International Security Test Bank Ch.5

CHAPTER 5: INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Test Questions

Multiple-Choice Questions

Question type: factual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

1. Russia’s annexation of Crimea

1. Was legal under international law.
2. Was opposed by the United States.
3. Was supported by the European Union.
4. Soon led to war between Russia and NATO.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

2. National security has traditionally been understood as

1. The protection of a state’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and interests.
2. The maximization of military force, economic resources, and soft power.
3. The protection of state sovereignty, access to raw materials, and stability.
4. The maximization of state prestige in the international community.

Question type: factual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

3. In 1996, the following states signed the Treaty on Deepening Military Trust in Border Regions, except

1. China.
2. Kazakhstan.
3. Russia.
4. India.

Question type: factual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

4. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization or Shanghai Six was formerly the

1. Asian Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
2. Treaty on Deepening Military Trust in Border Regions.
3. Organization for Cooperation and Economic Development.
4. Four Asian Tigers.

Question type: factual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

5. This organization was formed in large part to contain communism in Asia:

1. ASEAN.
2. Warsaw Pact.
3. NATO.
4. OAS.

Question type: factual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

6. Which country organized the Warsaw Pact?

1. Poland.
2. The United States.
3. The Soviet Union.
4. France.

Question type: factual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

7. The Organization of American States

1. Was formed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905.
2. Is considered the most effective international security pact.
3. Does not include either the United States or Canada.
4. Includes maintaining security of the Americas as a major goal.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

8. International security refers to _____ issues involving more than one state.

1. Bilateral security.
2. Multipolar economic.
3. Mutual security.
4. Holistic security.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

9. A conflict is any ______between states or international or nongovernment organizations.

1. Violence.
2. Antagonism.
3. Ideological differences.
4. Argument.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

10. Which of the following is NOT a type of war?

1. Offensive.
2. Defensive.
3. Preemptive.
4. Sensitive.

Question type: applied

Section 5.1 Security Principles

11. In the eyes of Poland, German’s invasion of Poland in 1939 was a(n)

1. Preventive war.
2. Preemptive war.
3. Defensive war.
4. Offensive war.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

12. In 1914 Germany declared war on Russia and France because it feared it that Russia would be stronger in a future war. This is an example of a _______ war.

1. Proxy.
2. Preemptive.
3. Defensive.
4. Preventive.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

13. In 1967 Israel attacked Egypt, Syria, and Jordan because it feared it was about to be attacked. This is an example of a _______ war.

1. Proxy.
2. Preemptive.
3. Defensive.
4. Preventive.

Question type: applied

Section 5.1 Security Principles

14. The war fought in Angola is termed a

1. Auxiliary war.
2. Peripheral war.
3. Red-threat war.
4. Proxy war.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

15. Guerrilla warfare is prevalent in a(n) ________ war.

1. World.
2. Symmetrical.
3. Asymmetrical.
4. Preventative.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.1 Security Principles

16. Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 is an example of a(n) _________ war.

1. Retaliatory.
2. Global.
3. Asymmetrical.
4. Predatory.

Question type: applied

Section 5.1 Security Principles

17. In a retaliatory war in 1979, China attacked

1. Vietnam.
2. Laos.
3. Cambodia.
4. Tibet.

Question type: factual

Section 5.2 Security Policies

18. WMD stands for

1. Weapons of mass destruction.
2. Women’s minority delegation.
3. World medicine for democracy.
4. Wider measures of development.

Question type: applied

Section 5.2 Security Policies

19. When the United States protects access to energy resources in the Middle East, it develops a

1. Trade policy.
2. Security policy.
3. Defense policy.
4. Oil policy.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.2 Security Policies

20. In a unilateral policy,

1. A state relies primarily on its own resources.
2. States in a military alliance streamline their policies.
3. A state gives up a potential military collaboration because of high stakes.
4. States implement a risky regional security agreement.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.2 Security Policies

21. Noninvolvement in international conflicts is called

1. Exceptionalism.
2. Unilateralism.
3. Isolationism.
4. Protectionism.

Question type: factual

Section 5.2 Security Policies

22. In the nineteenth century, the United States can BEST be characterized as

1. Multilateralist.
2. Isolationist.
3. Pacifist.
4. Preemptive.

Question type: applied

Section 5.2 Security Policies

23. American military involvement in Central America in the early part of the twentieth century is best classified as

1. Interventionism.
2. Protectionism.
3. Isolationism.
4. Mercantilism.

Question type: applied

Section 5.2 Security Policies

24. Multilateralism has the LEAST in common with

1. Isolationism.
2. Interventionism.
3. Cooperation.
4. Alliance building.

Question type: factual

Section 5.2 Security Policies

25. Which of the following American actors and agencies has little to do with formulating and applying national security policy?

1. Department of Commerce.
2. Department of Defense.
3. Central Intelligence Agency.
4. Homeland Security Council.

Question type: applied

Section 5.3 Realist, Liberal, and Alternative Approaches to Security

26. The Dardanelles in Turkey in geopolitical terms is analogous to

1. The Strait of Gibraltar.
2. The Black Sea.
3. The Falkland Islands.
4. Eurasia.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.3 Realist, Liberal, and Alternative Approaches to Security

27. Which theoretical approach to international relations is MOST likely to emphasize a country’s geographic characteristics when explaining its national security policy?

1. Realism.
2. Liberalism.
3. Feminism.
4. Constructivism.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.3 Realist, Liberal, and Alternative Approaches to Security

28. A security dilemma demonstrates why ______ of the power balance or a change in the structure of the international system _____ international tensions.

1. An increase . . . minimizes.
2. An interruption . . . minimizes.
3. An ending . . . decreases.
4. A disruption . . . increases.

Question type: factual

Section 5.3 Realist, Liberal, and Alternative Approaches to Security

29. Nuclear deterrence refers to

1. Maintaining nuclear weapons with the intention not to use them but to deter others from nuclear attack.
2. Decreasing nuclear weapons with the intention to incite others to follow suit.
3. Maintaining nuclear weapons with the intention to use them in an attack.
4. Increasing nuclear weapons to deter others from developing nuclear weapons.

Question type: factual

Section 5.3 Realist, Liberal, and Alternative Approaches to Security

30. MAD stands for

1. Mandated agreement on demilitarization.
2. Military ability degree.
3. Mutual assured destruction.
4. Military assessment of destruction.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.3 Realist, Liberal, and Alternative Approaches to Security

31. If a powerful country provides protection to other states in a region in exchange for their cooperation, the arrangement is called a

1. Mutual deterrence pact.
2. Protection mechanism.
3. Security regime.
4. Power balance.

Question type: applied

Section 5.3 Realist, Liberal, and Alternative Approaches to Security

32. NATO emerged in 1949 as a security regime, in which the United States provided a ____ protecting Western Europe from the Soviet bloc.

1. Nuclear umbrella.
2. Missile shield.
3. Rapid action force.
4. Military invasion.

Question type: applied

Section 5.3 Realist, Liberal, and Alternative Approaches to Security

33. The United States has become a security guarantor for these states, except

1. Armenia.
2. Italy.
3. Belgium.
4. Denmark.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.3 Realist, Liberal, and Alternative Approaches to Security

34. An arrangement in which the security of one country becomes the concern of all who provide a collective response to threats is called

1. Collective security.
2. Unilateral security.
3. Bilateral security.
4. Preventive security.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.3 Realist, Liberal, and Alternative Approaches to Security

35. A security community is characterized by

1. Secret arrangements.
2. Mandatory cooperation.
3. Unilateral interests.
4. Open discussion.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.3 Realist, Liberal, and Alternative Approaches to Security

36. Peace psychologists would argue that

1. People can look beyond the old image of the enemy.
2. Leaders will not change their behavior while in office.
3. Educational programs cannot reduce the threat of violence.
4. Neither institutional nor psychological factors led to the end of the Cold War.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.3 Realist, Liberal, and Alternative Approaches to Security

37. Which theoretical approach to international relations is MOST likely to emphasize a country’s historical experience and social norms when explaining its national security policy?

1. Realism.
2. Liberalism.
3. Feminism.
4. Constructivism.

Question type: applied

Section 5.3 Realist, Liberal, and Alternative Approaches to Security

38. If Seoul modernizes its defense forces, which of the following countries will MOST likely NOT be concerned?

1. North Korea.
2. China.
3. Japan.
4. India.

Question type: factual

Section 5.4 Critical Applications: Levels of Analysis

39. Who was the Soviet leader when Harry Truman was president?

1. Leonid Brezhnev.
2. Nikita Khrushchev.
3. Josef Stalin.
4. Mikhail Gorbachev.

Question type: factual

Section 5.4 Critical Applications: Levels of Analysis

40. Who was the Soviet leader when Richard Nixon was president?

1. Leonid Brezhnev.
2. Nikita Khrushchev.
3. Josef Stalin.
4. Mikhail Gorbachev.

Question type: factual

Section 5.4 Critical Applications: Levels of Analysis

41. What is the proper time sequence of these Soviet/Russian leaders?

1. Yeltsin–Gorbachev–Putin.
2. Gorbachev–Yeltsin–Putin.
3. Putin–Gorbachev–Yeltsin.
4. Yeltsin–Putin–Gorbachev.

Question type: factual

Section 5.4 Critical Applications: Levels of Analysis

42. Rage militaire refers to

1. Political leaders taking risky decisions in favor of military intervention.
2. Political leaders raging at their military commanders.
3. Political leaders being pressured by the generals to use military strikes.
4. Political leaders mobilizing public opinion and patriotic fervor in support of war.

Question type: factual

Section 5.4 Critical Applications: Levels of Analysis

43. In the United States, Republicans are frequently viewed as too ____ in dealing with international threats, and Democrats are frequently viewed as too ____.

1. Tough . . . soft.
2. Accommodating . . . tough.
3. Liberal . . . conservative.
4. Peaceful . . . belligerent.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.4 Critical Applications: Levels of Analysis

44. Geopolitics is the theory and practice of using geography and territorial gains to achieve

1. Political power or increased security.
2. World hegemony or provide protection.
3. Subordination of neighbor states.
4. Global spread of domestic cultural norms.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.4 Critical Applications: Levels of Analysis

45. U.S. energy security is BEST characterized by

1. Alaskan oil dependence.
2. New offshore drilling plans on the U.S. East coast.
3. An important Middle East policy.
4. A strong focus on developing alternative energy resources.

Question type: factual

Section 5.4 Critical Applications: Levels of Analysis

46. Which pair of leaders was primarily responsible for initiating the end of the Cold War?

1. Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev.
2. Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin.
3. George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin.
4. Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.4 Critical Applications: Levels of Analysis

47. In the 1980s, Gorbachev’s policy actions could BEST be characterized as

1. Dovish.
2. Hawkish.
3. Neutral.
4. Power driven.

Question type: factual

Section 5.4 Critical Applications: Levels of Analysis

48) German reunification

1. Prevented the united Germany from being a member of NATO.
2. Was supported by Mikhail Gorbachev.
3. Was opposed by the United States and much of NATO.
4. Was a cause of the end of the Cold War, not a consequence.

Question type: factual

Section 5.4 Critical Applications: Levels of Analysis

49. What did the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty accomplish?

1. It set specific increments by which the United States and Soviet Union could increase their nuclear arsenals.
2. It acknowledged the current status quo of nuclear forces in Europe.
3. It removed an entire class of nuclear weapons from Europe.
4. It established a formal framework for future nuclear negotiations.

Question type: conceptual

Section 5.4 Critical Applications: Levels of Analysis

50. Which theory best explains the end of the Cold War?

1. Realism.
2. Constructivism.
3. Liberalism.
4. A combination of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do we understand by national security?

2. Define the term conflict.

3. Explain the concept of international security.

4. Describe three different types of war.

5. Name and explain four different purposes of a war.

6. What is isolationism?

7. What is a security dilemma?

8. Explain the domino theory using historical examples.

9. What is the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty?

10. According to feminists, what crucial role could women play in international relations?

11. Define the term geopolitics.

12. Describe the concept of energy security.

13. What is the military–industrial complex?

14. What is the domino theory?

15. How did Gorbachev react to German desires for reunification?

16. Define the term proxy war and give an example.

17. Give an example of a retaliatory war and explain why.

18. What is GRIT?

19. What is peace psychology?

20. What is geopolitics?

Essay Questions

1. How do realism, liberalism, and constructivism examine the issue of national security? Is there one approach or combination of approaches you prefer? Explain.

2. Write an essay in which you examine the various explanations of the end of the Cold War. Was the Cold War’s end inevitable?

3. What does the individual level tell us about how states formulate national security policy?

4. What does the state policies level tell us about how states formulate national security policy?

5. Why is geopolitics still relevant today?

6. Discuss some international security threats of the twenty-first century.

7. Discuss different international scenarios with Iran as a nuclear power.

8. Discuss the role of war in the twenty-first century.

9. Examine how war has changed over the past century. Discuss the impact and consequences.

10. Does Russia pose a security threat to the United States today? Discuss.

11. Compare and contrast George W. Bush’s security policy with that of Barack Obama.

12. Discuss the influence of OPEC on global energy security.