INS3003 Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Complete Solutions
/. Hans Morgenthau Work - Answer-Politics Among Nations 1948
/.Hans Morgenthau discipline + belief - Answer-Classical Realism. In his assessment,
the wars came to happen because the states sought power at the expense of each
other. States didn't make decisions based on morality. The more power the state has,
the better off the state
/.Classical Realism and the Role of the Leader - Answer-Classical realism saw the role
of leader as very important. The state takes on the personality of the leader.
/.Idealism held that war was the product of: - Answer-Poor leadership
Flawed political systems
Poorly organized states
/.Idealists believed in the - Answer-perfectibility of the system.
/.Realpolitik - Answer-Pursuit of power
/.The main goals of states according to Classical Realism... - Answer-1. Survival of the
state
2. Acquisition and Exertion of Power
/.Assumptions of NeoRealism - Answer-1. States are the Primary Actor
2. States are rational, unitary actors
3. States seek security
/.When did Classical Realism dominate? - Answer-Classical Realism dominated from
the 1940s until the late 1960s/early 1970s
/.What do Classical Realists believe in? - Answer-1. states sought power at the expense
of each other. States didn't make decisions based on morality. The more power the
state has, the better off the state. 2. Classical realism saw the role of leader as very
important. The state takes on the personality of the leader.
/.What British philosopher's ideas was majorly Classical Realism influenced by? -
Answer-Thomas Hobbes
/.In The Leviathan, Hobbes believed that war was... - Answer-the natural condition of
human life.
,/.Who was the Architect of American Idealism? - Answer-Woodrow Wilson
/.When was Woodrow Wilson president? - Answer-1913-1921
/.Idealists believed in the ... - Answer-perfectibility of the system through human
progress
/.Idealism held that war was the product of... - Answer-1. poor leadership
2. flawed political systems
3. poorly organized states
/.How did the Classical Realists conclude was the way to avoid war? - Answer-to be
prepared for war. Deterring enemies by being prepared.
/.What is the importance of the Cold War for the development of Realism? - Answer-An
evolution occurred within realism. It shaped/pressured realist thinking (e.g., bipolarity,
deterrence); classical realism dominated into the Cold War era.
/.Who is the father of Structural Realism/Neo-realism? What book did he write? -
Answer-Kenneth Waltz. He wrote Theory of International Politics 1979
/.How does Classical Realism and Structural Realism differ from each other? - Answer-
1. CR: power is the end goal / SR: survival is the end goal / 2. CR: states take on the
personality of the leader / SR: states are an individual agency /
/.What does Waltz say about Security Dilemmas? - Answer-Security dilemmas
precipitates a reaction from the state. Survival is the ultimate goal of the state.
/.What does Waltz say is the main goal of the state? - Answer-survival
/.What is a state? - Answer-An independent and legitimate entity defined by its territorial
border with sovereign power to conduct its own affairs
/.What is International Relations? - Answer-It is a modern discipline. It came about in
the context of the World Wars, attempting to understand why those wars even occurred.
It aims to understand how the international system works.
/.What is a hegemon? - Answer-A dominant power in the international system.
/.What are the three types of theories? - Answer-realism (relative gains), liberalism
(absolute gains), constructivism
/.What is constructivism in International Relations? - Answer-the social world of humans
is fundamentally constructed, not a given
, /.What are the assumptions of realism? - Answer-1. states are the primary actors 2.
states are rational, unitary actors 3. states seek security
/.What contributes to a state's security? - Answer-strength/power manifested through
economic and military strength
/.What is the security dilemma? - Answer-In anarchy, steps one state takes for security
make others feel less secure, reinforcing self-help.
/.What is the Prisoner's Dilemma from the Realist point of view? - Answer-From the
realists framework, the prisoners are not working together. One of the assumptions of
realism is that states are rational, unitary actors. They avoided the worst case scenario,
they avoided life sentences. Both avoided the worst case scenario and there was no
nuclear war. The risks were high and still avoided the worst outcome. A realistic
perspective on the Cold War.
/.Prisoner's Dilemma (Realist view)? - Answer-Unit-level distrust drives defection;
applied to arms races (risk of expensive, less secure outcomes).
/.What is the Prisoner's Dilemma from the Liberalist point of view? - Answer-The
liberalists assume that the prisoners will cooperate and work together. They have a
common interest, but they work together. Because they work together, they have to
compromise and give in on something. The result of the compromise is that they both
will have to serve 1 year in jail. Liberalists believe that the prisoners will have more than
one instance of communication.
/.What characterizes the prisoner's dilemma from the liberalist point of view? - Answer-
Repetitive Contact: The idea is that the prisoners are regularly meeting with each other.
They expect they will meet that other prisoner again. //Common goals/mutuality of
interests
/.Self-help - Answer-States cannot rely on anything but itself (states agency to ensure
their own security).
/.Who is Robert Gilpin? - Answer-Proposed the Hegemonic Stability Theory. Believes
that one power will be so strong, everyone will leave them alone.
/.What did the Realists believe was the Cause of WWI? - Answer-A change in the
structure of the system when Germany was formed in 1871
/.What happened in 1971? - Answer-In what is today Germany, you had a confederation
of 39 German states. There was a divided Europe with a weak center. Before the
formation of Germany, Europe was multipolar. The structure of the system changed. A
big state was formed.
Correct Complete Solutions
/. Hans Morgenthau Work - Answer-Politics Among Nations 1948
/.Hans Morgenthau discipline + belief - Answer-Classical Realism. In his assessment,
the wars came to happen because the states sought power at the expense of each
other. States didn't make decisions based on morality. The more power the state has,
the better off the state
/.Classical Realism and the Role of the Leader - Answer-Classical realism saw the role
of leader as very important. The state takes on the personality of the leader.
/.Idealism held that war was the product of: - Answer-Poor leadership
Flawed political systems
Poorly organized states
/.Idealists believed in the - Answer-perfectibility of the system.
/.Realpolitik - Answer-Pursuit of power
/.The main goals of states according to Classical Realism... - Answer-1. Survival of the
state
2. Acquisition and Exertion of Power
/.Assumptions of NeoRealism - Answer-1. States are the Primary Actor
2. States are rational, unitary actors
3. States seek security
/.When did Classical Realism dominate? - Answer-Classical Realism dominated from
the 1940s until the late 1960s/early 1970s
/.What do Classical Realists believe in? - Answer-1. states sought power at the expense
of each other. States didn't make decisions based on morality. The more power the
state has, the better off the state. 2. Classical realism saw the role of leader as very
important. The state takes on the personality of the leader.
/.What British philosopher's ideas was majorly Classical Realism influenced by? -
Answer-Thomas Hobbes
/.In The Leviathan, Hobbes believed that war was... - Answer-the natural condition of
human life.
,/.Who was the Architect of American Idealism? - Answer-Woodrow Wilson
/.When was Woodrow Wilson president? - Answer-1913-1921
/.Idealists believed in the ... - Answer-perfectibility of the system through human
progress
/.Idealism held that war was the product of... - Answer-1. poor leadership
2. flawed political systems
3. poorly organized states
/.How did the Classical Realists conclude was the way to avoid war? - Answer-to be
prepared for war. Deterring enemies by being prepared.
/.What is the importance of the Cold War for the development of Realism? - Answer-An
evolution occurred within realism. It shaped/pressured realist thinking (e.g., bipolarity,
deterrence); classical realism dominated into the Cold War era.
/.Who is the father of Structural Realism/Neo-realism? What book did he write? -
Answer-Kenneth Waltz. He wrote Theory of International Politics 1979
/.How does Classical Realism and Structural Realism differ from each other? - Answer-
1. CR: power is the end goal / SR: survival is the end goal / 2. CR: states take on the
personality of the leader / SR: states are an individual agency /
/.What does Waltz say about Security Dilemmas? - Answer-Security dilemmas
precipitates a reaction from the state. Survival is the ultimate goal of the state.
/.What does Waltz say is the main goal of the state? - Answer-survival
/.What is a state? - Answer-An independent and legitimate entity defined by its territorial
border with sovereign power to conduct its own affairs
/.What is International Relations? - Answer-It is a modern discipline. It came about in
the context of the World Wars, attempting to understand why those wars even occurred.
It aims to understand how the international system works.
/.What is a hegemon? - Answer-A dominant power in the international system.
/.What are the three types of theories? - Answer-realism (relative gains), liberalism
(absolute gains), constructivism
/.What is constructivism in International Relations? - Answer-the social world of humans
is fundamentally constructed, not a given
, /.What are the assumptions of realism? - Answer-1. states are the primary actors 2.
states are rational, unitary actors 3. states seek security
/.What contributes to a state's security? - Answer-strength/power manifested through
economic and military strength
/.What is the security dilemma? - Answer-In anarchy, steps one state takes for security
make others feel less secure, reinforcing self-help.
/.What is the Prisoner's Dilemma from the Realist point of view? - Answer-From the
realists framework, the prisoners are not working together. One of the assumptions of
realism is that states are rational, unitary actors. They avoided the worst case scenario,
they avoided life sentences. Both avoided the worst case scenario and there was no
nuclear war. The risks were high and still avoided the worst outcome. A realistic
perspective on the Cold War.
/.Prisoner's Dilemma (Realist view)? - Answer-Unit-level distrust drives defection;
applied to arms races (risk of expensive, less secure outcomes).
/.What is the Prisoner's Dilemma from the Liberalist point of view? - Answer-The
liberalists assume that the prisoners will cooperate and work together. They have a
common interest, but they work together. Because they work together, they have to
compromise and give in on something. The result of the compromise is that they both
will have to serve 1 year in jail. Liberalists believe that the prisoners will have more than
one instance of communication.
/.What characterizes the prisoner's dilemma from the liberalist point of view? - Answer-
Repetitive Contact: The idea is that the prisoners are regularly meeting with each other.
They expect they will meet that other prisoner again. //Common goals/mutuality of
interests
/.Self-help - Answer-States cannot rely on anything but itself (states agency to ensure
their own security).
/.Who is Robert Gilpin? - Answer-Proposed the Hegemonic Stability Theory. Believes
that one power will be so strong, everyone will leave them alone.
/.What did the Realists believe was the Cause of WWI? - Answer-A change in the
structure of the system when Germany was formed in 1871
/.What happened in 1971? - Answer-In what is today Germany, you had a confederation
of 39 German states. There was a divided Europe with a weak center. Before the
formation of Germany, Europe was multipolar. The structure of the system changed. A
big state was formed.
