Chapter 2 Quiz Questions

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In 2014, the Russian federation invaded

Ukraine

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.

In the early 1900s _____ a non-European power, defeated Russia, a European power in a war

Japan

The settling of people from a home country among indigenous peoples of a distant territory is known as

colonialism

The idea that political power ultimately rests with the people is a core part of the concept of

legitimacy

When a people come to identify with a common past language customs and practices it is termed

nationalism

Q003 ) The authority a state to govern matters within its own borders free from external interference is known as

sovereignty

When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990,

the Soviet Union/Russia supported a military UN mission to remove Iraq from Kuwait.

( Q002 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 Treaties of Westphalia represent to the study of international relations

the rise of secular authority

The strategic idea held by the United States during the Cold War the aim to protect the status quo from further Soviet expansion, is known as

Containment

In the 19th century, under the balance of power system, states formed alliances on what basis

Counteracting powerful factions

What are the other emerged after the American French revolution was that

Government legitimacy comes first from the consent of the governed

_____ is the annexation of distant territory and it's inhabitants to an empire

Imperialism has

In which countries did the Islamic state control large swaths of territory at the height of its power in 2016

Iraq and Syria

The converse of Berlin in 1855 divided _____ between the major powers

Africa

During the Cold War, the alliance between the United States and the western European power was known as the ____ an alliance between the Soviet Union and east European powers was known as the ___

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Warsaw Pact

When Italy invaded Ethiopia, the League of Nations

Placed sanctions on italy but Those sanctions were not enforced

Which country refuse to join the league of nations

US

Q005 At the height of colonialism was one of the only Asian countries that was not under direct European or U.S. influence

• Japan


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