WPR 2 Review

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

Issue Indivisibility, Incomplete/Hidden Information, Commitment problem

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Allison presents these three conceptual models for state behavior

Accepted Answer

bureaucratic politics model, rational policy model, organizational process model

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Internal balancing, Bandwagoning, External balancing

Question 10

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

offensive intentions, proximate power, aggregate power, offensive power

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

De Jure Sovereignty Monopoly of Violence; ability to administer law

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

1st Image

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

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 17

What were the goals of the US in pursuing LIO?

Accepted Answer

Deterrence, Containment, Long term prosperity

Question 18

Skeptics argue that morality has no meaning in international relations

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

Behavioral Stability, Structural Stability

Question 22

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 23

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

The Behavioral Elements of Stability are:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 26

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 27

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

Accepted Answer

Facilitate reciprocity, Reduce uncertainty, Reduce transaction costs

Question 28

_____ hypothesis help us understand how individuals shape foreign policy

Accepted Answer

enabling, personality, foundational

Question 29

Limited War = Reduction of Uncertainty about

Accepted Answer

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

Question 30

Cosmopolitans are focused on justice for societies, not individuals

Accepted Answer

False

Question 31

What are the Structural Elements of Stability?

Accepted Answer

Bipolarity, Independence, not mutual interdependence

Question 32

What is the most dangerous world, according to Jervis?

Accepted Answer

Offensive Advantage w/ Low Distinguishability

Question 33

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 34

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 35

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 36

These are assumptions of the bargaining model of war

Accepted Answer

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

WPR 2 Review

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WPR 2 Review

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