final

Question 1

T or F: Huntington argues that the primary source of conflict in the post cold war era will be ideological

Answer 1

false: it will be cultural, or ‘civilizational’

Question 2

T or F: Huntington predicts that nation states will dissapear

Answer 2

false

Question 3

T of F: Huntington views Japan as part of Confucian civilization

Answer 3

false

Question 4

T or F: Huntington argues that economic regionalism will succeed only when it is rooted in a common civilization

Answer 4

true

Question 5

T or F: Huntington views China as a potential military ally of the west

Answer 5

false

Question 6

Huntington argues that an East Asian economic bloc is forming, who will be at the center of this in his opinion

Answer 6

China

Question 7

Which of the following is not a torn country?

Russia, Mexico, Japan, or Turkey

Answer 7

Japan

Question 8

T or F: Huntington argues that cultural commonalities are likely to decrease the intensity of a conflict between states withing the same civilization

Answer 8

True

Question 9

T or F: Huntington thinks its time for the US to stop nurturing its bilateral relationship with Japan

Answer 9

false

Question 10

T or F: Huntington argues that Asian nations are very open to and accepting of Western ideas about universal human rights

Answer 10

False

Question 11

torn country

Answer 11

either has several people from different civilizations within its borders, or its people are divided as to which civilization they belong to

Question 12

Realists
classical realism
and defensive realism

Answer 12

dominant thinkers of cold war
states have an innate desire to dominate each other
states sought to survive and can ensure this by joining military alliances

Question 13

liberals

Answer 13

argue that economically interdependent states are less likely to engage in economic conflict with one another

Question 14

constructivists

Answer 14

better at describing the past than predicting the future

Question 15

T or F: constructivists pay more attention to the impac of ideas on international relations than realists or liberal internationalists

Answer 15

true

Question 16

T or F: Ikenberry argues that the contemporary international order marks a rejection of the principles that emerged from the 1648 Peace of Westphalia

Answer 16

False

Question 17

T or F; Ikenberry argues that the liberal international order is strong and even players like China accept its basic rules and principles

Answer 17

true

Question 18

T or Friedberg argues that China is not content to be a status quo state

Answer 18

true

Question 19

T or F: Friedberg, unlike many other realists, argues that ideology can be a key determinant in IR

Answer 19

true

Question 20

T or F: Friedberg argues that a democratic China will lead to a more peaceful environment in Asia

Answer 20

true

Question 21

Berger argues that standard accounts of IR, like neorealism and neoliberalism, neglect the way in which structural, material forces are mediated by ______ factors

Answer 21

cultural and ideational factors

Question 22

according to Berger what’s the basis of peace and cooperation among E Asian nations

Answer 22

mutual desire for economic development/prosperity

Question 23

T or F: Shirk argues that the more economically developed China becomes, the safer and more secure it feels on the International stage

Answer 23

false

Question 24

t or f: the US is China’s largest overseas market

Answer 24

true

Question 25

T or F: according to Shirk public opinion doesn't matter in a country like China

Answer 25

false

Question 26

T or F: since the Tiananmen square incident in 1989 China has provided more economic basic freedoms to Chinese, but not political

Answer 26

true

Question 27

T or F: China's economy is expanding with few of the problems that normally accompany growth in other countries, like corruption, unemployment and socio-inequality

Answer 27

false

Question 28

T or F: China refuses to play a role in the six party talks with North Korea

Answer 28

false

Question 29

T or F: China is very reluctant to participate in multilateral organizations

Answer 29

false

Question 30

T or F: While the Chinese government understands that China's long term success depends on cooperation with the US, the Chinese gov't increasingly wants them to stand up to the US

Answer 30

true

Question 31

according to Shirk Chinese are most interest in bilateral relations with Taiwan and what other two countries

Answer 31

Japan and US

Question 32

which gov't org did Victor Cha work for

Answer 32

National Security Council | NSC

Question 33

After the Korean War which two countries were N Korea's main economic benefactors

Answer 33

China and USSR

Question 34

which area of the economy did the North Korean regime emphasize following the Korean War

Answer 34

Heavy industry

Question 35

What was the basic idea of the Ch'ollima ideology

Answer 35

economic shortfalls could be overcome by making workers work harder and harder

Question 36

what is a refoulee

Answer 36

political refugee who is refused political asylum to a neighboring country and returned to country of origin

Question 37

T or F: Cha argues that a conventional war hasnt broke out between the two Koreas since 1953 b/c 'deterrence has worked'

Answer 37

true

Question 38

T or F North Korea is prepared to give up their nuclear arsenal in exchange for massive economic aid from the international community

Answer 38

false

Question 39

according to prospect theory under what conditions do human beings become more prone to take bigger risks

Answer 39

when things aren't going well

Question 40

China covets something North Korea has, this is...

Answer 40

natural resources

Question 41

T or F Cha argues that North Korea has many of the pre requisites for an Arab Spring

Answer 41

false

Question 42

what countries participated in the 6 party talks

Answer 42

China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, US, and Russia

Question 43

term used to describe deliberate attempt to exterminate an entire group of people identified by religion, ethnicity, nationality, region inhabited, economic class, or political ideology

Answer 43

genocide

Question 44

T or F According to Chirot Japan is guilty from trying to deliberately exterminate an entire group of people in WWII

Answer 44

false

Question 45

what motivated post-war west Germany to acknowledge and apologize for its wartime actions

Answer 45

promise of reconciliation with the French and future European cooperation

Question 46

T or F Chirot argues that Japan's reluctance to face the past is really quite 'normal'

Answer 46

true

Question 47

Sneider argues that Japan, South Korea, and China have developed national narratives about their wartime histories that have remained the same over time

Answer 47

false

Question 48

How does Sneider illustrate national narratives about wartime memories in China, Japan, and S Korea

Answer 48

visits museums and shrines in each country

Question 49

Ikenberry's dual hierarchy in E Asia

Answer 49

one economic hierarchy led by China, and a security hierarchy led by US

Question 50

Ikenberry argues that the dual hierarchy system is likely to endure

Answer 50

false

Question 51

order

Answer 51

settled arrangements - rules institutions, alliances, arrangements, and patterns of authority that guide the interaction of states

Question 52

strategic dilemna

Answer 52

rising powers cannot rise without a counterreaction from neighboring countries

Question 53

T or F : Russia and Japan never signed a peace treaty after WWII

Answer 53

true

Question 54

T or F The creation of the League of Nations and later UN reflects 'realist' attempts to achieve peace on international stage

Answer 54

false

Question 55

T or F During the occupation of Japan Gen Macarthur associated infrequently with people of Japan

Answer 55

true

Question 56

T or F The US's hub n spoke approach to military alliances in East Asia is an example of effective multilateralism

Answer 56

false

Question 57

T or F Becoming a normal country in Japan has been a widely accepted goal since the 50's

Answer 57

false

Question 58

T or F PM Kishi, who renewed US-Japan security treaty was considered an opponent of Yoshida School

Answer 58

true

Question 59

T or F according to the Japan Peacekeeping Law, the SDF is allowed to participate in UN-led peacekeeping operations, but only if a ceasefire is involved

Answer 59

true

Question 60

T or F The Japanese constitution had to be amended in order for the Japanese troops to be dispatched to th eIRaqi and Afghan wars

Answer 60

false

Question 61

T or F today the Japanese refuse to participate in a US-led ballistic missile defense system in waters surrounding Japan

Answer 61

false

Question 62

T or F a country's constitution is an example of a formal institution

Answer 62

true

Question 63

a neoconservative believes in a passive foreign policy

Answer 63

false

Question 64

T or F While realism tended to prevail in the Cold War era, liberal institutionalism gained in popularity immediately following

Answer 64

true

Question 65

T or F: TPP aims to detarrif across the board with no exemptions

Answer 65

true

Question 66

T or F Today the PM of Japan would probably get rid of the US Japan military alliance

Answer 66

false

Question 67

T or F Japan has recognized their right to participate in collective self defense since the early 60's

Answer 67

false

Question 68

Which of the following isn't a part of ASEAN: | Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan, and Myanmar

Answer 68

Taiwan

Question 69

ideal type

Answer 69

term given to abstract, purely academic concept used to facilitate theory

Question 70

why are theories considered useful to social scientists

Answer 70

they enable us to make predictions | help bring order to complex situations

Question 71

constructivism

Answer 71

emphasizes the impact of culture and history on the behavior of individual states in the international arena

Question 72

father of realism

Answer 72

Thomas Hobbes

Question 73

security dilemna

Answer 73

can trigger an arms race, generally happens under a system of incomplete information, reflects lack of trust among relevant countries

Question 74

realists tend to assume natural international order is anarchy, what does this mean?

Answer 74

absence of authority in international arena