UCLA Political Science 20 Final Review

no; have objectives, strategies, adopting practices, strike democracies where leaders will give in to demands

Achieved their objectives/autonomy, group implosion, do other forms of activism

<p>Study of the relationship between politics and economics; three theories = liberal, Marxist, mercantilist</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Absolute gains are possible, less regulation = best, maximize total welfare, no politics involved in economics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gains = zero-sum between classes, distribution = skewed, mode of production determines the political structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Realist approach, gains = zero-sum between countries, power politics &amp; national security determine political structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Britain &amp; others liberalize as a result of a change from mercantilist policies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A good a nation produces more efficiently than others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A good a country produces at a lower opportunity cost than other countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What a country forgoes in order to produce a particular good.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sovereignty</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The acquisition, by colonized peoples, of control over their own territory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Absence of government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Interests attributed to the state itself, usually security and power.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Situations where members of a group would benefit by working together but each individual is better off not cooperating.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system by which imperial governments used military power to enrich themselves and their supporters.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A 1494 agreement that divided newly discovered lands between Portugal and Spain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A series of European wars (1618-1648) that were partially a Catholic-Protestant religious conflict.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The treaty that ended World War I.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The period between the 1919 end of WWI and the 1939 beginning of WWII.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A political barrier that isolated Eastern Europe after WWII.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A dilemma that arises when efforts that states make to defend themselves cause other states to feel less secure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A situation where actors in a strategic interaction lack information about other actors' interests or capabilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Situations in which actors cannot achieve their goals due to an inability to make credible threats or promises.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An issue that cannot be adequately divided, such as control over a territory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The situation where military technology, strategies, or geography give an advantage to the state that attacks first in a war.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tendency for people to become more supportive of their country's government in response to crises or wars.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The observation that there are few, if any, clear cases of war between mature democratic states.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A political situation where no one nation is powerful enough to pose a threat to others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The five permanent members of the UNSC: the United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, and China.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The active maintenance of a truce between nations, often by an international military force.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Armed conflict between actors with highly unequal military capabilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wars instigated by a major power that does not directly become involved.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A strategy of terrorist attacks intended to sabotage peace between the target and moderate leadership.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A strategy designed to demonstrate superior capability and commitment relative to other groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than competitors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A country will export goods that make intensive use of the factors of production in which it is well endowed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The practice of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Protection benefits the scarce factor of production in a country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A model emphasizing the sector in which factors of production are employed rather than the nature of the factor itself.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Investment made by a foreign company in the economy of another country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organization that manufactures and markets products in many different countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Investment in a foreign country via the purchase of stocks, bonds, or other financial instruments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Loans from private financial institutions in one country to sovereign governments in other countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An exchange rate policy where a government maintains its currency at a specific value in relation to another currency.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An exchange rate policy allowing a currency to be traded on the open market without direct control.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To increase in value.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To decrease in value.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A country at a relatively early stage in economic development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of trade barriers to keep certain products out of a country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Policies designed to spur manufacturing for export.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>International law that develops slowly over time as states recognize practices as appropriate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A set of individuals and NGOs acting in pursuit of a normative objective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The basic rights to which all people are entitled.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A document issued by the UN to promote basic human rights and freedoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A court established by the UN for indicting and administering justice for war crimes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A situation in which individuals use up commonly available resources, creating disaster for the community.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Goods that cannot be prevented from being consumed by others once available.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Goods for which consumption by one actor does not diminish availability for others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Economic side effects or by-products that affect uninvolved third parties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ward off an attack or minimize damage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Respect from others; the establishment of dominance and hegemony.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Achieving desires through the elimination of the enemy; use of violence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of threats or violence to change the behavior of other political actors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tools like embargoes, sanctions, and severing trade agreements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Brute force.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Preventing unwanted actions through threats.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eisenhower threatening the use of nuclear weapons to defend Taiwan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forcing another actor to take an action through threats.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Taiwan Strait Crisis when Eisenhower threatened military action to protect Taiwan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Compellence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Political actors choosing outcomes that benefit themselves at the expense of another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A situation where at least one actor threatens force if demands are not met.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wars fought on behalf of monarchs with mercenary soldiers and minimal concept of nationalism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Involved large national armies with a deeper connection to civilian volunteers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Can start with coercion and often targets civilians.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nuclear weapons cause similar damage to conventional weapons against defenseless targets.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Land, air, and sea nuclear capabilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>National security, regime legitimization, status, and coercive power.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>International relations are anarchic; states seek deterrents due to survival concerns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stalin requesting atomic bomb technology from America.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Leaders are influenced by domestic constituents and powerful lobbies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>India's weapon growth following conflict with China to boost national confidence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nuclear weapons serve as symbols of modernity and great power status.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>France's weapon growth post-WWII to restore its great power status.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Extended peace and stability due to heightened costs of conflict.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Small gains lead to little incentive to fight; states act cautiously when costs are high; nuclear states don't need to fight for security; attacked states often fight harder; certainty of strong states reduces war likelihood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Risk of domestic instability and nuclear weapons falling into the wrong hands.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>NO AGREED DEFINITION - generally includes premeditated political violence to influence an audience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Targets civilians deliberately; often involves individuals willing to die for their cause.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wartime actions against military targets, self-defense, or collateral damage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increase in the number of attacks, mostly bombings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To gain supporters or publicity from large audiences, and to coerce others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>This question invites debate; some argue it is a rational strategy for achieving political goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers