2008-09 Financial Crisis
Let's Name These Big Names
Terms, Terms, and More Terms
Guess the Global Acronym
What's That Capital?
100

Inside the Meltdown ends with the sentence: "all eyes are now on" this former U.S. president "to turn it around."

Who is Barack Obama?

100

This prominent realist and University of Chicago professor recommends that the West abandon plans to westernize Ukraine.

Who is John Mearsheimer?

100

An ideological framework that suggests that states are motivated solely by national interests. 

What is realism?

100

In Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West's Fault, the author argues that Russian aggression is due to the enlargement of this intergovernmental military alliance.

What is NATO?

100

This South American capital is a "good" one to visit. 

What is Buenos Aires?

200

The documentary, The Warning, focuses heavily on a chairwoman's battles against financial titans in this former U.S. president's administration. 

Who is Bill Clinton?

200

This U.S. President stated, "we will no longer surrender this country... to the false song of globalism." 

Who is Donald Trump?

200

Described as an "international problem" in A Brief Introduction to the Study of International Relations, this system excludes women from roles of power.

What is patriarchy?

200

In Environmental Racism, this United States organization defines three different types of equity.

What is the EPA?

200

Don't want to be vaccinated while driving an 18-wheeler? Head to this capital city!

What is Ottawa?

300

This female American attorney and former public official is heavily featured in The Warning.

Who is Brooksley Born?

300

This president famously gave a speech after "a date which will live in infamy." 

Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

300

The only entities subject to traditional international law. 

What are states? 

300

In The Next Liberal Order, Ikenberry argues that the U.S. has an opportunity to "reclaim the two-centuries-old liberal international project" due to this contagious disease.

What is COVID-19?

300

This cultural capital of Japan has a famous treaty named after it.

What is Kyoto?

400

This American multinational investment bank plays a critical role in the documentary, Inside the Meltdown; its name is two letters, followed by an unisex name. 

What is JPMorgan?

400

This self-proclaimed democratic socialist urges, "we can't give in to doomerism."

Who is Bernie Sanders?

400

An alternative alliterative name that describes the resource curse.

What is the paradox of plenty?

400

Modern international law recognizes the growing power of these independent entities.

What are NGOs?

400

If you're a Lord of the Rings fan ("new" or old), head to this capital for a tour of the movies' filming locations. 

What is Wellington?

500

This New York-based global investment bank plays a critical role in the documentary, Inside the Meltdown; it shares part of its name with a dangerous animal.

What is Bear Stearns?

500

This Marxist-Leninist served as the president of North Vietnam from 1945 until his death in 1969.

Who is Hồ Chí Minh?

500

A distribution of power in which more than two nation-states have nearly equal amounts of power. 

What is multipolarity?

500

This intergovernmental organization has 38 member countries and was founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade. 

What is the OECD?

500

While it's one of South Africa's three capital cities, it stands out due to its long cloak. 

What is Cape Town?