Recognition by Other States: Power, Sovereignty, and the Westphalian System

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What is the term used to describe the movement of people in different cultures?

Financescapes

Ethnoscapes (correct)

Mediascapes

Technoscapes

When did the Great Depression start?

1949

1929 (correct)

1939

1918

According to scholars, when did globalization start?

1492 (correct)

1776

1812

1914

What product besides silk was traded along the Silk Road?

Textiles Signup and view all the answers

What does Manfred Steger describe globalization as?

Expansion Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to the deepening and increasing interconnectedness of global relations and consciousness?

Intensification Signup and view all the answers

During the Age of Mercantilism, what was the main focus in terms of trade?

Exporting goods outweighed importing goods Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Mercantilism from Capitalism?

Mercantilism restricted investments to within the country, while Capitalism allowed global investment. Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Bretton Woods Agreement in 1944?

To replace the gold standard with the U.S. dollar as the global currency Signup and view all the answers

Which organization is known as the World Bank for funding post-war reconstruction?

International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Signup and view all the answers

What defines a 'nation'?

A group of people with shared identities and characteristics, such as language and religion Signup and view all the answers

What led to the collapse of the Bretton Woods Agreement in 1971?

U.S. lost majority control over gold reserves Signup and view all the answers

Which philosopher believed in a Republic Government without Kings and Queens?

Giuseppe Mazzini Signup and view all the answers

What did Woodrow Wilson advocate for among nations?

Global cooperation Signup and view all the answers

Who co-wrote the 'Communist Manifesto' along with Karl Marx?

Friedrich Engels Signup and view all the answers

What event occurred after the collapse of the Socialist International?

Creation of the Communist International Signup and view all the answers

Who led the new revolutionary government called the USSR?

Vladimir Lenin Signup and view all the answers

What was NOT a cause of World War I according to the text?

"League of Nations" Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Treaty of Westphalia (1648)?

Established the idea of sovereignty in European nations Signup and view all the answers

Which concept did Napoleon Bonaparte support through the Napoleonic Code?

Meritocracy Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Concert of Europe?

Restore the Westphalian system and sovereignty Signup and view all the answers

Which philosopher advocated for a global government to prevent chaos in the world?

Immanuel Kant Signup and view all the answers

What type of government was prevalent under the Westphalian System?

Monarchical ruled by kings and queens Signup and view all the answers

What did Napoleon Bonaparte forbid through his policies?

Birth privileges Signup and view all the answers

What event triggered World War I?

Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand Signup and view all the answers

Which country declared war on France during World War I?

Germany Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Treaty of Versailles in 1918?

It imposed harsh penalties and reparations on Germany Signup and view all the answers