In 1996 the United States threatened sanctions against foreign companies that invested in Iran,
a. which convinced European countries to institute similar sanctions to coerce Iranian behavior.
b. but Iran retaliated by withholding oil from the market, which caused inflation in the United States.
c. but political repercussions in the United States caused financial instability and a capital flight from American markets.
d. but they backed down when faced with European threats of retaliation through other linkages.
e. but Iran threatened military action against its neighbors, which destabilized the region and brought a withdrawal of sanctions from the United States.
Question 2
What is the balance of power model?
a. A system where the power of one state or alliance is balanced by another state or
alliance
b. An instance when there is a similar number of liberal and illiberal states in the
international system
c. A system where there is a similar number of male and female representatives in
government
d. A system where there is no serious conflict between different class interests
e. A system where realist, liberal, and constructivist explanations of world politics
balance out
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