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| Which of the following statements about nuclear weapons is true? |
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The United States and the Soviet Union each had enough nuclear weapons to
prevent the other from attacking. |
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| 1. During the nineteenth century, the Great Powers of Europe had a common interest in: |
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| opposing revolutionary movements throughout Europe |
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| Bargaining is a type of interaction: |
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| that involves the distribution of a fixed value |
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| The following is an example of a public good: |
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| the clean air resulting from laws reducing pollution |
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| Why do states fight wars? |
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| They have a conflict over something they value more than the cost of war. |
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| What is a credible threat? |
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| a threat that the target of the threat believes will be carried out |
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| How did World War II begin? |
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Germany invaded Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany, and
Germany invaded France. |
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Which of the following is an example of a collective security organization, like the
United Nations, helping to resolve a commitment problem? |
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The organization can place peacekeepers between Egypt and Israel to reduce the
possibility of a surprise attack. |
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| What country dominated in the 1500s |
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| The use of military power to enrich imperial governments and their supports [and preserve the empire] aka "wealth is power and power is wealth" |
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| Strategic interactions can be grouped into two broad categories |
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1). Cooperation: two or more actors adopt politics that make at least one actor better off than it would otherwise be
2). Bargaining: actors must choose outcomes that make one better off at the expense of another (interaction== zero sum game) |
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| What is an example of coercive bargaining? |
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Chicken!
Two drivers speed down the middle of a road toward one another.
The first to turn aside becomes the “chicken”
The other driver wins
If both swerve simultaneously, neither is humiliated. If neither swerve, there is a crash. |
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| war occurs when bargaining parties fail to reach an agreement. |
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| How does bargaining fail? |
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1).There is incomplete information
2).Commitment to terms of deal is questionable
3).Disputed good is hard to divide |
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| What caused the bargaining rage to move? |
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1).Incomplete info
2).Inability to commit to peace deals and threats from growing states
3).Rewards from rallying around the flag
4).Dovish / hawkish interests
Alliances |
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