Weeks 2-3 (Globalization & Modern International Order)

 Globalization refers to:

Widening, deepening, and acceleration of worldwide connectivity

Which initiative is an example of multicentric globalization?

 China’s Belt and Road Initiative

 Which theory sees globalization as capitalist imperialism?

Marxism

The “Standard of Civilization” divided humanity into:

Civilized, barbarous, savage

Which principle is central to the modern sovereign state?

Centralization of authority

 The globalization of sovereignty in the 20th century required:

Postcolonial states to emulate Western standards

Which case study highlights trade-offs of 19th-century modernization?

 Industrial advances vs. inequality/environmental collapse

Opposing view: International order is NOT purely Western because:

Sovereignty existed outside Europe

Which event marked the advent of industrialized total war?

WWI

Treaty of Versailles is linked to:

German revanchism under Nazism

WWII expansion conformed to:

Nazi ideology of racial supremacy

Japan’s Pearl Harbor attack was prompted by:

US sanctions on Tokyo

Decolonization was fueled by:

Self-determination principle

 Algeria’s independence struggle involved:

Extensive military conflict with France

 India’s independence in 1947 was marked by:

Partition with Pakistan and ethnic cleansing

Cold War containment policy was embodied in:

Marshall Plan & Truman Doctrine

NATO’s Article V states:

Attack on one is attack on all

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) was fueled by:

Soviet-Cuban alliance after 1959

Détente shaped relations between:

US & USSR

Gorbachev’s reforms included:

Glasnost and Perestroika

Korean War began in 1950 when:

North Korea attacked South Korea

Fidel Castro’s policies in Cuba included:

Advances in health care and literacy