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Quiz #1 1. The decline of the Roman empire began because of: A) Internal Strife and Barbaric Invasions B) Intellectual Decay and Foreign Rivals C) Plagues and Diseases D) Natural Disasters 2. What was the purpose of the Concert of Europe? A) To create a League of Nations that would work to solve conflicts through diplomacy B) To provide entertainment and create a lax mood for politicians C) To bring together leaders and discuss the maintenance of peace and manage the balance of power D) To discuss the division of territories among the colonial powers 3. Which of the following marked the beginning of World Was I? A) Germanys invasion of France by use of the Schleiffen Plan B) The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia C) The Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand D) The Naval Arms race between Britain and Germany 4. Which of the following was a goal of the Kellog-Brand Pact? A) Make war among states illegal B) Create Comprehensive Test Ban Treaties among super powers C) Work toward the proliferation of nuclear weapons D) Disallow all biological and chemical weapons in war 5. The Peace at Westphalia did what? A) It was a forum for resolving interstate disputes B) It attempted to exclude monarchies from ruling soveriegn states C) It established the modern state system in Europe D) It ended the long conflict between Napoleon and the rest of Europe 6. Which of the following was a result of the French Revolution? A) Equality before the law and the establishment of the rights of men B) The proletariat overthrowing the bourgeiouse C) The beginning of the rule of monarchies in France D) Absolute equality for women in matters of politics and economics 7. Which of the following states collapsed at the end of World War I? A) Austro-Hungary, Russia and France B) Russia, Austro-Hungary, Italy C) Austro-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Russia D) Ottoman Empire, Italy and Japan 8. The end of World War I saw the beginnings of: A) Political Realism B) Neo-Marxism C) Nationalism D) Political Idealism 9. Which of the following represents a philosopher NOT believing in Political Realism? A) Thucydides B) Thomas Hobbes C) Mohandas Gandhi D) Machiavelli 10. Which of the following leaders were present at the Yalta conference of 1945? A) Churchill, Stalin, Wilson B) Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin C) Roosevelt, Stalin, Chamberlain D) Chamberlain, Stalin, Wilson 11. According to political idealism what is the main problem with international relations? A) The aggressive nature of states B) The absence of a governing body C) The presence of weapons of mass destruction D) The ability of states to use war to resolve conflicts 12. Which of the following is not a philosophy of Sun Tzu? A) To win without fighting is best B) Domination of opponent through psychological means C) Striking fear among the civilian populationof opponents will weaken them D) Use terrain as a weapon against the enemy 13. What did Mahan believe would result in military supremacy? A) Complete naval dominance B) Technologically superior ground force C) Psychologically defeating an enemy D) Infiltrating the culture of an opponent to stir revolution among the people 14. Which of the following statements would be made by a hawk? A) "we must understand the cultural and political nature of our enemies" B) "we should take a more passive stance with respect to our enemies" C) "an aggressive and more confrontational stance is needed to dominate the enemy" D) "a hard-line approach against and opponent will only result in conflict" 15. The Truman Doctrine: A) Called for a more passive policy against the Soviets B) Called for the containment of communism C) Called for the protection of all American assets in the Persian Gulf D) Decided that the reverting of states towards communism can be acceptable at a small scale 16. The Rational Actor Model states that: A) Decisions are a product of a unified and methodical process B) Different groups in power give suggestions to leaders who make decisions C) Decisions are made by rational politicians who pay little attention to public opinion D) Is very narrow and is no longer regarded in International Politics 17. Perestroika was Gorbachev's idea of: A) Revealing corruption in the Soviet Economy B) Leading towards the democratization of the Soviet Government C) Restructuring of the old Soviet Economic System D) Developing a better foreign policy with the United States 18. What is 'Weimar Germany'? A) The present state of Russia B) The period when Germany was under Hitler's influence C) The current economic state of Germany D) The policy of appeasement used by Western Europe towards Germany 19.Which of the following does not represent a reason for the collapse of the Soviet Union? A) Imperial Overstretch B) Domestic Decline C) Gorbachev's Reforms D) USSR's inability to gain allies among nations 20. How is Potemkin's Village Analogy appropriate to the USSR? A) Showed that the USSR created a facade of strength to hide economic decline B) Showed that the Arms Race was a futile attempt at power C) Showed that Soviet political leaders were corrupt politicians D) Showed the inability of Soviet political leaders to govern the USSR |