international studies

. Expectations prior to the invasion of Iraq included all of the following except

. A quick and speedy victory

68. Realists contend that the era following the Cold War

. Is a typical dog-eat-dog environment. c. Is one of hitherto unimaginable U.S. dominance.

The organization formed in 1994 to encourage peace and wealth in Europe is

. The OSCE.

7. Robert Kagan contests the notion that The United States is the

American primacy is in decline

7. According to Charles Kupchan, the decline in power of U.S. allies will have what type of impact on the United States?

It will make it more difficult for the United States to maintain hegemony.

58. Liberals contend that the era following the Cold War

Reflects the rise of nonstate actors.

7. All of the following are the basic indicators Robert Kagan believes should be used to measure a state's relative power except

The number and scope of international treaties and regimes adhered to by the state

7. The phrase that describes the developing world's frustration and anger over Western paternalism and opportunism is

a. "The West versus the rest."

7. In 1991, George Bush declared that the superpower rivalry of the Cold War would be replaced by

a. A "new world order." b. A system wherein states would cooperate within the framework of international law against aggression and other common threats. c. A less confrontational and more institutionalized world. d. All of the above.

In 1993, the European Community became the European Union and included

a. A single market for capital, goods, services, and labor. b. A European Parliament with powers to pass legislation binding on all members. c. A Court of Justice to adjudicate European Union law. d. All of the above. Answer: d

The outcome of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq includes

a. A stunning victory in a short amount of time. b. The Iraqi ratification of a new constitution. c. A complex set of terrorist groups and insurgencies wreaking havoc on Iraqis and coalition forces. d. All of the above.

The end of the Cold War was

a. A surprise.

58. Developed states that were the notable exceptions to suffering in the Great Recession are

a. Australia and South Korea.

58. Which of the following leaders has NOT been removed from power as a consequence of the Arab Spring?

a. Bashar al-Assad

7. When Robert Kagan discusses the "rise of the rest," to which states is he referring?

a. Brazil, India, Turkey, and South Africa

58. Contributing factors to the Eurozone crisis include

a. Bursting real estate bubbles. b. High-risk lending practices. c. Trade imbalances.

. In the end, Saddam Hussein was

a. Deposed as leader of Iraq. b. Found hiding in a "spider hole" near his hometown of Tikrit. c. Found guilty of crimes against humanity and hung. d. All of the above.

52. The Bush administration's stated justification for launching the invasion of Iraq in 2003 was

a. Evidence that Saddam Hussein had not halted Iraq's efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction and long-range ballistic missiles.

32. All of the following countries experienced economic misfortunes and obstacles, contributing to U.S. economic hegemony in the post-Cold War world, except

a. Great Britain.

58. Nonstate actors have ___________________ in importance since the end of the Cold War.

a. Increased

27. Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 because

a. Iraq was experiencing economic problems. b. Saddam wanted to control the entire Ramallah oil field. c. Iraq had always claimed Kuwait as part of Iraq.

Greece was hard hit by the global financial crisis and subsequent recession because of

a. Its reliance on tourism.

he end of the Cold War

a. Left the United States as the only country with the ability to intervene in any conflict anywhere in the world.

7. The decline of a great power usually takes place

a. Over a long period of time.

U.S. Navy SEALS killed Osama bin Laden in his compound in which country?

a. Pakistan

7. A theory that recognizes that the responsibility of acting as a hegemon eventually places a strain on a state, thus allowing other states to mount a challenge, is a. Liberalism.

a. Power-transition theory. Answer: d

7. According to Charles Kupchan, in relation to declining U.S. hegemony, the worst thing the United States can do is

a. Pretend it is not happening.

. An economic downturn typically including decline in GDP for two or more consecutive quarters is called what?

a. Recession.

58. The bursting housing bubble in the United States that precipitated the Great Recession was caused by

a. Risky lending practices. b. Assumptions that housing prices would continue to increase. c. Questionable practices by banks, borrowers, and government officials. d. All of the above.

. Successful collective action since the end of the Cold War has taken place in all of the following countries except

a. Rwanda.

7. A state's ability to attract allies through the legitimacy of its policies and their underlying values is

a. Soft power.

42. What international organizations have stepped in to assist the people of Darfur?

a. The African Union c. The UN

Instances of genocide in the twentieth century include

a. The Nazi Holocaust. b. The massacre of as many as 1 million Armenians during World War I. c. Rwanda in 1994. d. All of the above.

38. Which UN body accepted responsibility for the failure to intervene during the genocide in Rwanda?

a. The Security Council

UN peacekeeping forces can enter a country only if

a. The UN Security Council authorizes military action. b. The host country grants consent.

7. Charles Kupchan argues that power is flowing away from the West to

a. The developing nations.

7. All of the following are evidence that Fukuyama uses to back up his thesis in "The End of History" except a. The

a. The success of communism.

3. "The end of history" is

a. The theory that posits that the apex of human political and social development is reached by successfully democratizing.

6. The essay "The Clash of Civilizations?" suggests that international politics will be characterized by conflicts between civilizations seeking

a. To defend their traditions, beliefs, and territory.

58. The Arab Spring began in which country?

a. Tunisia. b. Egypt. c. Libya. All of the above

38. On October 3, 1993, an attempt to capture close associates of Mogadishu warlord Mohamed Farah Aideed went horribly wrong when

a. Two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down. b. Eighteen American soldiers were killed. c. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Somalis were killed. d. All of the above.

Uprisings in which country turned local domestic struggles into a regional uprising

a.egypt

38. Which U.S. president sent the initial contingent of U.S. troops to Somalia to provide humanitarian assistance?

b. George H. W. Bush

In 1991, the "new world order" was spoken of by which president

b. George H. W. Bush

"The end of history"

b. Is a long way off.

7. According to "The Clash of Civilizations?" the most striking cultural divide is

b. Islamic civilization versus Western culture.

In response to fighting between Serbian troops and separatist forces in Kosovo, who launched air strikes against Serbian forces in 1999?

b. NATO

51. Since the inception of the war on terror, terrorist incidents have

b. Occurred in Great Britain, Indonesia, and Egypt, among other places. c. Motivated a variety of responses from the international community.

The thesis of "The Clash of Civilizations?" is put forth by

b. Samuel Huntington.

34. The three-sided civil war that broke out in Bosnia in 1992 was fought by

b. Serbs, Croats, and Bosnians.

. The first global crisis after the Cold War ended came in

b. The Persian Gulf.

. U.S. economic hegemony in the 1990s was derived from all of the following except

b. U.S. military superiority.

The terrorist organization responsible for the attacks on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and

b. al-Qaeda.

. The U.S. preparation for invading Iraq caused all of the following responses except

c. A UN Security Council resolution supporting the invasion.

The Taliban was the radical Islamic government of what state

c. Afghanistan

. All of the following are problems of collective security highlighted in the new era except

c. Bandwagoning

7. According to the essay "The Clash of Civilizations?" future conflict will be

c. Cultural.

38. In the early 1990s, the African country of Somalia was being torn apart by competing warlords using what as a weapon?

c. Famine

. All of the following characterized the international system at the end of the Cold War except

c. Fears of a nuclear holocaust caused by a war between the United States and Russia.

. The thesis of "The End of History" is put forth by

c. Francis Fukuyama.

Crises in all of the following countries demonstrate the problems with collective security in the post-Cold War world except

c. Mexico.

The Southeast Asian "Tigers" include all of the following states except

c. North Korea.

All of the following are members of the European Union except

c. Russia.

. The international response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait included all of the following except

d. Deposing Saddam Hussein. Answer: d

7. All of the following are members of NATO except

d. Russia.

The term ethnic cleansing entered the English lexicon in response to events in

d. The former Yugoslavia. Answer: d

7. According to Fukuyama, which country(ies) are closest to achieving the endpoint of ideological evolution?

d. Western Europe