WorksheetsKey Issues 8.4: Theories of Power
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Balkanization refers to:
a)
the creation of nation-states in southeastern Europe.
b)
the breakdown of a state due to conflicts among nationalities.
c)
ethnic cleansing.
d)
religions splintering into groups.
2.
Terrorism differs from assassination and other acts of political violence:
a)
because terrorist attacks are never well coordinated.
b)
because terrorist attacks are aimed at military targets or political leaders.
c)
because terrorist attacks are aimed at ordinary people.
d)
because terrorist attacks lack political goals.
3.
Hitler's nationalist/expansionist policies drew in part from:
a)
self-determination.
b)
Organic Theory.
c)
sound historical evidence.
d)
Rimland Theory.
4.
Which of the following was a centrifugal force in the India/Pakistan relationship in the late 1940s?
a)
common language
b)
common religion
c)
differences in climate
d)
differences in religion
5.
Which supranational organization was established to prevent the Heartland from spreading after World War II?
a)
United Nations
b)
NATO
c)
NAFTA
d)
European Union
6.
Southeast Asia from the 1950s through the 1970s was considered a:
a)
theocracy.
b)
nation-state.
c)
shatterbelt.
d)
microstate.
7.
Which of the following is not a centripetal force?
a)
religious diversity
b)
homogeneous population
c)
national education system
d)
national anthem
8.
All of the following are nations without a state except:
a)
Basques.
b)
Hmong.
c)
Kurds.
d)
Thais.
9.
The model presented in the map is:
a)
a world map as prescribed by the Berlin Conference in 1884.
b)
the Russian and British Empires in 1904.
c)
the division between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox religious dominance.
d)
Mackinder's Heartland-Rimland Theory.
10.
The Pivot Area as depicted on the map is important because it contains:
a)
valuable land resource regions such as the Eurasian Steppe and Siberia.
b)
the political heart of Communism during the 20th century.
c)
the extent of the Russian empire before the rise of Communism in 1917.
d)
the area devoid of British and American cultural and political influence.
11.
What is the name of the theory that suggests that whoever owns the Eastern European region will or could control the world, based on the agricultural and industrial production of the region?
a)
Rimland Theory
b)
Heartland Theory
c)
Domino Theory
d)
Geopolitical Theory
12.
Which of the following is not a strong centripetal force in the U.S.?
a)
network television programs
b)
the American flag
c)
the many ethnic groups living in the U.S.
d)
"The Star Spangled Banner"
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