Geopolitical Concepts

Question 1

Realism focuses on…

Answer 1

States

Question 2

Liberalism focuses on….

Answer 2

more on businesses rather than states

Question 3

Liberal people…

Answer 3

Never go to war

Question 4

Conflict

Answer 4

A major component of the international system

Question 5

EU is

Answer 5

A liberal institution

Question 6

Goals are

Answer 6

Beneficial to everyone

Question 7

Realists don’t believe in…

Answer 7

schemes which may provide peace in the world

Question 8

Realists see the world as

Answer 8

Tragic and evil

Question 9

Realists are not

Answer 9

Angels

Question 10

Realists believe

Answer 10

You can not promote democracy

Question 11

Realists may not want a conflict

Answer 11

to prove something or want to get involved

Question 12

Criticism of realism

Answer 12

is when people believe everything is going against you

Question 13

Liberals would say (about war)

Answer 13

A real war promotes democracy

Question 14

Realists would say (about war)

Answer 14

a real war promotes national interest and that danger of war is always lurking in the background

Question 15

Any good foreign policy goal

Answer 15

is to have good ideas, aspirations, viewing the world from where it is, how it is better than where it was before

Question 16

Realists support

Answer 16

Dictators

Question 17

Idealist

Answer 17

League of nations

Question 18

U.S. Are involved with basis in the pacific because

Answer 18

of World War Two and Cold War they finished with claimed territory and they made the basis more solid

Question 19

3 level system which believes the world is in 3 categories

Answer 19

The world systems theory

Question 20

World systems theory categories

Answer 20

Core, periphery, semi periphery

Question 21

Core are dominant…

Answer 21

capitalist countries that exploit periphery countries

Question 22

Cores are powerful and

Answer 22

don’t rely on anyone

Question 23

Location of first core region

Answer 23

Europe

Question 24

Periphery countries have

Answer 24

unstable government maybe run by someone else, cheap labour and industries not growing

Question 25

Periphery countries are also referred to as

Answer 25

Third world countries

Question 26

First country to be named periphery

Answer 26

Latin America

Question 27

Semi Periphery countries fall

Answer 27

In the middle of the economic spectrum

Question 28

A Semi periphery country

Answer 28

Is a combination of both periphery countries and core countries

Question 29

Name for countries outside the system

Answer 29

External countries

Question 30

Example of external country

Answer 30

Russia

Question 31

Core country locations

Answer 31

North America, Europe, Japan

Question 32

Peripheral country examples

Answer 32

South America, and some Asian countries

Question 33

Semi peripheral country examples

Answer 33

India, Brazil, South Africa

Question 34

How can the categories of the world systems theory be affected?

Answer 34

by shift in power, geographic expansion, recessions and growth

Question 35

Even though the world economy is changing

Answer 35

Counties mainly stay within the 3 groups

Question 36

Communist countries

Answer 36

Opt out of the world systems theory

Question 37

The world systems theory was developed

Answer 37

In the 60s

Question 38

What is NATO

Answer 38

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, it is an independent military alliance

Question 39

Purpose of NATO

Answer 39

The main purpose of NATO is for the group of countries to defend each other from the possibility of communist Soviet Union taking control of their nation

Question 40

EU definition

Answer 40

The EU is a politico-economic Union of 28 member states which are all located primarily in Europe

Question 41

What role has the EU played on armed conflicts

Answer 41

Not particularly useful in armed conflicts

Question 42

Definition of the UN

Answer 42

The UN (United Nations) is an intergovernmental organisation to promote international cooperation.

Question 43

How many members in NATO

Answer 43

28

Question 44

Members of EU

Answer 44

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Question 45

Liberal definition

Answer 45

international system creating opportunities for conflict and cooperation

Question 46

Spykman said....

Answer 46

The inner crescent was the rimland - stressing the importance of intra rimland competition

Question 47

Halford Mackinder

Answer 47

eurasian geopolitical struggle was a contest between landpower in the inner crescent

Question 48

Where is the rimland?

Answer 48

between the Heartland and marginal sea powers