International Relations Midterm

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  • 2. 

    According to the UN Charter, states are equal under international law.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 3. 

    Belize is a country in Asia

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    It is in Central America- part of North America

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  • 4. 

    Which of the following countries is in Asia?

    • Malawi

    • Vietnam

    • Venezuela

    • Bosnia

    • Georgia

    Correct Answer
    A. Vietnam
  • 5. 

    Traditionally, questions of war and peace in international relations have been examined by the subfield of international security.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 6. 

    The IGOs that have been more successful are global in scope.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 7. 

    Treaties and other international obligations such as debts are binding on successor governments no matter how the new government takes power.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 8. 

    Which of these UN-affiliated organizations conducts major immunization campaigns in poor countries?

    • World Health Organization

    • Food and Agricultural Organization

    • Greenpeace

    • Economic and Social Council

    Correct Answer
    A. World Health Organization
  • 9. 

    In the late 2001, US forces ousted what regime from power in Afghanistan?

    • Islamic Jihad

    • The Taliban

    • The Baathists

    • Hezbollah

    • Fatah

    Correct Answer
    A. The Taliban
  • 10. 

    The Cuban Missile Crisis and the building of the Berlin Wall

    • Were crises that led to WWI

    • Were crises that led to WWII

    • Were crises that followed the Vietnam War

    • Were crises during the Cold War

    • Were crises that occurred during the era of DZtenete

    Correct Answer
    A. Were crises during the Cold War
  • 11. 

    The Warsaw Pact was the military alliance created by the Soviety Union and its Eastern European bloc to coutner the potential power of NATO.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 12. 

    A union in the global North would probably support the globalization process.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 13. 

    A just war can be waged to change another state's government, if it is violating human rights.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 14. 

    The Berlin Wall separated

    • Poland from E. Germany

    • W. Germany from the Soviet Union

    • E. Germany from Czechoslovakia

    • W. Berlin from E. Berlin

    • W. Germany from France

    Correct Answer
    A. W. Berlin from E. Berlin
  • 15. 

    The Non-Proliferation Treaty requires that the existing nuclear powers disarm in exchange for other countries' agreeing to stay non-nuclear.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 16. 

    Which of these core principles provides incentives for mutual cooperation?

    • Dominance

    • Reciprocity

    • Identity

    • Favoritism

    • Polity

    Correct Answer
    A. Reciprocity
  • 17. 

    Skeptics of globalization see it as widening the North-South gap.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 18. 

    Which of the following is not an example of an intergovernmental organization (IGO)?

    • Red Cross

    • European Union

    • African Union

    • World Trade Organization

    • Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

    Correct Answer
    A. Red Cross
  • 19. 

    States have not agreed in a comprehensive way to obey the deicisons of the World Court.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 20. 

    The UN General Assembly's main power lies in its control of finances for UN programs for operations, including peacekeeping.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 21. 

    Within the global North, Russia and Eastern Europe lag behind in income levels.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 22. 

    Which of these is a regional IGO?

    • Amnesty International

    • Greenpeace

    • ASEAN (Assoc. of Southeast Asian Nations)

    • Intelsat

    • OPEC

    Correct Answer
    A. ASEAN (Assoc. of Southeast Asian Nations)
  • 23. 

    In the 1950s and 1960s, membership in the UN General Assembly more than doubled as a result of decolonization in

    • Africa and Asia

    • Africa and Latin America

    • Asia and Latin America

    • Eastern Europe and Africa

    Correct Answer
    A. Africa and Asia
  • 24. 

    The only great power (aka possess nuclear weapons) in the global South is

    • Brazil

    • Pakistan

    • Austrailia

    • China & India

    Correct Answer
    A. China & India
  • 25. 

    Which country occupied Germany after WW II?

    • The US

    • The Soviet Union

    • France

    • Britain

    • All of the answers are correct

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the answers are correct
  • 26. 

    A new expansionist power that appeared at the beginning of the 20th century was ____________ .

    • Britain

    • Japan

    • Russia

    • France

    • Italy

    Correct Answer
    A. Japan
  • 27. 

    Only states can be parties to cases before the World Court.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 28. 

    The acceptance of a state's official status and of its representatives is known as

    • Diplomatic recognition

    • Diplomatic community

    • Diplomatic immunity

    • Diplomatic representation

    • Diplomatic acceptance

    Correct Answer
    A. Diplomatic recognition
  • 29. 

    Under international law, diplomats forfeit their diplomatic immunity when they leave the embassy gounds.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 30. 

    Which of the following is not part of the Pacific Rim?

    • East Asia

    • Southeast Asia

    • India

    • The Pacific Coast of North America

    • Latin America

    Correct Answer
    A. India
  • 31. 

    The state of Ohio is entirely a U.S. entity but operates an International Trade Division to promote exports and foreign investments with offices in many different coutnries. In this case, Ohio is an example of a(n)

    • IGO

    • NGO

    • Substate actor

    • MNC

    • Nonstate actor

    Correct Answer
    A. Substate actor
  • 32. 

    NATO's first-ever military engagement occured in 1995 in

    • Bosnia-Herzegovina

    • Croatia

    • Serbia

    • Czechoslovakia

    • Albania

    Correct Answer
    A. Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • 33. 

    The current secretary-general of the UN is Ban ki-Moon.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 34. 

    The foreign policy adopted by the United States in the early years of the Cold War to stop the expansion of the Soveit Union was known as

    • The Marshall Plan.

    • Containment

    • Mutual assured destruction

    • Peaceful coexistence

    Correct Answer
    A. Containment
  • 35. 

    Democracy is a component of a state.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 36. 

    An embassy is considered the territory of the host country.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    It is considered territory of the home country.

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  • 37. 

    The term "banana republic" refers to the relationship between poorer states and

    • MNCs(Multinational Corporations)

    • NGOs(NonGovernmental Organizations)

    • IGOs(InterGovernmenal Organizations)

    • Substate actors

    • Terrorist organizations and guerilla armies

    Correct Answer
    A. MNCs(Multinational Corporations)
  • 38. 

    During WW II,

    • The Soviet Union was invaded by Germany

    • Germany was attacked from the east only

    • Japan sent most of its troops to fight in Europe, which contributed to its losses in Asia

    • Hitler signed a nonagression pact with France

    • All of the answers are correct

    Correct Answer
    A. The Soviet Union was invaded by Germany
  • 39. 

    Amnesty International is an example of a(n)

    • NGO

    • IGO

    • Branch of the UN

    • Branch of the World Court

    • Substate actor

    Correct Answer
    A. NGO
  • 40. 

    All UN members are represented in the Economic and Social Council.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 41. 

    In an apparaent period of U.S. weakness, the nation of Iran invaded Afghanistan in 1979.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 42. 

    The process of formally becoming a citizen in a new country is called

    • Migration

    • Naturalization

    • Immigration

    • Nationalization

    Correct Answer
    A. Naturalization
  • 43. 

    Which of these statements about the UN is false?

    • Virtually every territory in the world is either a UN member or formally a colony or provice of a UN member

    • The Trusteeship Council has suspended operations

    • Peacekeeping forces are under the control of the General Assembly

    • UN representatives have diplomatic status

    • The activities of autonomous UN agencies is coordinated by the ECOSOC

    Correct Answer
    A. Virtually every territory in the world is either a UN member or formally a colony or provice of a UN member
  • 44. 

    The League of Nations is the forerunner of the United Nations and the brainchild of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    Wrong president!

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  • 45. 

    UN peacekeeping forces are able to serve in a country even if the governement does not want them there.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 46. 

    The shooting down of a British spy plane over the sovereign territory o the Soviet Union in 1960 is referred to as the U-2 incident.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    It was an American spy plane that was shot down.

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  • 47. 

    Which level of analysis considers the geographic locations and relative power of states?

    • Domestic

    • Interstate

    • Global

    • Individual

    • National

    Correct Answer
    A. Interstate
  • 48. 

    Which level of analysis considers aggregations of individuals within states that influence state actions in the international arena?

    • Domestic

    • Interstate

    • Global

    • Individual

    • National

    Correct Answer
    A. Domestic
  • 49. 

    The 1948 UN General Assembly declaration, which delineates international norms regarding behavior by governments toward their own citizens and foreigners alike, is the

    • United Nations Covenant on International Norms

    • United nations Declarations of Human Rights

    • Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    • Universal Declaration of Citizen's Rights

    • Universal Resolution on Global Rigths

    Correct Answer
    A. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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