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Chapter 05 Check My Learning Quiz
International Security
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5.1 Describe the scope of national and international security.
5.2 Explain variations in security policies.
5.3 Discuss security from realist, liberal, constructivist, and alternative perspectives.
5.4 Critically apply international security at each level of analysis.
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In 1996, which of the following states did NOT sign the Treaty on Deepening Military Trust in Border Regions?
China.
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Kazakhstan.
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Russia.
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United States.
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Which organization was formed primarily to counter NATO?
ASEAN.
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Warsaw Pact.
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CENTO.
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OAS.
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On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded
France.
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Denmark.
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Belgium.
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Poland.
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Which of the following conflicts primarily involved guerrilla warfare?
World War I.
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World War II.
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Korean War.
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Vietnam War.
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WMD stands for
Weapons of mass destruction.
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Women's minority delegation.
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World medicine for democracy.
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Water measures of development.
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What happened to the Soviet economy when it tried to match American military spending during the Cold War?
Its economy experienced very strong growth.
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Its economy experienced moderately strong growth.
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Its economy was substantially weakened.
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Its economy was basically unaffected.
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Which of the following countries was NOT a major colonial power in the nineteenth century?
Italy.
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Britain.
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France.
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Germany.
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Which of the following agencies has relatively little influence on the setting of American national security policies?
Department of Homeland Security.
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Department of Veteran Affairs.
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Department of State.
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National Counterterrorism Center.
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Nuclear deterrence refers to
Maintaining nuclear weapons with the intention not to use them, but to deter others from nuclear attack.
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Reducing nuclear weapons with the intention to incite others to follow suit.
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Keeping nuclear weapons with the intention to use them in an attack.
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Expanding the nuclear arsenal to deter others from nuclear attack.
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MAD stands for
Mitigation agreement on demilitarization.
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Military ability degree.
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Mutual assured destruction.
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Military assessment of destruction.
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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?
Britain and the Soviet Union.
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France and Germany.
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United States and Italy.
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Switzerland and Sweden.
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The policy of containment of Communism was formulated by George Kennan in the
Early 1920s.
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Late 1930s.
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Late 1940s.
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Early 1960s.
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Who was the Russian leader for most of Bill Clinton's presidency?
Vladimir Putin.
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Mikhail Gorbachev.
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Dmitry Medvedev.
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Boris Yeltsin.
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Rage militaire refers to
Political leaders taking risky decisions in favor of military intervention.
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Political leaders hissing at their military general staff.
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Political leaders acting on generals' urging to use military strikes.
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Political leaders mobilizing public opinion and patriotic fervor in support of war.
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Which president warned about the excessive influence of a military-industrial complex"?"
Dwight Eisenhower.
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Lyndon Johnson.
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Bill Clinton.
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Barack Obama.
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The Central America Regional Security Initiative seeks to prevent
Wars between member states.
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The use of illegal weapons.
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Guerrilla warfare.
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The spread of illegal drugs.
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The Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty of 1987
Was not approved by the U.S. Senate.
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Abolished an entire class of nuclear missiles in Europe.
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Was a significant defeat for Ronald Reagan.
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Met with widespread disapproval from the European public.
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National security has traditionally been understood as
Increasing military force, economic resources, and soft power.
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Guarding a state's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and interests.
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Protecting state sovereignty, access to raw materials, and stability.
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Protecting the state government from domestic insurrections.
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International security refers to _____ issues involving more than one state.
Soft security.
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Cooperative security.
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Mutual security.
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Unilateral security.
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A conflict is any ______among states, international organizations, or nongovernment organizations.
Discussion.
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Antagonism.
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Ideological differences.
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Disagreement.
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Which of the following is NOT a type of war?
Offensive.
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Defensive.
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Preemptive.
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Pacifist.
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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.
Proxy.
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Preemptive.
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Preventive.
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Covert.
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In a unilateral policy,
States in a military alliance coordinate their policies.
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A state gives up a potential military collaboration because of high stakes.
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A state uses mainly its own resources.
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States implement a risky regional security agreement.
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Noninvolvement in international affairs is called
Despotism.
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Multilateralism.
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Isolationism.
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Mercantilism.
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Which theoretical approach to international relations is MOST likely to emphasize a country's military strength when explaining its national security policy?
Marxism.
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Feminism.
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Liberalism.
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Realism.
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A security dilemma demonstrates why ______ of the power balance or a change in the structure of the international system _____ international tensions.
A boost . . . diminishes.
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A disruption . . . minimizes.
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An implosion . . . destabilizes.
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A disruption . . . increases.
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If a powerful country provides protection to other states in exchange for their cooperation, the policy is termed
Stabilized system.
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Protection scheme.
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Security regime.
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Power equilibrium.
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The United States became a security guarantor to the following states, except
Venezuela.
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Saudi Arabia.
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Kuwait.
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United Arab Emirates.
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Which of the following countries or regions harbors the LEAST fear about Russia?
Latvia.
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Poland.
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Ukraine.
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Portugal.
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The ________ syndrome refers to a general unwillingness to engage in a new war because of the negative impact of the previous war.
Stockholm.
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Vietnam.
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Munich.
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Pacifist.
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The end of the Cold War was initiated by conciliatory measures from
Ronald Reagan.
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Mikhail Gorbachev.
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Margaret Thatcher.
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Fidel Castro.
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Which approach to international relations was able to explain the end of the Cold War?
Realism only.
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Liberalism only.
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Constructivism only.
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Realism, liberalism, and constructivism all made useful contributions.
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