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Midterm 1 Flashcards

1
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Structural realists (neorealists) and Neoliberal Institutionalists, in general _____ about the anarchic character of the international arena.

A

disagree

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2
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Constructivism is similar to the theory of English School

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False

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3
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The “security dilemma” drives the interaction of states under anarchy according to the views of the

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?

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4
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Majority of Nations in the middle east prefer to create alliances on the basis of shared ideology.

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False

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5
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Neoliberal institutionalists in comparison with structural realists

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Shift attention away from interstate conflict and highlight the factors that facilitate cooperation under anarchy

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6
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According to the views of most observers, pan-Arab-ism as a guiding principle of regional affairs_____ the conventions associated with Westphalian sovereignty.

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Contradicts

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7
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Constructivists claim that states develop____ by means of a learning process that can lead in dramatically different directions.

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Both identities and interests.

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8
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The proposition that liberal democratic countries do not go to way with other liberal democracies belongs to the followers of

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?

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9
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Power transition theory is synonym to a power cycle theory

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false

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10
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The Middle East was just as actively involved in the Cold war rivalry as other regions of the world

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false

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11
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One of the main aims of the Truman Doctrine was to assist _____ and _____ against rising communist threat.

A

Greece, Turkey

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12
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Among the first conflicts related to Cold War rivalry in the Middle East was the one in..

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Iran

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13
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The first country in the Middle East which discovered deposits of oil was

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Iran

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14
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The Main reason for the departure of Great Britain and France from domination positions in the Middle East after WWII was

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None of the above

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15
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The limited involvement of the USSR in Middle Eastern politics was related to the..

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None of the above

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16
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The statement that during the Cold War regional states hesitated to play one superpower off against another is

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false

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17
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One of the outcomes of the Cold War rivalry in the Middle East was the..

A

?

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18
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____ was the author of the United States policy of containment in dealing with the USSR

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Cannon

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19
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The alliance between the West and the USSR during WWII ______ the promotion of political freedoms in Iran and in the Middle East in general

A

Contributed to

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20
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During the Cold War, oil _____ an important role as leverage between the two competing blocks

A

didn’t play

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21
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The term “Iron curtain” became known in 1946 because of..

A

Winston Churchill

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22
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The Kurdish Autonomous Republic was created in 1946 in the territory of ______

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Iran

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23
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The statement that the Soviet Union traditionally depended upon the import of Middle Eastern oil is..

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False

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24
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Two more of less democratic regimes which sustained themselves during Cold war in the Middle East were..

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Israel and Turkey

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25
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______ was active in creating regional military alliances in the Middle East

A

The United States

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26
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The Soviet Union was ______ the creation of Israel in 1947

A

In support of

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27
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____ was the country of the Middle East which became a member of NATO in 1952

A

Turkey

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28
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In supplying arms to the Arab nations it was necessary for the United States to take into account first and foremost the security interests of..

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Israel

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29
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Communist parties in the middle east had a very pro-Moscow agenda and close ties with the soviet union

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false

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30
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Gulf economies count on oil for _____ of their national income.

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75%

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31
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Sectarian violence in Iraq presents on of the examples of contradictions in applying the ____ for the explanations of the situation in the Middle East

A

Theory of the Clash of Civilizations

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32
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Oil industry in the Middle East has provided sustainable development for local populations

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False

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33
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The author if the concept of the End of History is..

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Francis Fukuyama

34
Q

Oil-money helps to support military spending in the region.

A

Far above the world average

35
Q

The US’s involvement in the Middle East is defined by its special responsibility in guaranteeing the smooth functioning of the worlds economy and polity, including its oil provisions

A

True

36
Q

Aramco is the name of the _____ oil and gas producing company

A

Saudi Arabian

37
Q

An influence of creeping globalization to the IR in the ME is defined by the theory of

A

intermestics

38
Q

Arabs in the Middle East constitute _____ among the world Muslim population

A

20%

39
Q

The water resource gap in the region has potential for conflicts

A

True

40
Q

_______ is central for regional dynamics

A

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

41
Q

The Madrid Conference as an initaitive to promote a _______ in the middle east took place in 1991

A

Collective peace process and regional coopereation

42
Q

The four regional economic conferences during 1994-97 in the Middle East show that for any economic integration to take place..

A

It is necessary to resolve before political problems between Arabs and Israel

43
Q

Formal recognition by Israel and Palastine and each other took place after the

A

Oslo Accord in 1993

44
Q

The_____ party in Israel traditionaly viewed palestinians in a positive way and was ready for cooperation with them

A

Labor

45
Q

There were no major military confrontations over the border disputes in the Middle East

A

False

46
Q

The Middle Eastern region is_____ South Asia in its level of Militarization.

A

Far ahead

47
Q

On average, all comparative socio-economic indicators in the Middle East during 1980-2000 were negative

A

True

48
Q

The share of youth (fourteen years or younger) among the population in the Middle East equals

A

40%

49
Q

There is growing politicization of religion in the Middle East

A

True

50
Q

The______ posits that, at any time, there exists a society of states that operates according to generally accepted norms of behavior and shared conventions, most notably ones that govern diplomacy and warfare

A

English School

51
Q

_____ is the theory which is focused on the studies of association between alliances and war

A

Quantitative studies

52
Q

States are assumed to act rationally according to the views of

A

Structural Realists and Neoliberal institutionalists

53
Q

Historical sociology _____ the centrality of the state and _____ the underlying political, economic, and social dynamics that shape the expansion and contraction of governmental power and autonomy

A

Plays down, Highlights

54
Q

The notion of “discourse” which refers in particular to the language, rhetoric, and symbols that states use to express their identities and interests plays a key role for..

A

Historical Socialogy

55
Q

The incidence of armed conflict over territory in the Middle East is_____ for the period after 1945 as it was for the era from 1816 to 1945, dispite all the progress that took place after the WWII

A

just as high

56
Q

Power transition theory builds a bridge between quantitative and case study research

A

True

57
Q

______ focuses on study an explanation for the occurrence of large-scale warfare.

A

Power transition theory

58
Q

The mostly used theory for the studies if IR is the Middle East have been

A

Structural realism

59
Q

ME experts have addressed all among the many theoretical debates and controversis that drive the field of IR

A

False

60
Q

The “prisoners dilemma” is a key concept for the ________ theory.

A

Neoliberal Institutionalist

61
Q

_____ was the capital of the Ottoman Empire

A

Constantinople

62
Q

The Emergence of the modern states in the Middle East was a result of..

A

The collapse of the Ottoman Empire

63
Q

Versailles is the name of the..

A

Peace agreement about partitions of land

64
Q

The creations of a single Arab state in the Middle East after WWII was a main goal..

A

For the hashemites

65
Q

The collapse of the ottoman Empire was a result of the..

A

Alliance between Germany and the Ottoman Empire during WWII

66
Q

The Ottoman rulers implemented the Tanzimat reforms to

A

Give more self rule to Arab states

67
Q

The Aliyah, the migration of Jews to their traditional homelands in the Middle East started

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In the 19th century and was encouraged by Tanzimat led reforms.

68
Q

The term Middle East was first used by

A

Alfred Thayer Mahan

69
Q

The main allies of WWI were

A

France, Russia, Britain, Italy, and The United States

70
Q

The main promoter of the new liberal world order during the Peace Conference in Paris in 1919 was..

A

The United States

71
Q

The Sykes-Picot agreement was..

A

?

72
Q

The King-Crane Commission was created by..

A

Britain and France in order to gather information about public opinion in the Middle East regarding the future of those territories

73
Q

The San Remo Conference of 1920 provided for the partition of Arab lands in the Middle East according the vision of..

A

Britain and France

74
Q

The three states in what is now the middle East which escaped from some form of colonial rule after WWI were..

A

Israel, Turkey, Cyprus

75
Q

The Western powers created the League of Nations

A

?

76
Q

____ were the mandate territories in the Middle East

A

Iraq and Transjordan

77
Q

The Balfour Declaration is the

A

?

78
Q

The central powers during WWI were

A

Germany, Austra-Hungary, The ottoman empire, and Bulgaria

79
Q

The “Sharifian solution” is the name of the deal guaranteeing..

A

The sons of Sharif Hussein would rule over the newly created mandates

80
Q

Maghreb is the name of the sub-unit in the Arab world comprised of

A

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania

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