Historical analogies, such as the U.S. use of Munich to argue that appeasement of communism in the Vietnam War would lead to increased communist aggression in Asia, is a form of what type of bias?

Related Mcqs:

1. Difference feminists argue that realism involves assumptions of masculinity because of?

   A. the concept of balance of power, which relies on states balancing each other through roughly equivalent military might.
   B. the concept of separate, autonomous actors.
   C. the belief that state cannot assess their interests via a cost-benefit analysis.
   D. the assumption that women are just as prone to violence as men.

2. Radical Liberals argue that:_________________?

   A. Hegemonic institutional order has fallen prey to the neo-liberal consensus which minimizes the role of public sector in providing welfare and elevates the market.
   B. Hegemonic institutional order has fallen prey to the Marxist consensus which maximizes the role of public sector in providing welfare and has no faith in the market.
   C. Hegemonic institutional order has fallen prey to neo-liberal consensus which minimizes the role of public sector in providing welfare and elevates the market.
   D. None of the above.

3. __________ is a concept that conceives of peace as something more than the absence of war.

   A. Postmodern peace
   B. Common peace
   C. Positive peace
   D. Anti-militarism

4. In liberal theories, war and violence appear as irrational deviations that result from?

   A. the failure of the basic concept of collective security.
   B. the absence of a hegemonic power that can stabilize the system.
   C. the irrational desire of most states to adhere to international norms of “good behavior.”
   D. an adherence to the rational decision making model, which cannot adequately account for the irrationality of the international system.

5. Which type of feminist believes men and women are equal?

   A. liberal
   B. postmodern
   C. revolutionary
   D. standpoint

6. Which type of feminist finds important differences between men and women that are arbitrary and flexible?

   A. liberal
   B. difference
   C. postmodern
   D. standpoint

7. On which level of analysis do peace studies NOT focus?

   A. individual
   B. interstate
   C. domestic
   D. global

8. The rational actor model of foreign policy decision making states that each decision in the foreign policy process involves?

   A. setting goals.
   B. calculating the cost and benefits of each possible course of action.
   C. evaluating the relative importance of goals.
   D. all of these: setting goals, evaluating their relative importance, and calculating the costs and benefits of each possible course of action.

9. Democratic governments are least likely to fight?

   A. communist governments.
   B. other democratic governments.
   C. authoritarian regimes.
   D. military dictatorships.

10. According to David Held what would a ‘cosmopolitan model of democracy’ entail?

    A. The creation of regional parliaments
    B. Human rights conventions must be entrenched into national parliaments and monitored by a new International Court of Human Rights.
    C. Reform and/or replacement of the UN with a more accountable global parliament
    D. All of the above