INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TEST REVIEW
INTRO: POWER, SYSTEMS, FOREIGN POLICY, AND U.S. NATIONAL INTEREST
KEY TERMS:
International Relations
Power
Force
Systems
Balance of Power
Antibalance-of-Power
Bipolar
Multipolar
Unipolar
Counterweight
Stratified
“Zone of chaos”
Globalized
Resource Wars
Clash of Civilizations
State
Sovereignty
Supranational
Foreign Policy
Interventionist
Hawks
Noninterventionist
Doves
Isolationism
Elite
Mass
Continuity Principle
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
War Powers Act
Department of Homeland Security
National Security Council
Unilateralism
Multilateralism
National Interest
Realism
Idealism
Manifest Destiny
Monroe Doctrine
Imperialism
Woodrow Wilson
14 Points
Containment
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
KEY ISSUES
1. What is the difference between power and force?
2. Define each system. Understand when they occurred throughout history and how they
might exist today. Also understand the weaknesses of each argument.
3. How is our definition of “state” in America incorrect?
4. Contrast interventionists, noninterventionists, and isolationists.
5. Who are the elite and the mass and why are they so different when it comes to our
foreign policy? Are they usually interventionist or noninterventionist?
6. What role does Congress play in foreign affairs? Who really conducts foreign policy
in the U.S.? Who are the members of the National Security Council who advise the
president
7. Identify the key players (from the chart) in American foreign affairs.
8. What is the difference between Realism, Liberalism, and Neo-Conservativism in
international relations? Which one is better? Why? Are they mutually exclusive?
9. Describe American containment policy during the Cold War. How do the Truman
Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and Domino Theory relate to it?
Study the Following:
1. Textbook: Chapters 1, 4, and 2
2. “Strange New World: Power and Systems in
Transformation” - Chapter 1 notes
3. “Can the United States Lead the World?” - Chapter 4
notes
4. “U.S. Foreign Policy and National Interests” notes
5. “IR And Zombies Article
6. U.S. National Interests grid