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1
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T or F: Huntington argues that the primary source of conflict in the post cold war era will be ideological

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false: it will be cultural, or ‘civilizational’

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T or F: Huntington predicts that nation states will dissapear

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false

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

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false

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

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true

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

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false

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

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China

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Which of the following is not a torn country?

Russia, Mexico, Japan, or Turkey

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Japan

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

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True

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

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false

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

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False

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torn country

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

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12
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Realists
classical realism
and defensive realism

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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

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liberals

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

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constructivists

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better at describing the past than predicting the future

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

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true

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

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False

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

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true

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

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true

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

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true

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

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true

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21
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Berger argues that standard accounts of IR, like neorealism and neoliberalism, neglect the way in which structural, material forces are mediated by ______ factors

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cultural and ideational factors

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22
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according to Berger what’s the basis of peace and cooperation among E Asian nations

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mutual desire for economic development/prosperity

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

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false

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

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true

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

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false

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

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true

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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

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false

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

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false

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29
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T or F: China is very reluctant to participate in multilateral organizations

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false

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30
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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

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true

31
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according to Shirk Chinese are most interest in bilateral relations with Taiwan and what other two countries

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Japan and US

32
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which gov’t org did Victor Cha work for

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National Security Council

NSC

33
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After the Korean War which two countries were N Korea’s main economic benefactors

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China and USSR

34
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which area of the economy did the North Korean regime emphasize following the Korean War

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Heavy industry

35
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What was the basic idea of the Ch’ollima ideology

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

36
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what is a refoulee

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

37
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T or F: Cha argues that a conventional war hasnt broke out between the two Koreas since 1953 b/c ‘deterrence has worked’

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true

38
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T or F North Korea is prepared to give up their nuclear arsenal in exchange for massive economic aid from the international community

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false

39
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according to prospect theory under what conditions do human beings become more prone to take bigger risks

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when things aren’t going well

40
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China covets something North Korea has, this is…

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natural resources

41
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T or F Cha argues that North Korea has many of the pre requisites for an Arab Spring

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false

42
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what countries participated in the 6 party talks

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

43
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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

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genocide

44
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T or F According to Chirot Japan is guilty from trying to deliberately exterminate an entire group of people in WWII

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false

45
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what motivated post-war west Germany to acknowledge and apologize for its wartime actions

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promise of reconciliation with the French and future European cooperation

46
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T or F Chirot argues that Japan’s reluctance to face the past is really quite ‘normal’

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true

47
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Sneider argues that Japan, South Korea, and China have developed national narratives about their wartime histories that have remained the same over time

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false

48
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How does Sneider illustrate national narratives about wartime memories in China, Japan, and S Korea

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visits museums and shrines in each country

49
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Ikenberry’s dual hierarchy in E Asia

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

50
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Ikenberry argues that the dual hierarchy system is likely to endure

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false

51
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order

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

52
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strategic dilemna

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rising powers cannot rise without a counterreaction from neighboring countries

53
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T or F : Russia and Japan never signed a peace treaty after WWII

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true

54
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T or F The creation of the League of Nations and later UN reflects ‘realist’ attempts to achieve peace on international stage

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false

55
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T or F During the occupation of Japan Gen Macarthur associated infrequently with people of Japan

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true

56
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T or F The US’s hub n spoke approach to military alliances in East Asia is an example of effective multilateralism

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false

57
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T or F Becoming a normal country in Japan has been a widely accepted goal since the 50’s

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false

58
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T or F PM Kishi, who renewed US-Japan security treaty was considered an opponent of Yoshida School

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true

59
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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

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true

60
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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

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false

61
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T or F today the Japanese refuse to participate in a US-led ballistic missile defense system in waters surrounding Japan

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false

62
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T or F a country’s constitution is an example of a formal institution

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true

63
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a neoconservative believes in a passive foreign policy

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false

64
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T or F While realism tended to prevail in the Cold War era, liberal institutionalism gained in popularity immediately following

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true

65
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T or F: TPP aims to detarrif across the board with no exemptions

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true

66
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T or F Today the PM of Japan would probably get rid of the US Japan military alliance

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false

67
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T or F Japan has recognized their right to participate in collective self defense since the early 60’s

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false

68
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Which of the following isn’t a part of ASEAN:

Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan, and Myanmar

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Taiwan

69
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ideal type

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

70
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why are theories considered useful to social scientists

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they enable us to make predictions

help bring order to complex situations

71
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constructivism

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

72
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father of realism

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Thomas Hobbes

73
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security dilemna

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

74
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realists tend to assume natural international order is anarchy, what does this mean?

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absence of authority in international arena

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