The empirical evidence for the economic interdependence approach finds
a. free trade works best on a regional basis.
b. capitalist nations obtain most inputs internally.
c. little support for this hypothesis.
d. states will go to war when expected benefits of going to war exceed expected costs.
In terms of whether free trade leads to peace, World War I demonstrates which point of view?
a. World War I occurred at a time of restricted trade.
b. World War I had nothing to do with the level of international trade among European powers.
c. European countries were trading more extensively at that time with the United States.
d. International trade among European countries was at an all-time high in 1914.
According to liberal economic theory, interdependence tends to
a. make war more expensive, since your enemy may be your economic partner.
b. raise the possibility of war due to proximity to your enemy.
c. increase the likelihood of conflict as economic competition raises tensions.
d. make little difference on whether a country enters into a conflict with another country.
Liberals emphasize the connection between economics and war by asserting that
a. individual capitalists will eventually conflict.
b. free trade reduces the likelihood of war.
c. the probability of conflict increases with the rise of global capitalism.
d. global capitalism highlights the economic differences between states.
Economic structuralists assert that capitalism is a likely cause of war because
a. capitalism creates international anarchy.
b. workers unite against the capitalist class.
c. capitalism produces the need for states to expand.
d. the absence of free trade creates conflict.
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