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chapter 3 world politics
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
12/02/2014

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causality
Definition
proving that one thing causes another
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micro
Definition
close-ups of individual and small-group behavior
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macro
Definition
Big, panoramic view of state interactions
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escalation
Definition
tendency of wars to get bigger and fiercer
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arms race
Definition
competition between rival countries to build more weapons
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legitimate
Definition
In Kissinger's theory, IR system in which states accept each other's right to exist.
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revolutionary
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in Kissinger's theory IR system in which a major state seeks to overthrow others.
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reactionary
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extremely conservative; seeks returning to old ways
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asymmetric
Definition
Out of balance, as when one country has more power than another.
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misperceive
Definition
to see things wrongly
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