WPR 2 Review

Question 1

The Behavioral Elements of Stability are:

Accepted Answer

Reconnaissance Revolution, Nuclear Weapons, Ideological Moderation, Rules of the Superpower Game

Question 2

What are the three arguments from Spruyt on how states are formed?

Accepted Answer

Institutions as a catalyst, Economics as the catalyst, War as a catalyst

Question 3

FP theories 1) examine nat'l lvl & 2) explain why diff units behave differently, despite similar placement in the sys

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

These four components constitute threat in balance of threat theory according to Walt:

Accepted Answer

offensive power, aggregate power, proximate power, offensive intentions

Question 5

These are assumptions of the bargaining model of war

Accepted Answer

War is costly, States would prefer to negotiate to fight, Bargaining covers all three phases of war: before, during, and after

Question 6

According to Reiter, what are the causes of war? Bargaining Model of War

Accepted Answer

Issue Indivisibility, Commitment problem, Incomplete/Hidden Information

Question 7

Limited War = Reduction of Uncertainty about

Accepted Answer

Ability to absorb and/or inflict costs, Military effectiveness, Resolve, Lack of information about balance of power

Question 8

_____ hypothesis help us understand how individuals shape foreign policy

Accepted Answer

enabling, personality, foundational

Question 9

What are the Structural Elements of Stability?

Accepted Answer

Bipolarity, Independence, not mutual interdependence

Question 10

In the Rational Policy Model (Model 1), the government is a rational, unitary decisionmaker.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Foreign policy/unit-level theory explains why different units behave differently

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

What are some of the 7 logics of the Liberal International Order (LIO)?

Accepted Answer

Multilateral Institutional Cooperation, Security Binding, American Hegemonic Leadership, Open Markets, Western Democratic Solidarity, Economic Security and Social Bargain

Question 13

Allison presents these three conceptual models for state behavior

Accepted Answer

bureaucratic politics model, rational policy model, organizational process model

Question 14

State Moralists believe state sovereignty is the most important rule in international politics

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

A cognitive bias that inds aren&#x27;t intuitive probability thinkers & don&#x27;t accurately use prob. to predict/ und. the world

Accepted Answer

Poor estimators

Question 16

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a separate peace treaty signed on 3 March 1918 between the central powers and Russia

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Total / absolute war, with unconditional surrender, is common in warfare

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

According to Gaddis, what kept the Cold War "cold" / what are explanations for the long peace?

Accepted Answer

Behavioral Stability, Structural Stability

Question 19

Neoliberal institutionalism argues institutions reduce the probability of conflict through these mechanisms.

Accepted Answer

Reduce transaction costs, Facilitate reciprocity, Reduce uncertainty

Question 20

Deterrence is the use of implicit or explicit threats to dissuade an actor from taking an action (Schelling, p 267, CCR)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

OPM and BPM are alternatives to the RPM and explain why govts sometimes take actions that may lead to suboptimal FP

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

With a few exceptions, wars are generally not total / absolute (pg. 291, CCR)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

What are ways in which domestic politics can impact war? ​

Accepted Answer

public opinion, nationalism, economic structure, democratic regimes, national attributes

Question 24

What were the goals of the US in pursuing LIO?

Accepted Answer

Deterrence, Containment, Long term prosperity

Question 25

A state may have these responses to a power shift working against it

Accepted Answer

External balancing, Bandwagoning, Internal balancing

Question 26

The U.S. was the most dominant country in history after WWII, so why did it create the liberal international order?

Accepted Answer

Weakness of post-war Europe, Growing threat of Soviets, Give and take between US and its partners

Question 27

What is the most dangerous world, according to Jervis?

Accepted Answer

Offensive Advantage w/ Low Distinguishability

Question 28

Cosmopolitans are focused on justice for societies, not individuals

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

De Jure Sovereignty Monopoly of Violence; ability to administer law

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

Skeptics argue that morality has no meaning in international relations

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

An indivisible issue is an issue that can be separated from others in a negotiation

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

A Systems Theory of International Politics explains why different units behave similarly (Person FIR 141)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

The bargaining model of war sees the essence of conflict as disagreement over resource allocation/policy choice

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

Waltz argues that individuals explain state behavior according to this image.

Accepted Answer

1st Image

Question 35

In the Bureaucratic Politics Model (Model 3), foreign policy outcomes are outputs of organizational processes.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 36

According to Jervis, what are the variables that influence the intensity of the security dilemma?

Accepted Answer

distinguishability, whether offense or defense has the advantage

WPR 2 Review

Questions 36

WPR 2 Review

Questions 36