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1.
The concept of an international system assumes that the
A)world’s actions are random.
B)world is only a sum of its parts.
C)world is more than just a sum of its parts.
D)world has no general global patterns.
2.
The decline in the feudal system was caused by which of the following?
A)advances in military technology
B)improved trade
C)mass production
D)all of the above
3.
Democracy is founded on the notion that
A)sovereign political power rests with the people.
B)there is popular support for a monarch.
C)sovereign political power rests within the international system.
D)legitimate political authority is centered in the government.
4.
A bipolar system was created in the wake of
A)World War I.
B)colonialism.
C)the League of Nations.
D)World War II.
5.
Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union sought to improve East-West relations in an effort to
A)allow for decreased military spending, freeing funds for domestic programs.
B)make it easier for Soviets to invest in Western markets.
C)make joint U.S.-Soviet efforts more likely to succeed.
D)increase the ability of the Soviet Union to export its agricultural and petroleum products.
6.
Most of the non-Western countries that have gained independence over the past few decades
A)share the value systems of the West.
B)are ethnically similar to the West.
C)are EDCs.
D)have a history of Euro-American domination.
7.
All of the following are disadvantages to national security based on self-reliance except
A)cost.
B)civilian casualties.
C)protection of national interests.
D)the threat of nuclear war.
8.
What is the term used to depict countries whose standards of living have risen sharply over the years owing to substantial industrialization?
A)less developed countries
B)economically developed countries
C)newly industrializing countries
D)sustainable countries
9.
LDCs believe that their continued poverty is primarily the result of
A)past colonial suppression.
B)government instability.
C)ethnic rivalry.
D)economic reliance on EDCs.
10.
The North should help LDCs achieve sustainable development for all of the following reasons except
A)the North is much wealthier than the South.
B)the cost of sustainable development exceeds the resources of the LDCs.
C)the North emits the majority of pollutants into the air.
D)the North has signed a treaty to do so.





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