How does Realism understand the concept of power?
1.Power is based on economic strength
2.Power is a relational concept
3.Power is a relative concept
4.Both (b) and c
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Peruvian economist De Soto suggests:
1.That capitalism is the only way forward for developing countries
2.That capitalism has triumphed in the west but failed elsewhere
3.That developing countries are in the state they are for not having paid attention to the IMF
4.None of the above
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Switzerland joined the UN during:
1.2000
2.2201
3.2002
4.None of these
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The ICJ is located at:
1.Washington
2.Geneva
3.Hague
4.None of these
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What is market Stalinism ?
1.Shutting down free markets like Stalin would
2.The coupling of communism and capitalism specific to China
3.The term used to describe US s economic relation with China
4.None of the above
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What was the principle of self-determination in Wilson s 14 points?
1.That each people should enjoy self-government over its sovereign nation state
2. That a state can take over territory if it sees it as necessary for its national interest
3.The pursuit of national economic self-sufficiency
4.That members of the League of Nations world take an attack on a member as an attack on them all
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Bretton Woods Conference was concluded in:
1. July,1944
2.August,1944
3.September,1944
4.None of these
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Cuban Missiles Crisis occurred during:
1.1958
2.1960
3.1962
4.None of these
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German reunification occurred in:
1.1990
2.1991
3.1992
4.None of these
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Germany invaded Poland in:
1.1938
2.1939
3.1940
4.None of these
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How has the end of the cold war (arguably) exacerbated the north south divide?
1.It brought less developed countries under the control of the west and its economic institutions
2.It led to a reduction in foreign aid
3.It made it difficult for third world countries to exploit the superpower rivalry for their own benefit
4.All of the above
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How might the Treaty of Versailles have contributed to World War II?
1. It was too, hard economically on Germany
2.The principle of self determination was not applied to Germany and the consequent territorial arrangements were harsh
3.It bequeathed Germany s legitimate grievances
4.All of the above
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In what ways was the end of the cold war (1989-91) significant?
1.It marked the beginning of the rise of China
2.Important changes took place at the level of the Nation-State
3. It modified the roles for International organizations
4.(b) and c
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September 11 was seen to be:
1.The day the post-cold war era effect came to an end
2.A savage protest by the dispossessed against US hegomony
3.The day the world started paying attention to the developing world
4.Both (a) and (b)
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Star Wars refers to:
1.Luke Skywalker
2. Strategic Defense Initiative
3. Space based nuclear war
4.Strategic destruction initiative
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The UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim belonged to:
1.Austria
2.Poland
3.Belgium
4.None of these
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Versailles Peace Conference was held in:
1.1918
2.1919
3.1920
4.None of these
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What did Stalin mean by Socialism in One Country ?
1.The essential unity of Europe through communism
2.Global peace through socialism
3.Justification for USSR s departure from the Marxist view that socialism in the USSR could only succeed in conjunction with socialist revolutions in advanced countries
4.Justification for USSR s departure from the Lenisist view that socialism in the USSR could only succeed in conjunction with socialist revolutions in the US
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What is Lebensraum?
1.Living space - i.e. Aryan Germans must expand eastward and fulfill its racial and historical destiny as the fittest race
2.A place where Hitler s targets of oppression convened
3.The belief that Aryan Germans are the most superior race
4.None of the above
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What period is known as the second cold war ?
1.1979-1986
2.1979-1989
3.1974-1986
4.None of the above
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What was appeasement ? Was it a good policy?
1.A policy of making concessions to Germany in hopes that settlement of more modest claims will calm that state s expansionist appetites. It was a good policy
2.A policy that people should appease themselves through self-determination. It was a good policy
3.A policy of making concessions to Germany in hopes that settlement of more modest claims will calm that state s expansionist appetites. It was not a good policy
4.A policy that people should appease themselves through self-determination. It was not a good policy
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What was the Brezhnev doctrine?
1.Limited sovereignty for eastern bloc nation
2.Full sovereignty for soviet bloc nations
3.A way through which eastern bloc nations could facilitate reform
4.None of the above
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Which country is a former British colony?
1.Mozambique
2.Ethiopia
3.Vietnam
4.Burma
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Which of the following contributed to war in Asia and the Pacific?
1.US provided China with military assistance
2.US cancelled its 1911 trade agreement with Japan
3.Japan sought to acquire territories in South-East Asia
4. All of the above
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Why did Gorbachev abandon the Brezhnev doctrine?
1.He thought that the suppression of Eastern Europe would be inconsistent with his domestic reforms
2.His credibility at home was failing
3.He wished to end the division in Europe of the above
4.All of the above
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African Development Bank was established in:
1.1962
2.1964
3.1969
4.None of these
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Autarky refers to:
1.The dues owed by the vanquished nations to their victorious former enemies
2.The policy of making concessions to a revanchist state
3.The pursuit of national economic self-sufficiency
4.All of the above
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Contemporary problems of international society include:
1.Enormous economic inequality across the globe
2.The European origins of international society
3.The continuance of security dilemmas
4.All of the above
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ECOSOC has been established under chapter _______ of the UN
1.V
2.VII
3.X
4.None of these
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French revolution occurred in:
1.1787
2.1789
3.1798
4.None of these
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How did the emergence of nucler technology change the face of world politics?
1.It resulted in the Cuban Missile Crisis
2. Led to an arms race
3.It led to various international crises in which there was risk of nuclear war
4. All of the above
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How did World War II alter the global balance of power?
1.From Germany to France
2.From Germany and USSR to Japan
3.To the USSR
4.To the US
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How is the national interest s defined/determined by Realists?
1.States define national interest depending on what its people s priorities are
2.States prioritize national interests insofar as they guarantee the state s survival
3.Realists see national interest as homologous to regional interests
4. National interest is determined by its degree of economic profitability
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lack Sea Economic Cooperation Zone consists of ______ members:
1.11
2.12
3.13
4.None of these
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Mauritius and Seychelles are located in _____ ocean:
1.Pacific
2.Western Indian
3.Mediterranean
4.None of these
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OIC is an organization of:
1.48 states
2.57 states
3.60 states
4.None of these
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Politics Among Nations was written by:
1.K.J.Holstai
2.Hans Morgenthau
3.Frederick Hartman
4.None of these
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Realists are realists because:
1.They are realistic
2.They believe they have more historically rooted analysis about the international system
3. They believe that conflict is cultural and not ideological or economic
4.They believe that the structures of hegemony established in one era still remain intact
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The author of famous book, Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy is:
1.Gerald Ford
2.Henry Kissinger
3.Ronald Reagan
4.None of these
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The key structural element(s) of the cold war is/are:
1.Political and military rivalry between US and USSR
2.Ideological conflict between capitalism and communism
3.Extension of superpower conflict to the third world
4.All of the above
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The WTO began in:
1.1993
2.1994
3.1995
4.None of these
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Total War refers to:
1.The US dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan
2.How the two world wars were not only global in scale but the pursuit of unconditional surrender from opponents
3.The pursuit of national economic self-sufficiency
4.The dues owed by the vanquished nations to their victorious former enemies
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United Arab Emirates is a federation of:
1.5 Emirates
2.6 Emirates
3.7 Emirates
4.None of these
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What does Francis Fukuyama mean by the end of history ?
1.The triumph of economic and political liberalism
2.Convergence between capitalism and socialism
3.End of ideology
4.All of the above
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What does liberal optimism about the post-cold war era rest on?
1.That democracies do not go to war with one another
2.That institutions can overcome the logic of anarchy
3.That modern capitalism binds states closely together
4. All of the above
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What have been the main consequences of the Asian economic crisis of 1997?
1.It shook political norms to the core and in some cases led to change in government
2.It undermined the attractiveness of East Asis prosperity
3.It championed the liberal model of individualism and choice over traditionalism, community, and hierarchy
4. All of the above
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What have been the main consequences of the Asian economic crisis of 1997?
1.It shook political norms to the core and in some cases led to change in government
2.It undermined the attractiveness of East Asis prosperity
3.It championed the liberal model of individualism and choice over traditionalism, community, and hierarchy
4.All of the above
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What is meant by detente?
1. Relaxation of tension between North and South (late 1960s - late 1970s)
2.Intensification of tension between North and South (late 1960s - late 1980s)
3.Relaxation of tension between East and West (late 1960s - late 1970s)
4. Intensification of tension between North and South (late 1960s - late 1980s)
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What is meant by Ostpolitik?
1.The East German government s Western Policy of the mid to late 1960s, designed to develop relations between West Germany and members of the Warsaw pact
2.The East German government s Eastern Policy of the mid to late 1960s, designed to develop relations between West Germany and members of the Warsaw pact
3.Statement by Soviet foreign ministry that countries of Eastern Europe were doing it their way
4.Statement by Soviet foreign ministry that East Germany was doing it their way
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What is Pax Americana?
1.An American missile
2.Peace through American power
3.Russian for defeat America
4.None of the above
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What is the Realist image of the state?
1.The state is the most important factor of international politics and sovereignty is its distinguishing trait
2.The state will always seek to ensure its survival in a perilous international environment
3.The state behaves morally and in accordance to what its population s values are
4.Both (a) and (b)
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What significant domestic events occurred in the USSR between the wars?
1.The Bolshevik revolution under Stalin
2.Stalin came to power concentrating on socialism and introduced the first five year plan
3.Lenin concluded a separate peace treaty with Germany
4.None of the above
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What was the major Cold War crisis?
1.The Cuban missile crisis
2.The Taiwan Straits crisis
3.The Arab Israeli war
4.All of the above
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What was the Manchurian Crisis?
1.China slipped into civil war as Guomindang Nationalists fought Mao Zedong s Communist party
2. Japan occupied Manchuria and established Manchuguo. The League of Nations took no forcible action against Japan thereby failing to deter future imperial expansion
3.Japan failed to get racial equality written into the Treaty of Versailles
4.Japan suffered from an earthquake in 1923 resulting in a hundred thousand deaths
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What was the Non-Proliferation Treaty?
1. Those states which possessed nuclear weapons would commit themselves to halt the arms race
2.It banned atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons
3. It reduced strategic arms
4.None of the above
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What was/were the major Third World revoltion(s) between 1974-1980?
1.Khmer Rouge takes Phnom Penh (Cambodia 1975)
2. Sandanistas take Managua (Nicaragua 1979)
3.Oathet Lao takes over (Laos 1975)
4.All of the above
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When do you think the Cold War can be said to have really begun?
1.The Russian revolution of 1917
2.Between 1945-50
3.Depends on the historian
4.None of the above
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Which of the following led to the seemingly quick collapse of the USSR?
1. Increasing dissent from the Polish union Solidarity
2.Gorbachev s abandonment of the Brezhnev doctrine
3.Failed attempts of Eastern European leaders to stem the tide of revolution in 1989 by installing new personnel
4. All of the above
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Which of the following was an internal reason for the collapse of the USSR?
1.Freedom of worship
2.Structural weaknesses in the economy
3.New joint ventures law
4.Pressure for ideological conformity
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World population was one billion in:
1.1800
2.1803
3.1850
4.None of these
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