The key assumptions of the balance of power concept include all of the following except

a. that all states want to prevent large-scale war and preserve the existence of at least the major states in the international system.
b. that all states must formalize custom into permanent treaties to prevent rupturing the system into petty warfare.
c. that all states are fundamentally motivated in their foreign policy by power considerations and national interests.
d. that states are willing and able to join alliances (and to change them) to prevent the dominance of any one state.
e. that there are few domestic political constraints preventing states from acting in the political arena.


B

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a. Britain, France, and Russia. b. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. c. Britain, France, and the United States. d. Germany, China, and France.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A) 80 B) 95 C) 85 D) 88

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