Hisotry/Terms
What is the idea that human morality and ethics are determined by distinct societal cultures and history?
Cultural Relativism
Realist think the world is......
anarchic
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
This event caused the US to defect against the Japanese.
How does Constructivism explain the conflict between the U.S. and Japan during WWII?
It argues that identity, nationalism, and perceptions shaped how both countries viewed each other as enemies.
What did the Meiji Restoration do for Japan?
Abolished its feudal system, causing it to industrialize and centralize.
what peace theory is displayed heavily in within the realist lens in this case.
balance of power theory
Iterated interactions, issue linkage, and monitoring have what in common?
What are the three cooperation mechanisms?
In the Constructivist lens, how did the “Us vs. Them” mentality influence behavior during WWII?
It increased fear, hostility, and justified discrimination and human rights violations.
What directly impactful thing the US did in the 1930s that escalated American and Japanese tensions?
The US imposed sanctions against Japan (oil embargo and asset freezes).
when did espionage or sabotage (fear of internal security threats) come into play?
After the Pearl Harbor attack
What are factors of IOs and Reciprocity?
Lengthening the shadow of the future, creating a bright line of behavior standard, and providing states with information about other states behavior are all a part of...
According to Constructivism, how did socially constructed identities contribute to escalating tensions between the U.S. and Japan during WWII?
Both countries viewed each other through hostile nationalist identities, which increased distrust and justified aggressive actions.
What event caused the US's democracy-forward values to be questioned in 1899?
The Philippine‑American War
what are the USA's relative gains in our case
Economic help to non Japanese American citizens/ slight decrease in security issues
What is Democratic Peace Theory?
This theory states that "democratic states do not fight wars against each other, but do fight wars against authoritarian states” (pg. 197).
How does Constructivism challenge the Realist idea that conflict is caused mainly by competition for power?
Constructivism argues that conflict is also shaped by identities, norms, and perceptions that influence how states interpret one another’s actions.
What was the name of the document that FDR signed to make Japanese Internment Camps legal?
Executive Order 9066
why is the realist lens better in this case rather than the liberalist lens (wink wink its better in every case but lets be nice)
1. Focus on national security over rights. 2. Assumes states act in self-interest and mistrust others. 3. Explains fear-driven wartime decisions after Pearl Harbor. 4. Prioritizes power, survival, and relative gains over cooperation
What is Commercial Peace Theory?
This theory notes that States where interdependence through trade and investment are present war is less likely. This is mainly because conflict is too economically costly (pg.198).
In international relations theory, what term describes a situation where states avoid cooperation because they fear the other side may gain an advantage?
Relative gains.