In his article about US power, Evan Eland makes the point:                    (A)

“Structural adjustment” or “Austerity measures” are:                                                        (x)

The western powers would come to dominate oil production in the Middle East in the 1930s. Which country dominated oil production concessions in Iran?

I mentioned in class and in the lecture videos that there were critical geographic factors explaining why, historically and presently, the Middle East has been politically unstable and unable to effectively defend itself from outside interests. All of the following EXCEPT ONE are reasons this is so for most all of known history and today. Name that one that is NOT a historical reason.

Respond to this hypothetical situation: The culturally-French province of Canada called Quebec wishes to secede from Canada and join the United States. Is this an example of irredentism?

Michael Klare has written various pieces for you to read, what is one of his basic concerns with respect to the increasingly troubled relationship the US has with Iran?         (A)

Answer the questions true/false consecutively. There is no objective and fair way to draw political boundaries. Gerrymandering cannot occur if all electoral districts have the same size population.

Instability in the Middle East generates a substantial irony. Which of the following was pointed out in the lecture videos and/or PowerPoints to be that irony?

California is a big state geographically with a large population. Alaska is a bigger state geographically but has a much smaller population. Yet both states have two representatives in the Senate (Senators). This is an example of:

The internal chaos of Iraq following the US occupation of Iraq (2003-2011)…