About this Study Set
This study set covers International Relations through
20 practice questions.
A collection of questions regarding the origins, key inventions, and historical firsts in global diplomacy and international affairs. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
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Milestones in International Relations study set below.
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1
Which city hosted the first permanent diplomatic mission in modern history, established by the Duke of Milan in 1455?
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A
Paris
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B
Genoa
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C
Venice
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D
London
2
The concept of 'Westphalian sovereignty' originated from the Peace of Westphalia, which ended which major conflict?
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A
The Napoleonic Wars
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B
The Thirty Years' War
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C
The Seven Years' War
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D
The Hundred Years' War
3
What was the first international intergovernmental organization, established in 1865 to manage international telegraphy?
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A
Universal Postal Union
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B
International Telecommunication Union
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C
League of Nations
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D
World Trade Organization
4
Which document is considered the first international treaty to establish the modern rules of land warfare in 1864?
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A
The Geneva Convention
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B
The Hague Convention
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C
The Treaty of Versailles
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D
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
5
The 'Open Door Policy' was a 19th-century invention primarily focused on establishing trade relations with which nation?
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A
Japan
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B
India
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C
China
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D
Brazil
6
Which international body was the first to explicitly include 'human rights' as one of its primary objectives in its founding charter in 1945?
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A
The League of Nations
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B
The United Nations
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C
The International Court of Justice
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D
The European Union
7
Who was the first woman to be appointed as a permanent representative to the United Nations, taking office in 1946?
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A
Eleanor Roosevelt
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B
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
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C
Golda Meir
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D
Indira Gandhi
8
The term 'Cold War' was first coined in a 1945 essay by which author to describe the geopolitical tension between the US and the USSR?
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A
George Orwell
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B
Walter Lippmann
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C
Winston Churchill
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D
Henry Kissinger
9
What was the first international environmental agreement to successfully phase out substances responsible for ozone depletion?
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A
Kyoto Protocol
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B
Montreal Protocol
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C
Paris Agreement
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D
Basel Convention
10
The first international summit to address the global climate crisis was held in which city in 1972?
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A
Stockholm
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B
Rio de Janeiro
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C
Copenhagen
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D
Kyoto
11
Which organization, founded in 1960, was the first to coordinate the petroleum policies of major oil-producing nations?
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A
G7
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B
OPEC
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C
OECD
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D
APEC
12
The 'Hotline' between the White House and the Kremlin was established in 1963 as a direct result of which event?
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A
The Berlin Airlift
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B
The Cuban Missile Crisis
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C
The Korean War
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D
The Space Race
13
Which international treaty, signed in 1968, was the first to attempt to limit the spread of nuclear weapons technology?
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A
START Treaty
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B
NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
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C
SALT I
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D
CTBT
14
The first successful international satellite, 'Telstar 1', was launched in 1962 to enable what communication milestone?
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A
GPS navigation
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B
Live television broadcasts
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C
Weather forecasting
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D
Internet data packets
15
The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 was the first international agreement to establish what status for a continent?
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A
Commercial mining zone
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B
Demilitarized scientific preserve
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C
Private sovereign territory
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D
Nuclear waste repository
16
Which body was the first to use the term 'genocide' in a formal international legal context in 1948?
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A
The Nuremberg Trials
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B
The UN General Assembly
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C
The International Criminal Court
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D
The Security Council
17
The 'Bretton Woods' conference of 1944 resulted in the creation of which two foundational international economic institutions?
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A
WTO and G20
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B
IMF and World Bank
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C
EU and ECB
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D
NATO and Warsaw Pact
18
What was the first international maritime treaty that defined territorial waters and exclusive economic zones in 1982?
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A
UNCLOS
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B
MARPOL
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C
SOLAS
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D
IMO Treaty
19
Which invention revolutionized international intelligence sharing during World War II by breaking the 'Enigma' code?
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A
The Bombe
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B
The Colossus
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C
The Enigma Machine
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D
The Turing Engine
20
The first 'Passport' to be recognized by multiple sovereign states was formalized by which organization in the 1920s?
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A
The League of Nations
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B
The International Red Cross
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C
The European Economic Community
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D
The UN
