Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. In the eyes of Russian leaders, the NATO enlargement that began in the 1990s, and accepted countries in the former Soviet sphere of influence, clearly demonstrated Western hostility to Russia.
2. Both India and Pakistan’s entry into the nuclear club was initially condemned by the international community, but ultimately both countries were rewarded, if indirectly.
3. In the conflict between Taiwan and China, the “One China” principle has been regularly rejected by China and endorsed by Taiwan.
4. The fear among neighboring countries and great powers that Iran might become an aggressive state in the near future is best explained by realist balance-of-power considerations.
5. Postcolonial leaders of the 20th Century clearly demonstrated that national identities are socially constructed by rejecting former national identities, forged by colonizers, in favor of encouraging “pan” movements, taking in disparate peoples of the same ethnicity.
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. T
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