GT12A
Final Exam
December
2001
Choose
any three of the following seven questions. Each essay is worth 20 marks. You
will be graded on content, analysis, structure and grammar.
1. How does the discipline of
international relations parallel the course of international relations in the
20th century?
2. What were the causes and
outcomes of World War II? Why is this war considered a
“watershed” of the 20th century?
3. What was the East-West
divide and when, how and why did it come to an end?
4. “Sovereignty is no longer a
useful concept in international relations.” Why would someone make such a
statement? Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why or why not?
5. Take an international
relations event or issue, past or present, where you are familiar with the main
facts, and offer an explanation of that issue based on three different levels
of analysis.
6. You are the adviser to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs of a newly independent country. What would you say
to convince your Minister that the country needs a foreign policy? What
information would you need to formulate a foreign policy for that country?
7. Answer either A or B,
not both
A. In your opinion, what are the three most
important issues in international relations today? Why?
OR
B. Why should
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