Political Science Questions

Why did Imperialistic nations build railroads, schools, and irrigation systems in the countries they imperialized?

What did China and Great Britain disagree about in 1839?

What Island did Great Britain control after the Opium War?

What war forced China to sign the "unequal treaties"?

What did the Taiping Rebellion and Boxer Rebellion in China and the Sepoy Rebellion in India try to accomplish?

How was the cultural and ethnic diversity of African culture threatened by European imperialism in the 1800's?

7. The aim of the direct election of the European Parliament by EU citizens was to strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the Parliament and, at the same time, of the EU as a whole. However, the goal has not been fully achieved. Why not?

1. Which institutions play a role in the external representation of the EU?

53. According to what voting rule are most of the decisions of the European Council adopted?

59. What were the four freedom goals that were developed by President Roosevelt?

47. When were the European communities transformed into the European Union?

26. Cite one of the aspects of the institutional design of international organizations that, according to Rittberger, Zangl and Kruck (Reading 2), reflects the realist argument that IOs are created by the most powerful states to defend their interests.

10. What is the system thanks to which EU legislation is normally adopted after a singlereading?

8. How does constructivism account for the fact that organizations can shape state behavior without using coercion or material/economic incentives?

31. According to Rittberger, Zangl and Kruck (Reading 2), how does constructivism explain the creation of international organizations?

When did the French and Indian War take place?

What was the goal of the Puritans in starting the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Which colony was the last of the original 13 colonies to be founded?

When was the Massachusetts Bay Colony founded?

When was the Province of Georgia founded?