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Chapter One
Roskin/Berry CH. 1
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International Studies
Undergraduate 3
07/10/2015

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Absolutism
Definition
Renaissance pattern of kings assuming all power
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Balance-of-power
Definition
Theory that states form alliances to offset threatening states
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Bipolar
Definition
The world divided into two power centers, as in the Cold War
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Bismarckian
Definition
Contrived, unstable balance of power from 1870 to 1914
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Chimera
Definition
Mythical beast composed of several unlike parts
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Domestic Policies
Definition
Interactions within countries
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Duopoly
Definition
Two big powers dominate
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Force
Definition
Application of military power
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Globalization
Definition
The world turning into one big capitalist market
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Hierarchy of Power
Definition
Theory that peace is preserved when states know where they stand on a ladder of relative power
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International Anarchy
Definition
No overriding power prevents sovereign states from conflicting
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International Relations
Definition
Interactions among countries
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Interwar
Definition
1919-1939, between WWI and WWII
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Metternichian
Definition
Conservative restoration of balance of power after Napoleon
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Multipolar
Definition
The world divided into many power centers
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Power
Definition
Ability of one actor to get another to do its bidding
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Reification
Definition
Mistaking a theory for reality
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Sovereignty
Definition
Concept that each state rules its territory without interference
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States
Definition
Country or nation; has sovereignty
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Stratified
Definition
Power distributed in layers
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Strong State
Definition
Modern nation state able to enforce sovereignty
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Superpower
Definition
Nation with far more power than others; able to wage all levels of warfare
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Supranational
Definition
Power above the national level, as in the UN
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System
Definition
Interaction of many components so that changing one changes the others
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Unipolar
Definition
The world dominated by one power center
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Versailles Treaty
Definition
The 1919 treaty that ended World War I
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Westphalian
Definition
System set up by 1648 Peace of Westphalia that made sovereignty the norm
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