PS230 - Midterm Review - Spring 2025

Wars are less likely to occur when the object of contention is indivisible.

What is the primary benefit of international trade?

What is a key difference between civil wars and interstate wars?

Realism views institutions as significantly shaping state behavior.

Which of the following best describes cooperative interactions

Which of the following is a form of trade restriction?

Which of the following is not a typical motivation for civil war?

What are interests in international relations primarily shaped by?

Protectionism is the act of encouraging free trade between countries.

The _______ model explains how protectionism benefits specific sectors of the economy at the expense of others.

_______ involves creating deals where one party gains more at the expense of the other.

The Cold War was characterized by direct military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Preventive war happens when a state believes that delaying will make it weaker relative to an adversary in the future.

The concept of ________ notes that wars occur because potential power shifts make peace agreements unstable.

A state's best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA) can influence its power in negotiations.

Which of the following is an example of an institution in international relations?

States prefer to fight war instead of bargaining.

The Industrial Revolution reduced the likelihood of war by creating more economic interdependence between states.

_______ explains why leaders facing internal political problems might seek outside conflicts to unify their population.

International relations primarily concerns the interactions between states in a setting of anarchy.

The bargaining model of war assumes that actors make decisions based on anticipated responses from others.

The United Nations Security Council consists of _______ permanent members, each with veto power.

Access to private information misaligns the bargaining range by creating issue indivisibilities.

Which of the following institutions replaced the GATT and expanded international trade regulations?

The “rally effect” describes how leaders often gain domestic political support in the midst of international crises.

The Peace of Westphalia in 1648 established the principle of ________, founding the current international system.

What is the most general reason states engage in war, according to the book and class discussion

Special interest groups influence war decisions by:

Preemptive wars occur when one state attacks because they believe an immediate attack is inevitable.

According to constructivism, the interests of states are shaped by their identities and social norms.

What historical event marked the beginning of the "Hundred Years’ Peace"?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of alliances?

_______ is a theory that explains why states form alliances to prevent a common threat from becoming too powerful.

Terrorism is the random use of violence against civilians by nonstate actors to create fear.

Democratic peace theory states that

Insurgency is a strategy used by rebel groups to fight conventionally against the government.

What are the three key components of international relations as discussed in class?

Interstate Wars are more common than Civil Wars as of 1990.

Which of the following is a sub-discipline of political science that focuses on state interactions?

Alliances reduce the costs of war by aligning the interests of different states and providing credibility.