According to Gramsci, political ideology is used to establish ______ for the ruling class.

Which of the following is the most accurate description of Sino-Soviet relations?

a. China and the Soviet Union/Russia have had a long history of close relations. It is only in the last 20 years that they have opposed each other. b. Before communist governments came to power in both countries, the two countries had almost no interaction. c. Historically, China acquired large quantities of Russian territory in the nineteenth century. This accounts for much of Russia's current animosity toward China. d. China and the Soviet Union/Russia have had a long history of cool and even hostile relations. One of the rare occasions of truly "friendly" relations was in the 1950s, and another is now.

Which of the following is not an example of the contextual aspects of power?

a. The United States did not use nuclear weapons in Vietnam. b. Japan's immense economic strength can do little to protect its sea lines of communications through which it imports oil. c. Despite Soviet military power, Yugoslavia pursued an independent foreign policy. d. Vietnam invaded Cambodia, and Thailand could do nothing to stop the invasion.