International Relations Questions

Realism uses the "like-unit assumption." What is that? Liberal IR and constructivism reject it. What are their positions instead?

We spent little time on World War II except to discuss four key international changes that happened around the end of it (1945). Discuss three of these and say why they are important to understanding the post-WWII world, even up to today.

Peace settlements after wars are crucial for understanding international relations. We said four things went wrong at the Versailles peace talks in 1919. Briefly discuss three of those and why they are important, even up to today.

What does it mean for a good to be indivisible? In the context of war/politics

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The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

The history of balanced and unbalanced shows that is has been

Westerners tends to think that globalization incvoles

The universalistic liberal foreign policy is self-defeating because

According to neo-realists the period of Cold War was a period of

Most revolutions in third world countries were the result of __________.A) struggles between global communism and global capitalismB) international power struggles between rich and poor countriesC) poverty and unmet basic human needsD) anti-imperialist sentiment

Nonviolent resistance to British rule was the means to independence for which British colony?A) MalaysiaB) South AfricaC) IndiaD) Nigeria

In most of the territories they colonized, European empires incorporated rather than pushed aside the __________of those territories, especially in Africa and Asia.A) cultural valuesB) native leadersC) religious belief systemsD) indigenous populations

Which country was the first colonial power?A) BritainB) PortugalC) SpainD) Germany

The Viet Minh defeat of French occupiers was an example of throwing off the colonial yoke by way of __________.A) negotiating a transfer of powerB) traditional warfareC) a movement of nonviolent resistanceD) guerilla warfare

Which of the following is a consequence of an enclave economy?A) A particular raw material is extracted and sold on foreign markets with little impact on the country's economy.B) A powerful class of rich owners is built up within the country.C) Sustained economic growth occurs as a result of multiple foreign investments in the country.D) Renewal of a state's natural resources occurs.

According to dependency theory, __________.A) a dependent country is forced to export all the goods it producesB) the structure of the world-system creates economic problems for dependent countriesC) the accumulation of capital cannot sustain itself within dependent countriesD) dependency is a form of international interdependence between countries of relatively equal power

By 1982, the only areas of white minority rule remaining in Africa were in __________.A) central AfricaB) north AfricaC) south AfricaD) west Africa

Though it continued to control other territories, in the early 1800s, the Portuguese left power in Brazil. This is an example of __________.A) interdependenceB) globalizationC) decolonizationD) internationalism

In the context of colonialism what was the relationship between education and colonists?A) Territories tended to already have strong educational systems prior to being colonized.B) Colonial powers generally invested very little in the educational infrastructure of their colonies.C) Access to education was largely withheld from colonists.D) Education was widely disseminated by those in power to colonists.