Geopolitics and Cold War Strategies

What was the main goal of the containment policy during the Cold War?

• To establish new colonies in Africa

• To limit the expansion of the USSR

• To promote cultural exchange with China

• To create global economic alliances

Which document formally outlined the containment policy?

• NATO Charter

• SEATO Agreement

• Truman Doctrine

• Warsaw Pact

What was the Domino Theory’s main concern?

• The spread of communism beyond Southeast Asia and the Middle East

• The collapse of global trade routes

• Increased military spending by NATO members

• The creation of regional free trade agreements

What geopolitical strategy justified the Iraq War in the early 2000s?

• Establishing economic trade zones

• Promoting democracy to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict

• Expanding NATO’s influence in the Middle East

• Securing oil resources in the region

Which organization was formed in 1949 to counter Soviet expansion?

• SEATO

• NATO

• CENTO

• COMECON

What was Francis Fukuyama’s key argument in his theory?

• The global economy would shift toward the South

• Western liberal democracy marked the end of ideological evolution

• Cultural ties would determine global alliances

• Anarchy would dominate international relations

According to Huntington, how would global power structures evolve after the Cold War?

• Shift toward a unipolar order dominated by the US

• Expansion of regional trade agreements

• A multipolar system based on cultural ties

• Global dominance of Western liberalism

What is Kaplan’s “Middle Age Theory”?

• The resurgence of religious alliances

• A division between the rich North and poor South

• The return of colonial-era geopolitics

• The end of global alliances

What was the main purpose of the PNAC (Project for the New American Century)?

• To establish global trade routes

• To preserve US global dominance through Pax Americana

• To prevent the rise of China as a superpower

• To support regional cultural movements

What event triggered the implementation of the PNAC strategy?

• The Gulf War

• The Iraq War

• The 9/11 terrorist attacks

• The collapse of the USSR