Deck 5: International Security

Question 1

Russia's annexation of Crimea

A) Was legal under international law.
B) Was opposed by the United States.
C) Was supported by the European Union.
D) Soon led to war between Russia and NATO.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

National security has traditionally been understood as

A) The protection of a state's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and interests.
B) The maximization of military force, economic resources, and soft power.
C) The protection of state sovereignty, access to raw materials, and stability.
D) The maximization of state prestige in the international community.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In 1996, the following states signed the Treaty on Deepening Military Trust in Border Regions, except

A) China.
B) Kazakhstan.
C) Russia.
D) India.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization or Shanghai Six was formerly the

A) Asian Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
B) Treaty on Deepening Military Trust in Border Regions.
C) Organization for Cooperation and Economic Development.
D) Four Asian Tigers.

Question 5

This organization was formed in large part to contain communism in Asia:

A) ASEAN.
B) Warsaw Pact.
C) NATO.
D) OAS.

Question 6

Which country organized the Warsaw Pact?

A) Poland.
B) The United States.
C) The Soviet Union.
D) France.

Question 7

The Organization of American States

A) Was formed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905.
B) Is considered the most effective international security pact.
C) Does not include either the United States or Canada.
D) Includes maintaining security of the Americas as a major goal.

Question 8

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

A) Bilateral security.
B) Multipolar economic.
C) Mutual security.
D) Holistic security.

Question 9

A conflict is any ______between states or international or nongovernment organizations.

A) Violence.
B) Antagonism.
C) Ideological differences.
D) Argument.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a type of war?

A) Offensive.
B) Defensive.
C) Preemptive.
D) Sensitive.

Question 11

In the eyes of Poland, German's invasion of Poland in 1939 was a(n)

A) Preventive war.
B) Preemptive war.
C) Defensive war.
D) Offensive war.

Question 12

In 1914 Germany declared war on Russia and France because it feared it that Russia would be stronger in a future war. This is an example of a _______ war.

A) Proxy.
B) Preemptive.
C) Defensive.
D) Preventive.

Question 13

In 1967 Israel attacked Egypt, Syria, and Jordan because it feared it was about to be attacked. This is an example of a _______ war.

A) Proxy.
B) Preemptive.
C) Defensive.
D) Preventive.

Question 14

The war fought in Angola is termed a

A) Auxiliary war.
B) Peripheral war.
C) Red-threat war.
D) Proxy war.

Question 15

Guerrilla warfare is prevalent in a(n) ________ war.

A) World.
B) Symmetrical.
C) Asymmetrical.
D) Preventative.

Question 16

Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 is an example of a(n) _________ war.

A) Retaliatory.
B) Global.
C) Asymmetrical.
D) Predatory.

Question 17

In a retaliatory war in 1979, China attacked

A) Vietnam.
B) Laos.
C) Cambodia.
D) Tibet.

Question 18

WMD stands for

A) Weapons of mass destruction.
B) Women's minority delegation.
C) World medicine for democracy.
D) Wider measures of development.

Question 19

When the United States protects access to energy resources in the Middle East, it develops a

A) Trade policy.
B) Security policy.
C) Defense policy.
D) Oil policy.

Question 20

In a unilateral policy,

A) A state relies primarily on its own resources.
B) States in a military alliance streamline their policies.
C) A state gives up a potential military collaboration because of high stakes.
D) States implement a risky regional security agreement.

Question 21

Noninvolvement in international conflicts is called

A) Exceptionalism.
B) Unilateralism.
C) Isolationism.
D) Protectionism.

Question 22

In the nineteenth century, the United States can BEST be characterized as

A) Multilateralist.
B) Isolationist.
C) Pacifist.
D) Preemptive.

Question 23

American military involvement in Central America in the early part of the twentieth century is best classified as

A) Interventionism.
B) Protectionism.
C) Isolationism.
D) Mercantilism.

Question 24

Multilateralism has the LEAST in common with

A) Isolationism.
B) Interventionism.
C) Cooperation.
D) Alliance building.

Question 25

Which of the following American actors and agencies has little to do with formulating and applying national security policy?

A) Department of Commerce.
B) Department of Defense.
C) Central Intelligence Agency.
D) Homeland Security Council.

Question 26

The Dardanelles in Turkey in geopolitical terms is analogous to

A) The Strait of Gibraltar.
B) The Black Sea.
C) The Falkland Islands.
D) Eurasia.

Question 27

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

A) Realism.
B) Liberalism.
C) Feminism.
D) Constructivism.

Question 28

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

A) An increase . . . minimizes.
B) An interruption . . . minimizes.
C) An ending . . . decreases.
D) A disruption . . . increases.

Question 29

Nuclear deterrence refers to

A) Maintaining nuclear weapons with the intention not to use them but to deter others from nuclear attack.
B) Decreasing nuclear weapons with the intention to incite others to follow suit.
C) Maintaining nuclear weapons with the intention to use them in an attack.
D) Increasing nuclear weapons to deter others from developing nuclear weapons.

Question 30

MAD stands for

A) Mandated agreement on demilitarization.
B) Military ability degree.
C) Mutual assured destruction.
D) Military assessment of destruction.

Question 31

If a powerful country provides protection to other states in a region in exchange for their cooperation, the arrangement is called a

A) Mutual deterrence pact.
B) Protection mechanism.
C) Security regime.
D) Power balance.

Question 32

NATO emerged in 1949 as a security regime, in which the United States provided a ____ protecting Western Europe from the Soviet bloc.

A) Nuclear umbrella.
B) Missile shield.
C) Rapid action force.
D) Military invasion.

Question 33

The United States has become a security guarantor for these states, except

A) Armenia.
B) Italy.
C) Belgium.
D) Denmark.

Question 34

An arrangement in which the security of one country becomes the concern of all who provide a collective response to threats is called

A) Collective security.
B) Unilateral security.
C) Bilateral security.
D) Preventive security.

Question 35

A security community is characterized by

A) Secret arrangements.
B) Mandatory cooperation.
C) Unilateral interests.
D) Open discussion.

Question 36

Peace psychologists would argue that

A) People can look beyond the old image of the enemy.
B) Leaders will not change their behavior while in office.
C) Educational programs cannot reduce the threat of violence.
D) Neither institutional nor psychological factors led to the end of the Cold War.

Question 37

Which theoretical approach to international relations is MOST likely to emphasize a country's historical experience and social norms when explaining its national security policy?

A) Realism.
B) Liberalism.
C) Feminism.
D) Constructivism.

Question 38

If Seoul modernizes its defense forces, which of the following countries will MOST likely NOT be concerned?

A) North Korea.
B) China.
C) Japan.
D) India.

Question 39

Who was the Soviet leader when Harry Truman was president?

A) Leonid Brezhnev.
B) Nikita Khrushchev.
C) Josef Stalin.
D) Mikhail Gorbachev.

Question 40

Who was the Soviet leader when Richard Nixon was president?

A) Leonid Brezhnev.
B) Nikita Khrushchev.
C) Josef Stalin.
D) Mikhail Gorbachev.

Question 41

What is the proper time sequence of these Soviet/Russian leaders?

A) Yeltsin-Gorbachev-Putin.
B) Gorbachev-Yeltsin-Putin.
C) Putin-Gorbachev-Yeltsin.
D) Yeltsin-Putin-Gorbachev.

Question 42

Rage militaire refers to

A) Political leaders taking risky decisions in favor of military intervention.
B) Political leaders raging at their military commanders.
C) Political leaders being pressured by the generals to use military strikes.
D) Political leaders mobilizing public opinion and patriotic fervor in support of war.

Question 43

In the United States, Republicans are frequently viewed as too ____ in dealing with international threats, and Democrats are frequently viewed as too ____.

A) Tough . . . soft.
B) Accommodating . . . tough.
C) Liberal . . . conservative.
D) Peaceful . . . belligerent.

Question 44

Geopolitics is the theory and practice of using geography and territorial gains to achieve

A) Political power or increased security.
B) World hegemony or provide protection.
C) Subordination of neighbor states.
D) Global spread of domestic cultural norms.

Question 45

U.S. energy security is BEST characterized by

A) Alaskan oil dependence.
B) New offshore drilling plans on the U.S. East coast.
C) An important Middle East policy.
D) A strong focus on developing alternative energy resources.

Question 46

Which pair of leaders was primarily responsible for initiating the end of the Cold War?

A) Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev.
B) Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin.
C) George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin.
D) Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Question 47

In the 1980s, Gorbachev's policy actions could BEST be characterized as

A) Dovish.
B) Hawkish.
C) Neutral.
D) Power driven.

Question 48

What did the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty accomplish?

A) It set specific increments by which the United States and Soviet Union could increase their nuclear arsenals.
B) It acknowledged the current status quo of nuclear forces in Europe.
C) It removed an entire class of nuclear weapons from Europe.
D) It established a formal framework for future nuclear negotiations.

Question 49

Which theory best explains the end of the Cold War?

A) Realism.
B) Constructivism.
C) Liberalism.
D) A combination of these.

Question 50

What do we understand by national security?

Question 51

Define the term conflict.

Question 52

Explain the concept of international security.

Question 53

Describe three different types of war.

Question 54

Name and explain four different purposes of a war.

Question 55

What is a security dilemma?

Question 56

Explain the domino theory using historical examples.

Question 57

What is the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty?

Question 58

According to feminists, what crucial role could women play in international relations?

Question 59

Describe the concept of energy security.

Question 60

What is the domino theory?

Question 61

How did Gorbachev react to German desires for reunification?

Question 62

Define the term proxy war and give an example.

Question 63

Give an example of a retaliatory war and explain why.

Question 64

What is GRIT?

Question 65

What is peace psychology?

Question 66

How do realism, liberalism, and constructivism examine the issue of national security? Is there one approach or combination of approaches you prefer? Explain.

Question 67

Write an essay in which you examine the various explanations of the end of the Cold War. Was the Cold War's end inevitable?

Question 68

What does the individual level tell us about how states formulate national security policy?

Question 69

What does the state policies level tell us about how states formulate national security policy?

Question 70

Why is geopolitics still relevant today?

Question 71

Discuss some international security threats of the twenty-first century.

Question 72

Discuss different international scenarios with Iran as a nuclear power.

Question 73

Discuss the role of war in the twenty-first century.

Question 74

Examine how war has changed over the past century. Discuss the impact and consequences.

Question 75

Does Russia pose a security threat to the United States today? Discuss.

Question 76

Compare and contrast George W. Bush's security policy with that of Barack Obama.

Question 77

Discuss the influence of OPEC on global energy security.