Which of the following is a prediction of Marxism?
a. The end of capitalism through interstate warfare
b. Conflict between socialist states
c. Imperialism by socialist states
d. Conflict between Marxist and capitalist states
e. Conflict between capitalist states
On the eve of World War I, the liberal view of international relations
a. predicted that war was likely because it would be financially beneficial to states.
b. believed that international organizations provided effective guarantees against war.
c. had begun to converge with the structural realist view of the system of states.
d. began to warn that economic and social ties between the states were too weak.
e. was optimistic about prospects for peace and was highly influential.
What is a muted bipolar world?
a. a world system in which two superpowers tightly control their alliance systems
b. world system in which two superpowers are joined by other power centers, each
with its own sets of interests. However, the other power centers are not yet
superpowers
c. a world system in which two superpowers are having difficulty managing their
alliance systems, but a fundamental bipolar structure still exists
d. it is a term that has no meaning in the context of international affairs
What phrase accurately describes the status of U.S.-Soviet relations during most of the 1980s?
a. outright hostility
b. rapprochement and confrontation
c. skeptical cooperation
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d. measured confrontation
What model describes the status of EastWest relations during the late 1940s and the 1950s?
a. a multipolar world
b. a muted bipolar world
c. a tripolar world
d. a bipolar world
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