International Relations of East Asia (1): Introduction to IR Theory & Early Cold War in E. A.

Question 1

The "Truman Doctrine" aimed at…

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Containing the expansion of Communism

Question 2

The international system's structure after the end of the Cold War was

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Unipolar

Question 3

Because of sovereign equality of States and no higher authority, the international system is

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Anarchic

Question 4

Theories are conceptual and analytical tools that we use to assess phenomena in world politics

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Theories comprise assumptions about the world and how to study it, Theories are a set of simplifications and assumptions of reality

Question 5

Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution allows the use of force:

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Only for the puspose of self-defense

Question 6

The concept of the modern Nation-State dates back to…

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Treaty of Westphalia (1648)

Question 7

Which of the following entities is the most relevant actor in international relations?

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States

Question 8

Power, in International Relations, is:

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The capability of an actor to achieve its goals, Control over security, production, finances and knowledge by a State, Material resources that translate into influence, The capacity of an actor to exercise influence over others

Question 9

Liberalism assumes that the international system's anarchy…

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Can be mitigated by interdependence, norms and institutions

Question 10

The Korean War started as:

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An invasion from the North to the South attempting to reunify the Peninsula

Question 11

About the plurality of actors in the international system, Liberalism assumes…

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Besides states, non-state actors, IGOs, NGOs are also relevant

Question 12

What do Taiwan (ROC), Transnistria and South Ossetia have in common?

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Limited international recognition

Question 13

According to the constructivist concept of securitization...

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What constitutes a threat is constructed through acts of speech

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an Intergovernmental Organization (IGO)?

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The International Committee of the Red Cross

Question 15

After the civil war, Mao went to Moscow to forge an alliance with the USSR

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The alliance was forged mostly due to the circumstances of the moment

Question 16

Constructivism focuses on…

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Ideas, identities, norms and interests, Identities and interests, Construction of inter-subjective meanings, Agency and structure

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a classical tradition of International Relations

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Marxist

Question 18

With its security taken care by the US, post-WWII Japan:

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Could concentrate on its economic recovery

Question 19

New (revisionist) historiography claims that the Cold War extended in East Asia…

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Due to the inadvertence of the Great Powers

Question 20

After Japan's defeat in WWII, in China…

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The civil war entered its second phase

Question 21

Which of the following contemporary IR Theories has a more state-centric view of the international system?

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Neorealism

Question 22

Which contemporary IR paradigm emerged from the Fourth Great IR Debate?

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Constructivism

Question 23

The notion of Asia-Pacific is most used in the field(s) of…

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Geopolitics, international security and trade

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a legacy of the Cold War in East Asia?

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The American system of multilateral alliances

Question 25

The democratic peace theory assumes that…

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Democracies do not fight one-another to solve disputes

Question 26

The Korean armistice of 1953...

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Established the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) along the 38th Parallel, Ceased hostilities, but didn't put a formal end to the War

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a core tenet of Realism?

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Interdependence mitigates the effects of anarchy

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a condition for statehood?

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A stable government

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