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Liberty UniversityDigitalCommons@LibertyUniversityFaculty Publications and Presentations Helms School of Government2003Michael Roskin: IR: International Relations StudyGuideSteven Alan SamsonLiberty University, ssamson@liberty.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/gov_fac_pubsPart of the Other Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons, Political Science Commons, and thePublic Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Helms School of Government at DigitalCommons@Liberty University. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications and Presentations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Liberty University. For moreinformation, please contact scholarlycommunication@liberty.edu.Recommended CitationSamson, Steven Alan, "Michael Roskin: IR: International Relations Study Guide" (2003). Faculty Publications and Presentations. Paper160.http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/gov_fac_pubs/160MICHAEL ROSKIN: IR: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STUDY GUIDE, 2003 Steven Alan Samson  Chapter 1  destabilization of 19th century system of empires Meiji Restoration German unification beginning of the first great age of balance of power breakdown of the second balance of power system isolationist nations of the interwar period empires that collapsed during the First World War “zero-sum” game privileges that accompany a U.S. passport age of the modern nation-state Chapter 2 U.S. territorial acquisitions in the 19th century – and from whom thrust of Washington’s farewell address thrust of the Monroe Doctrine fate of the League treaty interwar “isolationism” of the U.S.  “X” article thrust of the Truman doctrine origin of fears of a “missile gap” Chapter 3 concept of “political generations” historical origin of the Viets crux of “guerrilla warfare” Lyndon Johnson campaign in 1964 legal means by which the U.S. engaged in the Vietnam War consequences of the Tet offensive for LBJ requisites of the Catholic doctrine of “just war” Chapter 4 Nicholas Spykman on U.S. foreign policy predictions of Frank L. Klingberg financing of the Persian Gulf War weaknesses of the War Powers Act role of State and Defense Departments, CIA, and NSC in foreign-policy Graham Allison on the Cuban Missile Crisis what the "Pentagon Papers" showed Chapter 5 accomplishments of Alexander Nevsky and Peter the Great Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Lenin's and Trotsky's promotion of world revolution Hitler-Stalin Pact Stalin and the Spanish Civil War German Communists and Hitler Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union Russo-Japanese War Yalta agreement causes of the Cold War Chapter 6 Paul Kennedy on the cause of the Soviet collapse Cuban Missile Crisis: its risks and its consequences Khrushchev's "secret speech" reasons for the Sino-Soviet split hegemony entente détente rebellions in Soviet bloc countries Chapter 7 colonial caste system based on skin color Cape of Good Hope, 1652 Boer War decolonization of India and the conflict between Hindus and Muslims African National Congress Nelson Mandela Republic of South Africa, 1961 and withdrawal from British Commonwealth Portuguese withdrawal from Angola and Mozambique independence of Kenya colonial origins of Namibia and Ghana F. W. de Klerk and P. W. Botha Chapter 8 French Revolution and nationalism Dreyfus Affair origins of Zionism Palestine and the Ottoman Empire McMahon-Hussein letters Balfour Declaration Sykes-Picot Agreement 1939 White Paper Israel's 1948, 1956, 1967, and 1973 wars United States role in the 1956 Suez crisis (Sinai campaign) Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin Jimmy Carter and the Camp David meetings Palestinian organizations intifada Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin Chapter 9 key straits and other strategic waterways chief importers of Persian Gulf oil division and occupation of Iran during the Second World War SAVAK White Revolution U.S. policy toward the Shah Kurds origins of the First Gulf War U.N. goals of the Second Gulf War possible pipeline corridors from the Caspian Sea  Chapter 10 maintenance of spheres of influence CIA's model for the Bay of Pigs invasion economy of Central America under Spain 19th century British-American cooperation in Central America Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary Nicaragua and the Somoza dynasty U.S. intervention in Guatemala effects of the shift to export crops in Central America Central American "death squads" dependency Grenada opposition to the 1977 Panama Canal Treaties most recent U.S. intervention in Haiti  Chapter 11 measure of economic growth Hobson and Lenin on imperialism Medieval Europe, Arab Empire, Chinese Empire Max Weber on the Protestant Ethic Islamic resistance to modern values effect of industrialization on the birth rate socialism in the Global South Chinese prosperity outside China Hernando de Soto Mexican economy in the 1990s Chapter 12 Ottoman penetration of the walls of Constantinople in 1453 defeat of Spanish Armada, 1588 deterrence in the days before nuclear weapons DeGaulle's reaction to Kennedy's flexible response doctrine crisis stability and mutual nuclear deterrence détente diplomacy entente Chapter 13 first nuclear explosion reasons for U.S. and Israel developing nuclear weapons extended deterrence access types of nuclear weapons (fission, fusion, etc.) held by major powers international prestige U.S. and Soviet view of nuclear proliferation John Foster Dulles Charles Wilson massive retaliation purpose of U.S. forces in Europe in the 1950s multiplication of members of the nuclear club Clausewitz on escalation Chapter 14 attributes of terrorism IRA PLO when terrorism works and why chief techniques of terrorism Shamir and the Stern Gang states that have exported terrorists terrorism and decolonization World Trade Center and Oklahoma City bombings decline of terrorism Chapter 15 NATO coverage basis for alliances new NATO members original members of the European Common Market EU's unified economy Maastricht Treaty impact of Vietnam War on European opinion EU's new currency Helsinki Final Act Chapter 16 first Europeans in Japan leaders of Japanese imperial expansion Four Tigers reasons for the collapse of Asian bubble economies in 1997 Japanese goals in Second World War reasons for attack on Pearl harbor dilemma for China in taking over Hong Kong strengths of Japanese high-school graduates MITI Japanese barriers to foreign imports character of Japanese politics Chapter 17 end of the Great Depression currency policies Bretton Woods agreement and its eventual collapse IMF austerity policies Gramm-Rudman bill American energy use groups that seek protectionist policies productivity and living standard largest trading partners Chapter 18 traditional language of diplomacy Talleyrand diplomatic representation of U.S. in Cuba “legal spies” of an embassy U.S. embassy employees Britain’s recipient of diplomatic credentials German recognition of Slovenia and Croatia Carl von Clausewitz Morgenthau’s nine rules of diplomacy arrangement of Bosnian ceasefire in 1995 Chapter 19 reciprocity comparing domestic and international law sources of international law territorial waters right of innocent passage use of executive agreements Grotius, Kelsen, Hobbes, Aristotle reasons for opposition to international law legal basis of the Eichmann trial Chapter 20 Wilson's goals for entering World War I United States and the League Treaty pursuit of the United Nations idea during World War II Roosevelt's "four policemen" permanent members of the Security Council UN General Assembly action on Palestine in 1947 Soviet Union action on Korea in 1950 Group of 77 location of UN-related agencies Chapter 21 types of wars American "Revolutionary" War Clausewitz on winning war ideological motives for war after the Cold War preventive diplomacy peacemaking peacekeeping peace enforcement Jimmy Carter's deal with North Korea problems with UNPROFOR in Bosnia doctors without Borders problem with Cyprus problem with Lebanon  

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