In 1815, the Congress of Vienna was like the Peace of Westphalia in that it
a. was convened at the behest of the Holy Roman Emperor.
b. favored republicanism over dynastic succession.
c. tried to take into account the appeal of the technological growth.
d. learned from the failure of the old system and tried to revise it.
A state refusing to vote with the United States in the United Nations unless the United States offers it large amounts of security assistance is an example of
a. balking. c. balancing.
b. bruising. d. blackmailing.
As the most powerful nation-states of their time, these two nation-states were responsible for playing a key role in maintaining the balance of power after the Congress of Vienna in 1815.
a. Great Britain and Russia c. France and Austria-Hungary
b. Great Britain and France d. Germany and the United States
According to the book, what factor makes the United States most vulnerable?
a. It has a market-oriented system.
b. It has lost numerous military bases in strategic regions worldwide.
c. It has contested and undefended borders along the Mexican border.
d. It has a petroleum-based economy.
The anarchic system of states recognized by the Peace of Westphalia
a. remains unscathed, without challenge, to this day.
b. has been challenged by the notion of popular sovereignty.
c. ignored the principle of dynastic succession.
d. None of the above is true.
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