GDP per capita measures what?

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the average income in a country

the growth in exports of a country

the health of a country

the impact of exports and imports in a country

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The purpose of the Truman Doctrine was to ...

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end the Korean War

end WWII

contain the spread of Communist rule in other countries

permit the president to seek peace with China

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I am a scholar who advocates the position that the international economy is meant to exploit the poorer, less developed countries in the world. Which school of thought or paradigm best reflects my argument?

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Feminism

Dependency theory

Liberalism

Realism

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World Systems theory says what?

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It's impossible for a core country to slide backwards in development

Women deserve equality in the economic and political sphere

There are three groups of countries--the core, semi-periphery and periphery

Capitalism is better for everyone

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution ...

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was passed by Congress to end the Vietnam War

was a battle during WWII that claimed the lives of thousands

was congressional approval for the use of force in Vietnam

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Which of the following is true about horizontal proliferation?

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France gets rid of all of its nukes

Iran acquires nuclear weapons

China adds on to its existing nuclear weapons arsenal

North Korea attacks japan

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Which of the following are alternative measures for economic inequality besides income?

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life expectancy

educational achievement

food intake

All of the above

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Which of the following is true about the concept of the "modern state"?

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It is a creation of the Treaty of Westphalia (1648)

It is an economic unit created by the UN

It is a subservient unit created by the Treaty of Versailles

It is an imagined community of like people

I am a post-colonial feminist. I would argue that...

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the only outlook that matters is the outlook of the industrialized countries.

women experience a different reality than men.

women should not be allowed to work or own property.

there is no one universal feminist outlook.

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One of the specific outcomes of WWI was...

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the beginning of the Cold War

the creation of the United Nations

the creation of the League of Nations

the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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What does Rifkin mean by the "empathetic civilization"?

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that we all descend from common ancestors and should think of ourselves as "one identity."

that we all descend from different ancestors and should respect our diversity.

that war is the best way for civilizations to resolve their differences

that we can never really understand each other so why bother?

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Which of the following is true about the "Global War on Terror"?

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Western governments committed hundreds of thousands of troops and billions of dollars to fight the war

It began after the attacks on the US on 9/11

It is a war that al Qaeda and ISIS continue to fight.

All of these answers are correct

Adam Smith believed which of the following?

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That free markets could better ensure for economic prosperity

That free markets were a complete waste of time

That mercantilism ensured for widespread prosperity and efficient production

That mercantilism was a superior economic model

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Which of the following is an "upside" to free trade?

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environmental degradation

a decline in the material standard of living across countries

job loss and poverty

cheaper prices on foreign goods for consumers

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Donald Trump, on his own accord, met with the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un to negotiate a reduction in North Korea's nuclear capabilities. A constructivist would suggest that Trump's actions in this instance...

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were possibly meant to create a norm shift in US perceptions of North Korea.

were an example of the use of international institutions to achieve change.

were possibly meant to lay the grounds for an attack on North Korea.

were a ploy to trick N. Korea because North Korea cannot be trusted.

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The Anti-Ballistic Missle Treaty (ABM) ...

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was a bilateral treaty with China that outlawed all nuclear weapons

ensured that the USSR would give up all of its ballistic missiles

ensured that the US could make as many ballistic missiles as it wanted

was a bilateral treaty with the USSR that limited the deployment of defensive, ground-based antimissile systems

Human security means what?

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States should be concerned with human rights, the environment and crisis events in other countries. We are all in this together.

States should focus on building up their armies and conquering other states.

States should do everything they can to protect their own population. What goes on in other countries is no great concern.

States should blow each other up.

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During the Cold War, teh two opposing siders were ...

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United States, Great Britain, and allies in Western Europe versus the USSR and its allies

China and the USSR versus Britian and Vietnam

United States, China and Veitnam versus the USSR

The USSR and the US versus China and the Far East

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When it comes to free trade, countries that rely on protectionist policies would use which of the following strategies?

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Tariffs on foreign imports

Import quotas placed on foreign imports

Non-tariff barriers

All of the above.

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A belligerency group...

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wants to secede from the larger country.

has a military with a clear chain-of-command.

is geographically concentrated.

All of the above