A. The war marked the beginning of the end of European colonial empires and Britain's dominant role in the global economic system and heavy European war debts and German reparation requirements slow the pace of economic recovery. B. The war marked the beginning of the European colonial empires and the U.S. role in the global economic system.
During the Six-Day War, Israel gained control over Gaza and the Sinai Desert, which was previously controlled by
Egypt
Which Eastern European country did the Soviet Union invade in 1956 due to political dissention?
Hungary
What sociologist first proposed the theory of unequal economic relationships between the countries of the core and the countries of the periphery called "modern world systems"?
Immanuel wallerstein
What 1987 agreement ended the deployment of American and Soviet medium-range missiles across Europe?
Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Accord
Which al-Qaeda offshoot destabilized Iraq once again in 2014 by launching a major offensive?
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
All of the following are reasons why the Camp David Accords are significant except?
It authorized the authorization of the assassination of Anwar Sadat.
Which of the following statements applies to the anarchic system of states?
It is a system composed of political units that are relatively cohesive but with no higher governance above them.
Which of the following statements about the North American Free Trade Agreement is true?
It is an arrangement designed to expand cross-border trade and investment signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States in 1994.
Which renowned economist believes that the current free market rules undermine the sovereignty of developing countries?
Joseph stiglitz
All of the following countries are current members of the so-called nuclear club except for ______.
Libya
All of the following countries are considered founding members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) except for ______.
Qatar
he broadcast news network Al Jazeera is based in ______.
Qatar
In which country did President George H.W. Bush authorize a U.S. invasion, in response to regional instability over territory and oil?
Saudi Arabia
What was the most important trading company of the 17th century, which controlled the all-important spice trade?
The Dutch East India Company
All of the following statements regarding the Marshall Plan are true except?
The Soviet Union participated in the program in order to assert their interests.
Which of the following countries was not an original member of the European Economic Community, established in 1957? A. the Netherlands
The United Kingdom #randomize
What international organization was founded in 1945 to restore a sense of collective responsibility for maintaining the peace?
The United Nations
Which of the following is an argument in favor of transnational corporations in developing countries?
They generate employment and integrate developing countries into the global economy.
In 1882, Italy, Germany, and Austria-Hungary banded together to form the______.
Triple Alliance
What international organization was established in 1995 to develop and oversee regulations guiding global trade?
World Trade Organization
Al-Qaida Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is based in what country?
Yemen
Mercosur is ________.
a common market comprised of countries in South America
What is the New International Economic Order (NIEO)?
a reform program designed to comprehensively restructure global economic relationships
what is hezbollah?
an Islamic party in Lebanon supported by Syria and Iran
What were the Oslo Accords?
an agreement between Israel and Palestine in 1993 that was designed to set the stage for a comprehensive and permanent peace
What 1972 treaty sought to ban the development of defensive systems that might encourage the first use of nuclear weapons?
anti-ballistic missile treaty
Intellectual property rights ______.
are patents, copyrights, and trademarks extended to individuals and organizations to protect their ownership of products or other creative works generated through their original ideas
Which country last controlled Palestine through a mandate of the League of Nations?
britain
Which of the following countries served as a hegemon as the world's financial center and strong colonial power throughout the 19th century?
britain
The Balfour Declaration of 1917 was a document that ______.
called for the creation of a Jewish national home in Palestine
As of 2016, which country was the world's largest exporter?
china
The Bretton Woods system ______.
consisted of three international organizations, including the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Comparative advantage is the idea that ______.
countries should produce and export those goods they can produce at a lower cost than others and import those items that others produce at a lower cost
What conflict was the first and only direct U.S.-Soviet confrontation that threatened to involve the use of nuclear weapons?
cuban missile crisis
What Chinese leader introduced the idea of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" in the 1970s?
deng Xiaoping
The 1648 Westphalian accords ______.
established a system in which states were defined on the basis of territory
What group within the Palestine Liberation Organization was led by Yasser Arafat?
fatah
Weapons of mass destruction include all of the following except?
firearm weapons
The 1925 Geneva Protocol banned ______.
gas and bacteriological weapons
All of the following are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council except for ______.
germany
Since 2000, the World Bank ______.
has become heavily involved in promoting and funding the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
What is dependency theory?
he view that a country should respond to actions taken by their trade partners to reduce trade barriers with similar reductions of its own
Which political philosophy emphasizes cooperation to establish a peaceful world order?
idealism
Which of Joseph Nye's three forms of world politics is characterized as a political organization in which one government is dominant over most of the world with which it has contact?
imperial system
The organization, established in 1944, that oversees the world's financial system and function as its central bank is the ______.
international monetary fund
The Taliban ______.
is an Islamic fundamentalist group in Afghanistan
portfolio investment_________.
is the purchase of stocks, bonds, or other financial assets
All of the following apply to political science except for ______.
it solely supports a political philosophy based on the democratic tradition that emphasizes the potential for cooperation among states
In 1994, Rwanda caused controversy globally when it received little international attention during _____.
its genocide of the Tutsis by Hutu extremists
All of the following statements regarding the G-20 are true except for ______.
its member countries constitute about 85% of the global economies.
The economic approach that promotes the aggressive pursuit of export outlets and the simultaneous protection of domestic markets to acquire and expand national wealth and power is better known as ______.
mercantilism
Which country has been devastated by the spilling of 9 million barrels of oil into its river system due to the poor environmental record of transnational oil corporations operating within its borders?
nigeria
The first major treaty to limit production of nuclear weapons, signed in 1968, is the ______.
non-poliferation treaty
All of the following countries are states of proliferation concern except for ______.
pakistan
Since the North American Free Trade Agreement has been in place, trade has ______.
quadrupled, from $294 billion to nearly $1.1 trillion
Which of the following are the two basic principles that guide trade policies under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade?
reciprocity and nondiscrimination
All of the following are reasons as to why the first Gulf War was important except for _____.
resulted in a new distribution of power
The Quartet--the United Nations Secretary General, United States, European Union, and Russia--produced what plan in 2003 for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
road map for peace
All of the following are conditions for borrowing from the International Monetary Fund except for ______.
strict regulation of corporations
Nationalism is ______.
the commitment to and support of the interests of one's nation
Neoliberalism refers to ______.
the economic principles that promote free market capitalism and closely reflect the ideals of contemporary globalization
The World Social Forum focus on issues including all of the following except?
trade inequity
What 1992 treaty promoted broader cooperation and extended the process of European integration through the creation of the European Union?
treaty of Maastricht
Crimea, a peninsula currently occupied by Russia, originally belonged to what country?
ukraine
The Melian Debate does which of the following?
was written by Thucydides and elucidates the notion that leaders who ignore the pursuit of power invite conflict
What independent nonprofit foundation meets annually in Davos, Switzerland, to address an array of global issues?
world economic forum
What international organization runs a dispute settlement process in which countries can resolve trade inequalities in a formal arena?
world trade organization