1. what are the differences between comparative politics and international
relations? ANS >>> comparative politics takes place in a settled order
International relations has much less order and more fluidity (the actions of some
states are very unpredictable)
2. what are the key subfields of international relations? ANS >>> international
politi- cal economy (globalization); foreign policy/diplomacy and social studies
(war and peace); international relations theory
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, 3. what event led to the creation of international relations as a study? ANS
>>> WWI because it affected four continents, acted as a catalyst for the formation
of IR as a new field
4. what do idealist assume will lead to the prevention of war? ANS >>> argues
was can be prevented if states follow international law and back International
Organization
5. which us president was key to the creation of idealism as an international
relations ideology? ANS >>> Woodrow Wilson
6. how do idealist argue that conflict can be prevented? ANS >>> Wilson felt
war would be less likely if states negotiated in an organized forum; Wilson
believed states would "grow out of" a need for conflict; war results from accidents,
insanity, or miscalculations
7. what are the guiding principals of realism? ANS >>> everything a state does
is about maximizing security and power; few religious, moral, or legal arguments
for action; argue for big defense budgets and the need for self-sufficiency in
agriculture and steel; leave battlefields to the generals
8. according to realists, what should states do to guarantee their security? AN
>>> -
Invest in military and defense; be ready to go to war
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, 9. what role does human nature play in international conflict? ANS >>> leaders
have big egos and can act against their nations best interest to gain territory or
prestige
10. how does state type and geography determine the likelihood of conflict?-
ANS >>> undemocratic
regimes engage in more warfare because of their need to
mobilize their populations; democracies also tend to fight with other democracies;
poorer countries tend to fight each other over limited resources
11. how is a balance of power mean to secure peace? ANS >>> by balancing out
military power you can reduce the likelihood of military conflict because no country
is powerful enough to act alone; have balance of power by creating alliances of
roughly the same size
12. what is bandwagoning? ANS >>> balance of powers in reverse--weaker
counties join a victorious alliance to gain spoils of war, prestige, or rebuilding
contracts
13. why must world leaders work to make sure their decisions appear ratio-
nal? ANS >>> many executive decisions, unless they appear rational, will not be
implement- ed by the bureaucracy or military
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relations? ANS >>> comparative politics takes place in a settled order
International relations has much less order and more fluidity (the actions of some
states are very unpredictable)
2. what are the key subfields of international relations? ANS >>> international
politi- cal economy (globalization); foreign policy/diplomacy and social studies
(war and peace); international relations theory
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, 3. what event led to the creation of international relations as a study? ANS
>>> WWI because it affected four continents, acted as a catalyst for the formation
of IR as a new field
4. what do idealist assume will lead to the prevention of war? ANS >>> argues
was can be prevented if states follow international law and back International
Organization
5. which us president was key to the creation of idealism as an international
relations ideology? ANS >>> Woodrow Wilson
6. how do idealist argue that conflict can be prevented? ANS >>> Wilson felt
war would be less likely if states negotiated in an organized forum; Wilson
believed states would "grow out of" a need for conflict; war results from accidents,
insanity, or miscalculations
7. what are the guiding principals of realism? ANS >>> everything a state does
is about maximizing security and power; few religious, moral, or legal arguments
for action; argue for big defense budgets and the need for self-sufficiency in
agriculture and steel; leave battlefields to the generals
8. according to realists, what should states do to guarantee their security? AN
>>> -
Invest in military and defense; be ready to go to war
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, 9. what role does human nature play in international conflict? ANS >>> leaders
have big egos and can act against their nations best interest to gain territory or
prestige
10. how does state type and geography determine the likelihood of conflict?-
ANS >>> undemocratic
regimes engage in more warfare because of their need to
mobilize their populations; democracies also tend to fight with other democracies;
poorer countries tend to fight each other over limited resources
11. how is a balance of power mean to secure peace? ANS >>> by balancing out
military power you can reduce the likelihood of military conflict because no country
is powerful enough to act alone; have balance of power by creating alliances of
roughly the same size
12. what is bandwagoning? ANS >>> balance of powers in reverse--weaker
counties join a victorious alliance to gain spoils of war, prestige, or rebuilding
contracts
13. why must world leaders work to make sure their decisions appear ratio-
nal? ANS >>> many executive decisions, unless they appear rational, will not be
implement- ed by the bureaucracy or military
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