IR - Reading Quiz #2
In 1911, Italy went to war against...
The Ottoman Empire
The most controversial political issue in Great Britain in 1914 was ...
"home rule" for Ireland
Relations between Great Britain and Germany deteriorated around the turn of the 20th century because...
1. Germany was seeking a larger colonial power 2. German manufactured goods were effectively competing with British products worldwide 3. Germany's construction of a large navy threatened Britain's traditional dominance of the seas
Freidrich von Bernhardi argues that war is a positive good because...
1. It encourages human progress by forcing nations to find ways of outdoing their rivals 2. It is the only way for a country to expand its frontiers, thus supporting its growing population 3. It is the means by which the biological imperative of "survival of the fittest" is carried out
According to Mazzini, why should a nation be revered?
1. It is a home given to us by God 2. We can most effectively labor for humanity by working within our own nation 3. It is a means of fraternal cooperation toward a common goal
According to Danilevskii, why is the All-Slavic Federation worth pursuing?
1. It is the means by which Russia's fellow Slavs may be liberated from their foreign yokes 2. It is vitally necessary for establishing lawful and peaceful international relations 3. It is the only means of protecting Russia from oppression by a hostile Europe
What did the German Social Democratic Party demand in its 1891 Erfurt Program?
1. Secularization of the school system 2. The nationalization of large firms and factories 3. Universal, equal and direct suffrage, regardless of sex
What does Mazzini believe nationalists should strive for?
1. The common good of humanity 2. The abolition of privilege and inequality 3. Political borders that correspond to ethnic boundaries
Austria-Hungary was concerned about Russian expansion in Eastern Europe because...
1. Turkey might gain control of the Turkish straits 2. The Slavic peoples of Austria-Hungary might seek to break away under Russian protection 3. The balance of power might be upset
Much of the animosity between France and Germany in the late 19th century stemmed from German control of...
Alsace-Lorraine
Von Treitschke believes that international law is....
An evolving standard based on a reciprocal recognition of self-interest
In 1882, Germany concluded the Triple Alliance with ...
Austria-Hungary and Italy
In 1908, Austro-Hungarian and Russian foreign ministers met at Leopold Bechtold's family home (Buchlau Castle) to discuss Austria-Hungary's possible annexation of which provinces?
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Emer de Vattel claims the most effective way to preserve "an equilibrium of power" in international affairs is to....
Form confederations among weaker states to check the power of stronger ones
The Zabern Affair occurred when ...
German troops in Alsace insulted the local population
Richard Cobden believes that the balance of power...
Is a meaningless concept used to justify massive spending on armaments and intervention in foreign wars
Danilevskii argues that Constantinople (Istanbul) should be made the capital of the All-Slavic Federation because...
It would protect Russia's southern flank -- the only place where the country is vulnerable
Danilevskii's proposed All-Slavic Federation would not include who?
Italians
Danilevskii argues that Austro-Hungary is doomed because...
Its subjects represent a wide variety of ethnic groups
Nationalists tended to believe that the most important ties among human beings were based on...
Language and ethnicity
Norman Angell believes that war is becoming less effective as an instrument of national policy because...
Modern wealth comes from credit and commercial contracts, not control of land
A serious international crisis erupted in 1905 when France attempted to establish a protectorate over ...
Morocco
According to Heinrich von Tierische, monarchy is the best form of government because...
Only a king is able to stand above parties and special interests
Aster the Dreikaiserbund (Three Emperors' Alliance) lapsed in 1887, Germany concluded a new agreement with Russia called the ....
Reinsurance Treaty
The ideology most closely associated with the belief that war was an inevitable result of the struggle of races for control of the earth's resources was...
Social Darwinism
The largest political party in Germany in 1914 was the ...
Social Democrats
Which countries did Bulgaria find itself fighting during the Second Balkan War in 1913?
Romania, Greece, Serbia
Great Britain and France fought the Crimean War to protect the Ottoman Empire from...
Russia
The Bosnian Crisis of 1908 - 1909 resulted in a surge in anti-austrian sentiment in...
Serbia
Which countries were members of the Balkan League?
Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece
The British fought the Boer War of 1899 - 1902 against Dutch settlers in ...
South Africa
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels argue that war will cease when ...
The unity of the proletariat makes nations irrelevant
According to Fenelon, the best reason for a country to form an alliance with another state is...
To check the ambitions of some more powerful state
For Von Treitschke, when is it acceptable for a nation to disregard international law?
When the nation's sovereignty and/or honor are at stake
