The second wave (1850-1945):____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. In the first wave, the age of discovery (1450-1850), globalization was:_________?

   A. a benign form of cosmopolitan democracy.
   B. equally experienced across the world and amongst different social groups
   C. decisively shaped by European expansion and conquest
   D. saw the establishment of the international Convention on the Elimination of Child Labour

2. The ‘second cold war’:

   A. Occurred in the 1970’s
   B. Followed the elections of Ronald Reagan
   C. Described a confrontational period in the late 1980’s
   D. Followed the elections of Ronald Reagan and described a confrontational period in the late 1980’s

3. State autonomy is challenged in the post-Westphalian’ order because:____________?

   A. countries appear as autonomous containers of political, social and economic activity in that fixed borders separate the domestic sphere from the world outside
   B. by comparison with the heyday of European global empires the majority of the world’s population and countries in the South are now much less integrated into the global system
   C. in a more interdependent world, simply to achieve domestic objectives national government are forced to engage in extensive multilateral collaboration and co-operation
   D. stare power, nationalism and territorial boundaries are of growing not less importance in world politics.

4. Time-space compression is:____________?

   A. capitalism’s insatiable requirement for new markets and profits, which lead inevitably to the globalization of economic activity.
   B. a shared ecology involving shared en environmental problems, from global warming to species protection, alongside the creation of multilateral responses and regimes of global environmental governance.
   C. central to any account of globalization since it is a truism that without modern communications infrastructures, in particular, a global system or worldwide economy not be possible.
   D. the technologically induced erosion of distance and time giving the appearance a world that is in communication terms shrinking

5. The international Convention on the Elimination of Child Labour.____________?

   A. was a result of countries appearing as autonomous containers of political, social and economic activity in that fixed borders separate the domestic sphere form the world outside.
   B. represents a process in which the organization of social activities is increasingly less constrained by geographical proximity and national territorial boundaries.
   C. involves a complex mix of homogenization and increased heterogeneity given the global diffusion of popular culture, global media corporations, and communications networks.
   D. was the product of a complex politics involving public and private actors form trade unions, industrial associations, humanitarian groups, governments, and legal experts.

6. The ‘Post-Westphalian Order’ is characterized by:____________?

   A. the sovereign power and authority of national government – the entitlement of states to rule within their own territorial space – being transformed but not necessarily eroded.
   B. a real dilemma: in return for more effective public policy and meeting their citizens demands, whether in relation to the drugs trade or employment, their capacity for self-governance – that is sate autonomy – is compromised.
   C. a new geography of political organization and political power is emerging, which transcends territories and borders.
   D. all of the above

7. In __________ in 1994, the genocide of more than half a million civilians in a matter of weeks was virtually ignored by the international community?

   A. Macedonia
   B. Bosnia
   C. Iraq
   D. Rwanda

8. Skeptical accounts of globalization dismiss its significance because they argue:______?

   A. by comparison with the period 1870 to 1914 the world is much less globalized economically, politically and culturally
   B. the vast bulk of international economic and political activity is concentrated within the group of OECD states
   C. globalization is at best a self-serving myth or ideology which reinforces western and particularly US hegemony in world politics.
   D. all of the above

9. The “rise of China”:

   A. Is an issue considered by every region of the world today
   B. is unequivocally a cause for optimism
   C. Is characterized by a shift toward economic autarky
   D. All of the options given are correct

10. The French and American Revolutions:

    A. Created new challenges to international society by raising the issue of nationalism
    B. Occurred in the 19th century
    C. Led to the creation of the Concert of Europe
    D. Created new challenges to international society by raising the issue of nationalism while also leading to the creation of the Concert of Europe