Quiz 6: International Relations - November 2009 - Prof. Ioannis Stivachtis, Quizzes of World Politics

Download Quiz 6: International Relations - November 2009 - Prof. Ioannis Stivachtis and more Quizzes World Politics in PDF only on Docsity! IS 2054 November 15, 2009 Quiz 6 Form A 1. What is glasnost? a. The modernization of the Soviet bureaucracy b. The opening of political debate in the Soviet Union c. The opening of the Soviet economy d. None of the above 2. What institution, conceived by head of the French planning ministry Jean Monnet, first integrated the coal and steel industries of France and Germany? a. ECSC b. EEC c. NATO d. EU 3. Which court began with the ad hoc tribunals for crimes committed in World War II, Yugoslavia, and Rwanda? a. Permanent Court of International Justice b. International Court of Justice c. International Criminal Court 4. Germany lay in ruins at the end of World War II. The manner in which it was rebuilt and who it would ally with were major concerns of the Soviet Union given the effect it would have on the balance of power in Europe. This argument most likely comes from the _________ perspective. a. identity b. realist c. liberal 5. Social constructivists argue that the growing consensus on humanitarianism is a result of which of the following? a. Collective security b. Institutional pressure c. Evolving norms d. None of the above 6. Which of the following is a realist, systemic-level account of the Cold War? a. The expansionist nature of U.S. capitalism caused the Cold War. b. The United States and the Soviet Union viewed one another as enemies, not just rivals. c. The Cold War was caused by Soviet aggression. d. The Cold War was a consequence of a security dilemma. 7. What accepted norm (regarding states in the international system) was breached in the Iraq-Kuwait conflict and led to a successful example of the United Nations exercising collective security? a. Self-determination of minorities b. Sovereignty of states c. Power balancing