2012
International Relations
Final Exam Review
There are approximately 100 questions, including a reading and question section.
The Map of Asia and listed countries are also included in the test.
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There are approximately 10 questions that connect the U.S. presidents to the
conflicts/actions or events that occurred during their presidency.
There is also several short answer questions that relate to the main topics discussed
in class.
Remember: You should always read through all of the note sheets, class work and
homework assignments and think about the main concepts for each unit to prepare for the
final. Below is an outline of terms and information but there are many questions on the
final based on your knowledge and understanding of the topics which are difficult to list
in a review guide.
Chapter One: IR Book/ Terms & Concepts
1. Balance of Power System
2. Globalization
3. Sovereignty
4. Bipolar
5. Power
6. System
7. International Relations
8. Supranational
9. Multipolar
10. Superpower
Chapter 20: IR Book
11. How does international law differ from domestic law?
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Executive Branch & Cabinet secretaries-Present Day and Pictures
12. President & Vice President
13. Secretary of State
14. Secretary of Defense
15. How are the President’s cabinet secretaries chosen? Which group approves their
appointments?
Cold War
16. Which countries were fighting the Cold War
17. Policy of Containment
18. George Kennan
19. All of the following were causes of the Cold War in Europe: identify what
each was.
o Satellite nations/buffer zones (Eastern Europe)
o Berlin Crisis and airlift
o Soviets develop nuclear weapon
Additional terms that relate to the Cold War
20. Domino Theory
21. NATO/Warsaw Pact
22. Joseph Stalin
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23. Arms Race/Space race
24. What are common characteristics of a communist government?
 What might they censorship over?
 Who controls the economy (means of production)?
 Religion in a communist country?
 Propaganda
 Travel out of Soviet Union?
25. Cuban Missile Crisis- when, why, how etc
26. Cuban, American and Soviet leaders
27. How was the crisis resolved?
Vietnam War
28. Which 3 countries had colonized or occupied Vietnam in the past?
29. Geneva Accords (At end of French Indo China War)- what did these accords state
would happen in Vietnam?
30. Gulf of Tonkin incident
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31. Which American presidents escalated the war?
New Cold War
32. When and why did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan?
33. Describe the rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
34. How and when did the rule of the Taliban end?
Terrorism
35. Oklahoma City bombing
36. Timothy McVeigh
37. Types of terrorism
38. Osama Bin Laden
39. Most of the hijackers on 9/11 came from which Middle Eastern country?
40. Why did the U.S. invade Afghanistan in 2001?
41. Why did the U.S. invade Iraq in 2003?
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42. When and why did the 1st Persian Gulf War begin?
Nuclear Weapons
43. Why did the U.S. develop and drop the atomic bomb at end of WWII?
44. Define nuclear proliferation
45. Define IAEA & main purpose
46. Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT)
47. Article V of the NPT Treaty
48. Which countries today possess nuclear weapons?
49. Which countries today are known but are unannounced possessor of nuclear
weapons?
50. Which countries are considered to be the Axis of Evil? Why?
United Nations
51. Purpose of the U.N.
52. General Assembly: describe, # of countries, vote etc.
53. Security Council: permanent members vs. non permanent, terms, veto power etc.
54. General Secretary: requirements, how elected & who is GS today
55. Location of U.N.
56. What are U.N. troops called and where troops come from?
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57. Facts about genocide in Rwanda. # killed, dates, why it occurred.
58. What event sparked the genocide?
59. Tutsis
60. Hutus
61. There are no international police or international governments that make law. So
what is international law based on?
World Leaders- images on test, countries and main events associated with leader
62. Kim Jong IL
63. Deng Xiaoping
64. President Amadinejad
65. Joseph Stalin
66. Fidel Castro
67. Saddam Hussein
68. Mikhail Gorbachev
69. Osama Bin Laden
70. Hu Jintao
71. U.S. President & V.P. (present)
72. U.S. Secretary of State & Defense (present)
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Middle East
73. Which countries in the M.E. are monarchies?
74. Which countries is a theocracy?
75. Which countries are democracies?
76. Which type of government is the most common in the M.E.?
77. Which predominantly Muslim country in the M.E. is secular democracy and has
outlawed “religious clothing”?
78. What are the four main ethnic groups in the M.E.? Which is the most common?
79. What religions exist? Which is most common?
80. In the Middle East, are most Muslims Sunni or Shiite?
81. What are the two “most conservative” countries in the M.E. today?
Rise of China as a superpower
82. Type of government today?
83. Type of economic system today?
84. Who is the leader of China today?
85. Which leader made economic reforms in China?
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86. Why China is called the “Workshop of the World”?
Rise of India as a world power
87. When was India partitioned? What new country was established by the partition?
88. What type of government does India have today?
89. When and what is India’s “New Liberalization Plan”?
Four Maps on the Final Exam
Africa
Middle East
South Asia
Africa
Ten questions on foreign policy & U.S. President. Review in class together.
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