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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 birth of the modern international system dominated by states dates back to the
A)French Revolution.
B)American Revolution.
C)Treaty of Westphalia.
D)Treaty of Versailles
3
Shifting alliances designed to preserve the balance of power was a distinctive characteristic of
A)the 1700s–1800s.
B)a multipolar system.
C)the beginning of the twentieth century.
D)all of the above.
4
The term for the post–World War II confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States is (the)
A)détente.
B)cold war.
C)Warsaw Pact.
D)containment doctrine.
5
After World War II, the threat of Soviet power changed U.S. foreign policy to one of
A)isolationism.
B)imperialism.
C)containment.
D)détente.
6
Which of the following is not likely to be a feature of a modified multipolar system?
A)interdependence
B)international law
C)alliances
D)hegemony
7
Barber's use of the term McWorld to describe international political, economic, and social integration might also be characterized as
A)tribalism.
B)globalism.
C)asymmetrical warfare.
D)sustainable development.
8
Which of the following is not one of the three major global economic organizations?
A)The International Monetary Fund
B)The World Bank
C)The World Economic Council
D)The World Trade Organization
9
Some countries in the South that have achieved substantial industrialization and increases in the standard of living are referred to as
A)EDCs
B)LDCs
C)NICs
D)WMDs
10
Balancing the need to develop economically while simultaneously protecting the environment is known as
A)biosphere politics.
B)sustainable development.
C)ecological coercion.
D)global interdependence.





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