Chapter 2 Quiz Questions
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