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Power & Choice, 8/e
W. Phillips Shively, University of Minnesota---Minneapolis

Global Politics: Politics Among States (and others)

True or False



1

Before Rwanda came into contact with Europeans at the end of the nineteenth century, it was a loose collection of tribes who looked to a weak King for symbolic power.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

Over half of the world`s current states were colonies of the European powers prior to World War Two.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

In the "New World Order," the set of actors involved in international politics steadily consolidated.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

According to Shively, politics among states bears no similarities to politics within states.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Non-state actors have been very important in the movement to ban landmines.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

According to Shively, one potentially serious problem in international relations is the presence of impediments to communication, such as language differences, which can cause misunderstandings.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

The United Nations is made up of all of the world's 150 or so states.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE