ESSENTIALS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FOR
CH. 1-6 EXAM SOLVED #6
Anarchy - correct answer The absence of government authority
Behaviorism - correct answer An approach to the study of social science and
international relations that posits that individuals and units like states act in regularized
ways; leads to a belief that behaviors can be described, explained, and predicted
International relations - correct answer The study of the interactions among various
actors (states, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and
subnational entities like bureaucracies, local governments, and individuals) that
participate in international politics
Normative - correct answer Relating to ethical rules; in foreign policy and international
affairs, standards suggesting what a policy should be
Balance of power - correct answer Any system in which actors (e.g. States) enjoy
relatively equal power, such that no single state or coalition of states is able to dominate
other actors in the system
Bipolarity - correct answer An international system in which there are two great powers
or blocs of roughly equal strength or weight
Capitalism - correct answer The economic system in which the ownership of the means
of production is in private hands; the system operates according to market forces
whereby capital and labor move freely; according to radicals, an exploitative relationship
between the owners of production and the workers
Cold War - correct answer The era in international relations between the end of World
War II and 1990, distinguished by ideological, economic, political, and military rivalry
between the Soviet Union and the United States
Colonialism - correct answer The 15th�20th century practice of founding, maintaining,
and expanding colonies abroad. Colonialism, now universally delegitimized, was
marked by two main motivations: (1) showing indigenous peoples how best to live (a
"civilizing mission"); and (2) exploiting indigenous people and their territory for labor and
material resources in order to increase the power of the colonial authority
Containment - correct answer A foreign policy designed to prevent the expansion of an
adversary by blocking its opportunities to expand, by supporting weaker states through
foreign aid programs, and by the use of coercive force only to oppose an active attempt
by an adversary to physically expand; the major U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union
during the Cold War era
, Détente - correct answer The easing of tense relations; in the context of this volume,
détente refers to the relaxation and reappraisal of threat assessments by political rivals,
for example, the United States and Soviet Union during the later years of the Cold War
Deterrence - correct answer The policy of maintaining a large military force and arsenal
to discourage any potential aggressor from taking action; states commit themselves to
punish an aggressor state
Domino effect - correct answer A metaphor that posits that the loss of influence over
one state to an adversary will necessarily lead to a subsequent loss of control over
neighboring states, just as dominos fall one after another; used by the United States as
a justification to support South Vietnam, fearing that if that country became communist,
neighboring countries would also fall under communist influence
Hegemon - correct answer A dominant state that has a preponderance of power; often
establishes and enforces the rules and norms in the international system
Imperialism - correct answer The policy and practice of extending the domination of one
state over another through territorial conquest or economic domination; in radicalism,
the final stage of expansion of the capitalist system
League of Nations - correct answer The international organization formed at the
conclusion of World War I for the purpose of preventing another war; based on
collective security
Legitimacy - correct answer The moral and legal right to rule, which is based on law,
custom, heredity, or the consent of the governed
Multipolar - correct answer An international system in which there are several states or
great powers of roughly equal strength or weight
Nation - correct answer A group of people sharing a common language, history, or
culture
Nationalism - correct answer Devotion and allegiance to the nation and the shared
characteristics of its peoples; used to motivate people to patriotic acts, sometimes
leading a group to seek dominance over another group
North Atlantic Treaty Organization - correct answer Military and political alliance
between Western European states and the United States established in 1948 for the
purpose of defending Europe from aggression by the Soviet Union and its allies; post
Cold War expansion to Eastern Europe
Socialism - correct answer An economic and social system that relies on intensive
government intervention or public ownership of the means of production in order to
CH. 1-6 EXAM SOLVED #6
Anarchy - correct answer The absence of government authority
Behaviorism - correct answer An approach to the study of social science and
international relations that posits that individuals and units like states act in regularized
ways; leads to a belief that behaviors can be described, explained, and predicted
International relations - correct answer The study of the interactions among various
actors (states, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and
subnational entities like bureaucracies, local governments, and individuals) that
participate in international politics
Normative - correct answer Relating to ethical rules; in foreign policy and international
affairs, standards suggesting what a policy should be
Balance of power - correct answer Any system in which actors (e.g. States) enjoy
relatively equal power, such that no single state or coalition of states is able to dominate
other actors in the system
Bipolarity - correct answer An international system in which there are two great powers
or blocs of roughly equal strength or weight
Capitalism - correct answer The economic system in which the ownership of the means
of production is in private hands; the system operates according to market forces
whereby capital and labor move freely; according to radicals, an exploitative relationship
between the owners of production and the workers
Cold War - correct answer The era in international relations between the end of World
War II and 1990, distinguished by ideological, economic, political, and military rivalry
between the Soviet Union and the United States
Colonialism - correct answer The 15th�20th century practice of founding, maintaining,
and expanding colonies abroad. Colonialism, now universally delegitimized, was
marked by two main motivations: (1) showing indigenous peoples how best to live (a
"civilizing mission"); and (2) exploiting indigenous people and their territory for labor and
material resources in order to increase the power of the colonial authority
Containment - correct answer A foreign policy designed to prevent the expansion of an
adversary by blocking its opportunities to expand, by supporting weaker states through
foreign aid programs, and by the use of coercive force only to oppose an active attempt
by an adversary to physically expand; the major U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union
during the Cold War era
, Détente - correct answer The easing of tense relations; in the context of this volume,
détente refers to the relaxation and reappraisal of threat assessments by political rivals,
for example, the United States and Soviet Union during the later years of the Cold War
Deterrence - correct answer The policy of maintaining a large military force and arsenal
to discourage any potential aggressor from taking action; states commit themselves to
punish an aggressor state
Domino effect - correct answer A metaphor that posits that the loss of influence over
one state to an adversary will necessarily lead to a subsequent loss of control over
neighboring states, just as dominos fall one after another; used by the United States as
a justification to support South Vietnam, fearing that if that country became communist,
neighboring countries would also fall under communist influence
Hegemon - correct answer A dominant state that has a preponderance of power; often
establishes and enforces the rules and norms in the international system
Imperialism - correct answer The policy and practice of extending the domination of one
state over another through territorial conquest or economic domination; in radicalism,
the final stage of expansion of the capitalist system
League of Nations - correct answer The international organization formed at the
conclusion of World War I for the purpose of preventing another war; based on
collective security
Legitimacy - correct answer The moral and legal right to rule, which is based on law,
custom, heredity, or the consent of the governed
Multipolar - correct answer An international system in which there are several states or
great powers of roughly equal strength or weight
Nation - correct answer A group of people sharing a common language, history, or
culture
Nationalism - correct answer Devotion and allegiance to the nation and the shared
characteristics of its peoples; used to motivate people to patriotic acts, sometimes
leading a group to seek dominance over another group
North Atlantic Treaty Organization - correct answer Military and political alliance
between Western European states and the United States established in 1948 for the
purpose of defending Europe from aggression by the Soviet Union and its allies; post
Cold War expansion to Eastern Europe
Socialism - correct answer An economic and social system that relies on intensive
government intervention or public ownership of the means of production in order to
