In 1960, wealthy countries felt in control of their economic destinies, partly because these countries _____________.
. manufactured most of the items that their citizens bought
b. created complex supply chains that involved other nations
c. cracked down on labor movements in manufacturing sectors
d. imported vast quantities of inexpensive goods manufactured abroad
Q. 2The legacy of _____ most directly contributed to the trade surpluses in Europe and North America in the early 1960s.
a. colonialism
b. isolationism
c. slavery
d. socialism
Q. 3Which countries were already showing strong signs of globalization by 1960?
a. Algeria and Tunisia
b. Brazil and Venezuela
c. Singapore and Taiwan
d. Norway and the Netherlands
Q. 4Which of these statements regarding the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan most closely fits within the psychological framework of the situation?
a. The Taliban were a moral stain on the world that needed to be eliminated.
b. The extremism of the Taliban made their regime an imminent threat to every other nation in the region.
c. The Afghanistan War was a natural reaction to the Taliban's role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
d. If the Afghani military were a more even match for the U.S. military, there never would have been an Afghanistan War.
Q. 5Which of these is an ideational explanation of the Iraq War?
a. Bush invaded Iraq to avenge his father
b. Bush invaded Iraq in order to ensure re-election
c. Bush invaded Iraq to access their large oil reserves
d. Bush's neoconservative advisors convinced him to invade Iraq
Q. 6The theory that the invasion of Iraq was an attempt to mobilize a conservative voting contingency fits in with which of these viewpoints?
a. Ideational
b. Institutional
c. Psychological
d. Rational-material
Q. 7Suppose a political scientist explains modern warfare as a struggle for access to natural resources and markets. This adheres to which type of explanation?
a. Ideational
b. Institutional
c. Psychological
d. Rational-material
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