Once free of Britain's domination, the United States felt compelled to maintain binding relationships with European empires

Some scholars of the realist school have looked at the modern state of international politics, and suggested that a world built upon sovereign states may be on its way out. Why might this be?

a. because more people are realizing, given the ease with which information crosses borders, that state power is socially constructed b. because transnational problems, including climate change, shifting values, and the spread of disease, are threatening state power c. because greater economic interdependence and increasing transnational problems are bound to lead to a one-world government d. because a revolution in communications and social media, has led to a rapid decline in acceptance of state power worldwide

Which of the following would be more important in regard to drawing lessons from history and applying them to current international events and problems?

a. a reliance on historical accounts that includes the most seemingly factual information, presented in neutral fashion b. an awareness of how greatly the world has changed over time, and that some concerns of the present, such as the role of nonstate actors and economic matters, were not concerns in earlier eras. c. an awareness of how the international, anarchic system of states is a relatively new thing, historically speaking, with almost nothing resembling it in earlier eras d. an awareness of how accounts of past international wars or incidents are influenced by the values and concerns of historians