International Relations Midterm

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

True

False

2. Zimbabwe is a country in Africa

True

False

3. Belize is a country in Asia

True

False

It is in Central America- part of North America

Explanation

It is in Central America- part of North America

4. Which of the following countries is in Asia?

Malawi

Vietnam

Venezuela

Bosnia

Georgia

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

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

Islamic Jihad

The Taliban

The Baathists

Hezbollah

Fatah

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

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

True

False

12. 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

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

True

False

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

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

True

False

16. Which of these core principles provides incentives for mutual cooperation?

Dominance

Reciprocity

Identity

Favoritism

Polity

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

True

False

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)

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

22. Which of these is a regional IGO?

Amnesty International

Greenpeace

ASEAN (Assoc. of Southeast Asian Nations)

Intelsat

OPEC

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

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

Brazil

Pakistan

Austrailia

China & India

25. Which country occupied Germany after WW II?

The US

The Soviet Union

France

Britain

All of the answers are correct

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

True

False

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

Britain

Japan

Russia

France

Italy

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

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

True

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

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

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Croatia

Serbia

Czechoslovakia

Albania

32. 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

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

True

False

34. Democracy is a component of a state.

True

False

35. 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

36. An embassy is considered the territory of the host country.

True

False

It is considered territory of the home country.

Explanation

It is considered territory of the home country.

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

38. Amnesty International is an example of a(n)

NGO

IGO

Branch of the UN

Branch of the World Court

Substate actor

39. 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

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

True

False

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

Migration

Naturalization

Immigration

Nationalization

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

True

False

43. Which of these statements about the UN is false?

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

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

True

False

Wrong president!

Explanation

Wrong president!

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

True

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

It was an American spy plane that was shot down.

Explanation

It was an American spy plane that was shot down.

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

Domestic

Interstate

Global

Individual

National

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

Domestic

Interstate

Global

Individual

National

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

50. Peacekeeping forces are discussed in which part of the UN Charter?

They are not discussed.

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 9

51. The UN security-general is head of which UN institution?

Security Council

Secretariat

General Assembly

Executive Board of the General Assembly

Economic and Social Council

Submit

53. Which of these core principles demonizes an out-group?

Dominance

Reciprocity

Identity

Favoritism

Polity

54. The executive branch of the UN is the

Secretariat

Security Council

General Assembly

Security General

ECOSOC

55. Which UN institution controls the finances of the organization?

Security Council

Economic and Finance council

General Assembly

Economic and Social Council

Finance Council

56. In 2006, the nationa of Israel fought a brief but intense war with

Al-Qaeda

Hamas

Hezbollah

The Palestinian Authority

The Taliban

57. Which of these was not a characteristic of WWI?

The "cult of the offensive"

Hegemonic war

Trench warfare

Chemical weapons

Quick, decisive victory

58. The largest peacekeeping mission as of early 2007 was in

Iraq

Somalia

Democratic Congo

Croatia

Rwanda

59. One of the newest and least developed areas of international law concerns

Human rights

Terrorism

The use of biological weapons

The law of the sea

The definition of prisoners of war

60. Which of the following is a source of intenational law? (You may choose more than one answer)

National laws reviewed by the World Court

International customs

Decisions by national courts upheld by the World Court

UN resolutions

Submit

61. The Security Council's formal mechanism for coordinating mulilateral military reaction in response to aggression is the

Military Staff Committee

First Response Commission

Multilateral Staff Commmission

Peacekeeping Coordination Committee

Military Commission

62. The ____________________ contributes to development in poor countries

UN Children's Fund

UN Security Council

UN Fund for International Development

UN Environment Program

All of the answers are correct

63. The global level of analysis concerns the influence of the international system upon outcomes

True

False

International Relations Midterm

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

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Zimbabwe is a country in Africa

3. Belize is a country in Asia

4. Which of the following countries is in Asia?

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

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

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

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

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

10. The Cuban Missile Crisis and the building of the Berlin Wall

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

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

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

14. The Berlin Wall separated

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

16. Which of these core principles provides incentives for mutual cooperation?

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

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

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

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

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

22. Which of these is a regional IGO?

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

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

25. Which country occupied Germany after WW II?

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

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

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

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

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

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

32. 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)

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

34. Democracy is a component of a state.

35. 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

36. An embassy is considered the territory of the host country.

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

38. Amnesty International is an example of a(n)

39. During WW II,

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

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

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

43. Which of these statements about the UN is false?

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

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

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.

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

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

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

50. Peacekeeping forces are discussed in which part of the UN Charter?

51. The UN security-general is head of which UN institution?

52. Enforcement of World Court decisions is carried out by______________________.

53. Which of these core principles demonizes an out-group?

54. The executive branch of the UN is the

55. Which UN institution controls the finances of the organization?

56. In 2006, the nationa of Israel fought a brief but intense war with

57. Which of these was not a characteristic of WWI?

58. The largest peacekeeping mission as of early 2007 was in

59. One of the newest and least developed areas of international law concerns

60. Which of the following is a source of intenational law? (You may choose more than one answer)

61. The Security Council's formal mechanism for coordinating mulilateral military reaction in response to aggression is the

62. The ____________________ contributes to development in poor countries

63. The global level of analysis concerns the influence of the international system upon outcomes