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level: Hedley Bull & International Societies/State Systems

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level questions: Hedley Bull & International Societies/State Systems

Question	Answer
What did Third World Countries look to as a key to the protection they needed from Western hegemony	Sovereignty of the State
What makes a State System?	Interaction between states sufficient enough to make the behaviour of each a necessary element in the calculations of the other.
What makes an International Society?	Group of states that are bound by a common set of rules with their relations to one another.
Europe and Ottoman Empire: System or Society	State System
Europe and the Americas: System or Society	State System
Heeren's 'staatensystem' was the same as Wights: True or False.	False
What can happen once an international society takes place?	Rules and Institutions could be exported to states in the system belonging to other cultures
What factor do we question in terms of what is needed for a society?	Common Culture
What are the UN and League of Nations associated with?	Process of making rules for international conduct
Is a UN membership a necessary condition for International Society?	False
In Bull's terms, why would the UN and League of Nations be considered eligible for International Society title?	General membership involved the activities Bull listed as grounds for International Society
Why is the definition of International Society problematic for the League of Nations?	4 Superpowers were not not included at one point
In comparison to Bull's definition of 'Society', what is Heeren's 'Staatensystem'?	More homogeneous
What an International Society is conscious of.	Certain common interests and common values
What happens in a State System?	States are in regular contact with one another