Heartland and Rimland Quiz

Who proposed the organic state theory?

• Halford Mackinder

• Friedrich Ratzel

• Nicholas Spykman

• Karl Haushoffer

According to the organic state theory, what is essential for a state's survival?

• A strong navy

• Access to water routes

• Growth and expansion

• Democratic governance

What concept did Rudolf Kjellin introduce based on Ratzel's ideas?

• Lebensraum

• Superstates

• Rimland dominance

• Peaceful coexistence

Why was the study of geopolitics discredited for a time?

• It was disproven scientifically

• It led to economic failures

• It was associated with Nazi expansionism

• It failed to explain colonialism

Which concept did both the U.S. and Soviet Union act upon during the Cold War, even if not directly cited?

• Balance of power theory

• Domino theory

• Organic state theory

• Liberalism

What was John Foster Dulles's stance on neutralism during the Cold War?

• Neutralism was necessary

• Neutralism was strategic

• Neutralism was immoral

• Neutralism was beneficial

What term describes the view of the Cold War world as divided into two major alliances?

• Multipolar

• Bipolar

• Unipolar

• Trilaterial

What did Mackinder refer to as the "Pivot Area"?

• Africa

• The United States

• The Heartland (central Eurasia)

• The Rimland

What was Mackinder's most famous geopolitical claim?

• "Power flows from the sea"

• "Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland…"

• "Geography is destiny"

• "Expansion is survival"

What did Mackinder fail to predict in his theory?

• The fall of Germany

• The rise of the United States as a global power

• The strength of the Soviet economy

• The outbreak of nuclear war