Chapter 05 Check My Learning Quiz

International Security

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In 1996, which of the following states did NOT sign the Treaty on Deepening Military Trust in Border Regions?

Which organization was formed primarily to counter NATO?

On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded

Which of the following conflicts primarily involved guerrilla warfare?

WMD stands for

What happened to the Soviet economy when it tried to match American military spending during the Cold War?

Which of the following countries was NOT a major colonial power in the nineteenth century?

Which of the following agencies has relatively little influence on the setting of American national security policies?

Nuclear deterrence refers to

MAD stands for

Which two countries were primarily responsible for overcoming the bitterness of World War II and laying the foundations of economic cooperation that would lead to today's European Union?

The policy of containment of Communism was formulated by George Kennan in the

Who was the Russian leader for most of Bill Clinton's presidency?

Rage militaire refers to

Which president warned about the excessive influence of a military-industrial complex"?"

The Central America Regional Security Initiative seeks to prevent

The Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty of 1987

National security has traditionally been understood as

International security refers to _____ issues involving more than one state.

A conflict is any ______among states, international organizations, or nongovernment organizations.

Which of the following is NOT a type of war?

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union frequently backed opposing sides in military conflicts in developing countries. This type of war is termed a _____ war.

In a unilateral policy,

Noninvolvement in international affairs is called

Which theoretical approach to international relations is MOST likely to emphasize a country's military strength when explaining its national security policy?

A security dilemma demonstrates why ______ of the power balance or a change in the structure of the international system _____ international tensions.

If a powerful country provides protection to other states in exchange for their cooperation, the policy is termed

The United States became a security guarantor to the following states, except

Which of the following countries or regions harbors the LEAST fear about Russia?

The ________ syndrome refers to a general unwillingness to engage in a new war because of the negative impact of the previous war.

The end of the Cold War was initiated by conciliatory measures from

Which approach to international relations was able to explain the end of the Cold War?

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