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09/21/2014

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Containment
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The US sought to halt the expansion of soviet influence globally on several levels at once:Military, Political, Ideological and Economic
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Globalization
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Encompasses many trends, including expanded international trade, telecommunications, monetary cordination, multinational corporations, technical and scientific cooperation, cultural exchanges of new types and scales, migration and refugee flows, and relations between the world's rich and poor countries.
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Proxy Wars
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Greek Civil War, Suez Crisis, Cuban Revolution, Indonesia, Arab-Israeli Wars, Chile Coup, Somalia Vs Ethopia, Cambodia, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Angola
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State
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Territorial entity controlled by a government and inhabited by a population. State governments answer to no higher authority, Diplomatically recognized by other states, headed by a leader
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Hegemony
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One State's holding a preponderance of power in the international system, allowing it to single-handedly dominate the rules and arrangements by which international, political and economic relations are conducted.
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Issue Areas
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Global Trade,Environment, specific conflicts such as the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Realism
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School of thought that explains international relations in terms of power.
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Idealism
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Emphasizes international law, morality, and international organizations, rather than power alone, as key influences on international events.
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Norms
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shared expectations about what behavior is considered proper.
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Rational Actors
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the assumption of rationality implies that states and other international actors can identify their interests and put priorities on various interests.
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Democratic Peace
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Democracies almost never fight each other. No major historical cases contradict this generalization.
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Marxism
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is a branch of socialism, a theory that holds that the more powerful classes oppress and exploit the less powerful by denying them their fair share of the surplus they create.
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Mediation
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parties working regularly to resolve the conflict of short violence.
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Militarism
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is the glorification of war, military force and violence through TV, films, books, political speeches, toys, games, sports, and other such avenues. Militarism also refers to the structuring of society around war.
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Gender Gap
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shows that women are 10% points lower than men on average in their support for military actions.
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Know the central trend affecting international relations today
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Globalization
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Know the two major sub fields of international relations
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International Security
International Political Economy(IPE)
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Know the necessary components of a state.
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Territorial entity controlled by a government and inhabited by a population. Answers to no higher authority. It exercises sovereignty over its territory. Diplomatically Recognized.
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Know the most important feature of international relations according to realists
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Power
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Know the best single indicator of a state’s power according to the text
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Total GDP
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Know how the core of the international system is characterized according to realists
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Anarchy
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Know the treaty that is commonly thought of as the start of the modern international system
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Treaty of Westphalia
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Know the first attempt at creating a collective security system
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League of Nations
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Know the philosopher whose writings were the foundation of democratic peace theory
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Immanuel Kant
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Know the definition of militarism
Definition
is the glorification of war, military force and violence through TV, films, books, political speeches, toys, games, sports, and other such avenues. Militarism also refers to the structuring of society around war.
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Know the 3 core principles of international relations
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Dominance
Reciprocity
Identity
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Know the 3 types of state actors
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State
Nation
International System
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Know the 3 types of non-state actors
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International Organization(IGO)
Nongovernmental Organization(NGO)
Multi National Corporation(MNCs)
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Know the 4 levels of analysis in understanding international relations
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Individual Level
Domestic Level
Interstate Level
Global Level
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Know the 2 divisions of global geography affecting international relations
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The North
The South
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Know the 5 tangible long-term elements of power
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Total GDP
Population
Territory
Geography
Natural Resources
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Know the 7 members of the great power system
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US
China
Russia
Germany
Japan
France
Britain
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Know the 5 great powers of the 16th century
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Britain
France
Austria-Hungary
Spain
Ottoman Empire(Turkey)
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Know the 3 periods that began the waning of war
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Pre-1950
Post-1950
21st Century
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Know the 2 examples of international organizations created for collective security
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League of Nations
United Nations
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Know the 3 economic classes according to Marxism
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Bourgeoisie
Proletariat
Peasant
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Know the 2 types of peace movements associated with peace studies
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Pacifism
NonViolence
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Know the 3 approaches to gender theories in international relations
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Difference Feminism
Liberal Feminism
Post Modern Feminism
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