Test Bank. to accompany. Joseph S. Nye David A. Welch. Prepared by Marcel Dietsch University of Oxford. Longman

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1 Test Bank to accompany Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation Joseph S. Nye David A. Welch Prepared by Marcel Dietsch University of Oxford Longman New York Boston San Francisco London Toronto Sydney Tokyo Singapore Madrid Mexico City Munich Paris Cape Town Hong Kong Montreal i Copyright 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman.

2 Instructor s Manual/Test Bank to accompany Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation, by Nye/Welch. Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Instructors may reproduce portions of this book for classroom use only. All other reproductions are strictly prohibited without prior permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews Longman is an imprint of ISBN: ii Copyright 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman.

3 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Is There an Enduring Logic of Conflict in World Politics?...1 Chapter 2: Explaining Conflict and Cooperation: Tools and Techniques of the Trade...7 Chapter 3: From Westphalia to World War I...14 Chapter 4: The Failure of Collective Security and World War II...21 Chapter 5: The Cold War...28 Chapter 6: Post-Cold War Conflict and Cooperation...35 Chapter 7: Globalization and Interdependence.42 Chapter 8: The Information Revolution and Transnational Actors...49 Chapter 9: What Can We Expect in the Future?...56 iii Copyright 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman.

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5 Test Bank: Chapter 1 Multiple choice questions 1. The father of realist thinking in international politics was: A) Otto von Bismarck B) Joseph Stalin C) Thucydides* D) Machiavelli E) Herodotus Page: 13 Bloom s skill: knowledge 2. The most important feature of international relations according to a realist is: A) international cooperation B) power* C) international law D) the provision of global public goods E) international organizations Page: 4 Bloom s skill: comprehension 3. Drawing on Thucydides account of the Peloponnesian War, a realist would predict the following with regard to the rise of China: A) that war between China and the United States (today s dominant military power) is inevitable* B) that war between China and the United States (today s dominant military power) is very unlikely C) that political and economic cooperation between the United States and China will intensify D) that the United States and China will form an alliance in order to attack Japan E) that China will conquer neighboring states Page: 19 Bloom s skill: application 4. Dependency theory grew out of the following approach to international relations: A) feminism B) critical theory C) offensive realism D) Marxist theory* E) institutionalism Page: 7 Bloom s skill: knowledge 5. The balance of power concept is an important tenet in: A) neoliberalism B) regime theory C) constructivism D) Marxist theory E) none of the above * Page: 27 Bloom s skill: knowledge 1

6 6. The following international relations scholar formalized neorealism: A) Henry Kissinger B) Kenneth Waltz* C) Hans Morgenthau D) Graham Allison E) Robert Keohane Page: 7 Bloom s skill: knowledge 7. According to Thucydides, the Peloponnesian War was caused by: A) various hostile incidents in Epidamnus and Corcyra B) the rise of Athenian power and the fear this caused in Sparta* C) an attack by the Persians on Peloponnesus D) provocations by the Melians E) Alcibiades, who wanted to create a distraction from the disaster of the Sicilian Expedition Page: 16 Bloom s skill: knowledge 8. The Prisoner s Dilemma describes a situation in which: A) neither prisoner confesses, which is the optimal outcome for both B) both prisoners confess, which leads to both prisoners being worse off than both of them not confessing* C) both prisoners confess, which is the optimal outcome for both D) one prisoner decides not to confess, believing he or she can do so later E) none of the above happens Page: 17 Bloom s skill: analysis 9. After hegemonic wars, a new order will usually be established. Which treaty did NOT mark the beginning of a new political order? A) Treaty of Versailles B) Congress of Vienna C) Treaty of Utrecht D) United Nations E) Treaty of Ghent* Page: 13 Bloom s skill: comprehension 10. Liberal IR theory can be traced back to traditional liberal philosophy and writings of the following thinkers, EXCEPT for: A) Woodrow Wilson B) John Stuart Mill C) Montesquieu D) Immanuel Kant E) Thomas Hobbes* Page: 5 Bloom s skill: knowledge 2

7 11. The modern international system and the concept of state sovereignty were created in the aftermath of the: A) Thirty Years War* B) First World War C) American Evolutionary War D) Napoleonic Wars E) Franco-Prussian War Page: 3 Bloom s skill: knowledge 12. Constructivist IR theorists dispute that: A) power is of central importance in international politics* B) realism and liberalism do not adequately explain long-term change in world politics C) ideas and norms are important D) material interests are of secondary significance E) none of the above Page: 7 Bloom s skill: comprehension 13. The Melian dialogue illustrates that in realist thinking: A) moral considerations are not important* B) morality sometimes trumps power considerations C) less powerful states should not attack the hegemon D) moral arguments in international politics are often propaganda E) moral arguments are all equal Page: 24 Bloom s skill: comprehension 14. Which of these are NOT transnational nonstate actors? A) Al-Qaeda B) British Petroleum C) Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries D) Greenpeace E) none of the above* Pages: Bloom s skill: comprehension 15. Realists believe that: A) states are rational actors B) the central problem in international relations is war B) the international system is characterized by anarchy C) states are the central actors in international politics D) human nature is selfish E) all of the above * Pages: 4, 17, 18 Bloom s skill: comprehension 16. The two major theoretical approaches to international politics are: A) liberalism and constructivism A)B) realism and liberalism* A)C) realism and Marxism A)D) realism and idealism A)E) constructivism and feminism Page: 4 Bloom s skill: knowledge 3 Formatted: Bullets and Numbering

8 17. The failure of Marxist IR theory is evidenced by the rapid economic development of the following periphery states: A) Brazil B) South Korea C) Malaysia D) Singapore E) all of the above* Page: 7 Bloom s skill: comprehension 18. A war may be justified according to Just War theorists if specific conditions are met. Which one of the following principles is NOT part of the Just War Doctrine? A) last resort B) legal authority* C) right intention D) reasonable chance of success E) just cause Page: 26 Bloom s skill: knowledge 19. The textbook identifies three basic forms of world politics. Which example does NOT fall into any of the three categories? A) Roman Empire B) European feudal states C) anarchic system of nation-states after 1648 D) ancient regional empires* E) British Empire Page: 3 Bloom s skill: knowledge 20. There are different schools of thought concerning the issue of ethics in IR. The major ones are: A) skeptics and cosmopolitans B) state moralists and pluralists C) realists, cosmopolitans, and pluralists D) state moralists, cosmopolitans, and skeptics* E) state moralists, cosmopolitans, and realists Page: 24 Bloom s skill: knowledge 21. What does the concept of anarchy (among states in the international system) refer to? A) absence of a higher authority* B) absence of a hegemon C) the state of nature D) absence of a comprehensive international legal system E) lack of a multilateral military force Page: 4 Bloom s skill: comprehension 4

9 22. Cooperation under the Prisoner s Dilemma is possible as described by Axelrod. What is NOT a necessary condition for such cooperation? A) communication B) knowledge of all possible payoffs* C) an iterative game ( shadow of the future ) D) tit-for-tat strategy E) trust Pages: Bloom s skill: comprehension 23. The most important instrument of international politics, according to realists, is: A) economic power B) military power* C) international law D) targeted sanctions by the United Nations E) the system of collective security Page: 11 Bloom s skill: knowledge 24. Which theories seek to formulate scientific laws of international relations? A) classical realism and constructivism B) classical realism and neoliberalism C) neorealism and classical liberalism D) neorealism and neoliberalism* E) none of the above Page: 9 Bloom s skill: knowledge 25. Which of the following concepts is generally attributed to liberal IR theory? A) global governance B) economic interdependence* C) cultural and normative discourse D) balancing and bandwagoning E) all of the above Page: 12 Bloom s skill: knowledge True/false questions 1. Realists believe that anarchy in the international system can be diminished. FALSE Page: 4 Bloom s skill: comprehension 2. Economic interdependence among nations prevents them from going to war with each other. FALSE Pages: 5 6 Bloom s skill: comprehension 3. A realist might describe life in the state of nature as being nasty, brutish, and short. TRUE Page: 12 Bloom s skill: knowledge 4. Liberal theorists tend to support state moralist or cosmopolitan views concerning ethics in international politics. TRUE Page: 24 Bloom s skill: knowledge 5

10 4.5. Realists, referring to the example of ancient Athens and Sparta, would urge the United States to welcome the rise of China. FALSE Pages: Bloom s skill: application Formatted: Bullets and Numbering 4.6. Thucydides could be called the first thinker of liberal international relations theory. FALSE Page: 13 Bloom s skill: knowledge 4.7. Feminist approaches to IR became more important after the end of the Cold War. TRUE Page: 13 Bloom s skill: knowledge 8. Constructivists might argue that anarchy in the international system may not necessary be competitive and hostile it could be a spectrum of different types of anarchies. TRUE Page: 7 Bloom s skill: knowledge 9. Marxist dependency theory argues that there is an East-West divide in the political and economic world. FALSE Page: 7 Bloom s skill: knowledge 10. The concept of sovereignty was created more than 360 years ago. FALSE Page: 3 Bloom s skill: analysis Essay questions 1. Assume a realist perspective on international politics to analyze similarities and differences between these three pairs of states in the international system: 1) ancient Athens and Sparta, 2) Germany and Great Britain at the turn of the 20 th century, and 3) the United States and China today. Bloom s skills: knowledge, comprehension, and analysis 2. Use the Actors Goals Instruments framework of analysis to describe the current relationship between the United States and Japan (or Germany). Bloom s skills: knowledge, comprehension, application 2.3. Was the War in Afghanistan (2001) justified according to the Just War Doctrine? Explain your reasoning in detail. Bloom s skills: knowledge, comprehension, analysis, and application Formatted: Bullets and Numbering 4. Is war between nation states ever inevitable? Discuss this question by providing examples not used in chapter 1 of the textbook. Bloom s skills: knowledge, analysis, synthesis 4.5. What explains the continuing existence of NATO and the presence of American troops in Europe? Which arguments would be exchanged in a debate between a realist and a liberal thinker? Bloom s skills: knowledge, comprehension, analysis, and application Formatted: Bullets and Numbering 6