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1) The deadliest conflict of the 21st century is the _________________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Chapter Opener
a. Afghanistan conflict
b. Syrian civil war
c. Iraq conflict
d. Somali Civil War
2) According to ____________, “war is the continuation of political intercourse, with the addition of other means.”
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Chapter Section Reference: War as a Concept
a. Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
b. Alexander the Great
c. Herman Kahn
d. Carl von Clausewitz
3) The essay Politics as a Vocation was written by ___________.
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Chapter Section Reference: War as a Concept
a. Max Weber
b. Michel Foucault
c. Jurgen Habermas
d. Pierre Bourdieu
4) The Correlates of War (COW) project originated from _________ in the early 1960s.
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Chapter Section Reference: Defining and Measuring War
a. Harvard University
b. Oxford University
c. the University of Michigan
d. University of Cambridge
5) In its definition of war, ___________________ focuses on both interstates and intrastate.
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Chapter Section Reference: Defining and Measuring War
a. the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo, Norway
b. the International Crisis Behavior Project
c. the Militarized Interstate Dispute (MID) dataset
d. Correlates of War
6) Wars that do not meet the standards embedded within the norms and laws of war are known as _____________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Classifying Warfare
a. undeclared wars
b. civil wars
c. wars of aggression
d. proxy wars
7) The war between Kuwait and Iraq in the 1990-91 Gulf War is an example of _____________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Classifying Warfare
a. war of national liberation
b. self-defense war
c. war of aggression
d. religious war
8) According to the chapter, Nazi Germany’s brutal attack on Poland in September 1939 was presented by Adolf Hitler as an act ____________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Classifying Warfare
a. of aggression
b. on sovereignty
c. of self-defense
d. of attrition
9) _______________ was a key feature of what became the Bush Doctrine used to justify the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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Chapter Section Reference: Classifying Warfare
a. Defensive war
b. Preemptive war
c. Retaliative war
d. War of aggression
10) The codification of the rules and practices of a state-based system was done through ______________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Persistence Versus Obsolescence
a. the Geneva Conventions
b. the United Nations
c. the Treaties of Westphalia
d. the Hague Conferences
11) According to Singer and Small, a war would constitute an inter-state conflict, resulting in a total of __________ or more battle deaths.
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Chapter Section Reference: Defining and Measuring War
a. 1000
b. 2000
c. 3000
d. 5000
12) In defining war, ___________ focused on the concept unit of “deadly quarrels”.
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Chapter Section Reference: Defining and Measuring War
a. John Ikenberry
b. Lewis Richardson
c. Christine Winter
d. Risa Brooks
13) In defining war, which of these research agendas focused on the unit of armed conflict?
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Chapter Section Reference: Defining and Measuring War
a. the Militarized Interstate Dispute (MID) dataset
b. Correlates of War
c. the International Crisis Behavior Project
d. the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo, Norway
14) According to ___________ of the NATO Charter, an attack on one NATO member is an attack on all members.
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Chapter Section Reference: Classifying Warfare
a. Chapter IV
b. Chapter III
c. Chapter I
d. Chapter V
15) Napoleon was defeated in _______________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Persistence Versus Obsolescence
a. 1818
b. 1825
c. 1815
d. 1810
16) An example of a balance-of-power arrangement among the great European powers was known as the ____________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Persistence Versus Obsolescence
a. Commercial Revolution
b. Concert of Europe
c. Reformation
d. Hundred Year War
17) The rise of popular sovereignty is directly related to _________________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Persistence Versus Obsolescence
a. the Age of Enlightenment
b. the Renaissance
c. the Middle Ages
d. the Age of Absolutism
18) The League of Nations was formed in ____________________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Persistence Versus Obsolescence
a. 1919
b. 1910
c. 1905
d. 1921
19) A western-led international system with norms and laws favoring liberal democracy, civil and political rights, and market-led economic globalization refers to ______________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Persistence Versus Obsolescence
a. diplomacy
b. internationalization
c. a new world order
d. capitalism
20) The sudden and extensive proliferation of armed conflicts post the Cold War exposed the fallacy of triumphal proclamations of the________________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Persistence Versus Obsolescence
a. end of colonization
b. end of history
c. end of imperialism
d. end of communism
21) Since 1990, roughly ___________ people have died in wars.
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Chapter Section Reference: Persistence Versus Obsolescence
a. 8 million
b. 10 million
c. 4 million
d. 6 million
22) The conceptual framework of the “first image” depicts that_________________________________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Individual Level
a. states seek diplomatic solutions to mitigate military crises
b. the first line of defense by states are economic sanctions
c. states have the right to defend themselves from an aggressor
d. the choice to go to war is very much a by-product of human nature
23) According to the chapter Germany’s defeat during World War I was a great ____________ for the German Society.
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Chapter Section Reference: Human Characteristics
a. humiliation
b. lesson
c. opportunity
d. upset
24) Since 1990 about ___________ of the people who died in wars are civilians.
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Chapter Section Reference: Persistence Versus Obsolescence
a. 70%
b. 85%
c. 60%
d. 90%
25) The use and threatened use of military force by states as a tool to pursue their interests is known as ____________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Statecraft
a. military intervention
b. national interest
c. statecraft
d. militarism
26) According to ___________ theory, a government may attempt to stay in power by instigating a foreign crisis.
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Chapter Section Reference: Diversion
a. second image
b. statecraft
c. militarism
d. diversionary
27) The ________________ states that war is a by-product of the global system’s structure.
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Transnationalism: System Level
a. military intervention logic
b. third image logic
c. diversionary theory
d. militarism logic
28) According to the chapter, Bashar al-Assad is generally considered ___________________ and _______________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Individual Leaders
a. militant; aggressive
b. nationalist; conservative
c. pragmatic; rational
d. diplomatic; agreeable
29) The phrase “wagging the dog” highlights the _____________________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Diversion
a. diversionary theory of war
b. the aggressive drive
c. security dilemma
d. terror management
30) The book Man, the State, and War (1959) was written by______________________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Armed Conflict: Causes and Objectives
a. Hans Joachim Morgenthau
b. Kenneth Waltz
c. Fred Northedge
d. Martha Finnemore
31) Offensive realism and defensive realism are within the context of _____________ analysis.
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Chapter Section Reference: System Level
a. individual-level
b. state-level
c. system-level
d. institutional-level
32) Argentina seized the nearby Falkland (Malvinas) Islands in _______________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Diversion
a. 1967
b. 1977
c. 1982
d. 1987
33) In the “second image”, _______________ are the dominant actor.
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Chapter Section Reference: State Level
a. alliances
b. international institutions
c. nation-states
d. leaders
34) It is estimated that over ________ Syrians are displaced from their homes during the current Syrian civil war.
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Chapter Section Reference: Chapter Opener
a. 12 million
b. 9 million
c. 15 million
d. 5 million
35) World War I was, in part, about the attempt of the declining _____________ to defend its fading status as a significant power.
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Chapter Section Reference: The Distribution of Power
a. French Empire
b. Austro-Hungarian Empire
c. British Empire
d. Portuguese Empire
36) The quick response by the U.S.-led coalition of countries to defend Saudi Arabia and liberate Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion in 1990 had a lot to do with ____________________.
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Chapter Section Reference: System-Level Resources and Economic Factors
a. protecting an ally
b. oil supply
c. the influence of the U.N.
d. human rights
37) Which of the following is not a system-level factor?
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Chapter Section Reference: System Level
a. distribution of power
b. resources and economics
c. a leader's psychological need for power
d. the gap between wealthy and poor countries
38) The Syrian civil war is an example of _________ conflict.
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Chapter Section Reference: Global Trends in Armed Conflict
a. a border
b. an insurgency
c. an intrastate
d. a proxy
39) It is estimated that there have been at least ________ wars throughout recorded history.
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Chapter Section Reference: Incidence
a. 14,000
b. 21,000
c. 18,000
d. 11,000
40) Armed conflict of all types increased by a factor of _______ during the period 1960–1992.
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Chapter Section Reference: Time (Historical Trajectory)
a. three
b. two
c. four
d. five
41) The end of the Cold War helped bring about long-standing civil conflicts in all of these countries except__________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Time (Historical Trajectory)
a. Namibia
b. Angola
c. Myanmar
d. Cambodia
42) Since 1990, there have been only ________ instances of direct wars between states.
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Chapter Section Reference: Time (Historical Trajectory)
a. four
b. eight
c. ten
d. six
43) Which of the following regions is the most war-torn out of all four regions?
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Chapter Section Reference: Space (Regional Dispersion)
a. North Africa
b. Asia
c. the Americas
d. the Middle East
44) According to the UCDP, the overwhelming number of wars since the end of the Cold War have been __________ in nature.
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Chapter Section Reference: Interstate and Intrastate
a. proxy
b. interstate
c. intrastate
d. religious
45) Monetary transfers abroad from a foreign worker to an individual in their home country is referred to as _____________.
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Chapter Section Reference: “New” Wars: Origins and Logic
a. foreign aid
b. diaspora investment
c. foreign direct investment
d. remittances
46) Which of these is not an example of a “new war”?
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Chapter Section Reference: “New” Wars: Origins and Logic
a. the Bosnia-Herzegovina war
b. the Nagorno-Karabakh war
c. the Sierra Leone war
d. the Eritrean–Ethiopian War
47) The U.S. invaded Granada in __________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Global Trends in Armed Conflict
a. 1979
b. 1980
c. 1983
d. 1988
48) Which of the following is a new class or category of weaponry?
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Chapter Section Reference: Other Patterns and Trends
a. chemical weapons
b. artillery weapons
c. unmanned aerial vehicles
d. biological weapons
49) The belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it to defend its national interests is called _____________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Militarism
a. statecraft
b. diversion
c. militarism
d. nationalism
50) When entire societies are mobilized in service of the war effort, this phenomenon is sometimes referred to as ______________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Other Patterns and Trends
a. civil war
b. preemptive war
c. defensive war
d. total war
51) Which of the following is not a characteristic of “new wars”?
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Chapter Section Reference: “New” Wars: Origins and Logic
a. intra-state or intra-societal conflicts
b. caused and sustained by global and transnational forces
c. fought by states
d. often fought by irregular armed forces
52) During the Cold War between the United States and the USSR (and their allies), the international balance of power was _____________.
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Chapter Section Reference: The Distribution of Power
a. extremely volatile
b. relatively fragmented
c. relatively stabled
d. confrontational
53) “Jihad v. McWorld” is a direct critique of _________________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Globalization As Catalyst
a. the war on terror
b. globalization
c. the World Bank
d. U.S. hegemony
54) According to China’s Premier Zhou Enlai in 1954, diplomacy could be described as __________________.
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Chapter Section Reference: “Old” Wars: Origins and Logic
a. the art of possibilities
b. the better part of valor
c. a way to strengthen alliances
d. a continuation of war by other means
55) Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman is a well-known _________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Asymmetrical Warfare: Terrorism
a. political scientist
b. sociologist
c. psychologist
d. biologist
56) _______________ has qualitatively changed warfare by claiming military service as a patriotic duty.
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Chapter Section Reference: Other Patterns and Trends
a. Democracy
b. Colonialism
c. Nationalism
d. Communism
57) Which of the following is not a significant factor in the increase of armed conflicts during the period 1960-1992?
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Chapter Section Reference: Time (Historical Trajectory)
a. colonialism
b. multipolar system
c. wars of national liberation
d. Cold War
58) ________________ is an organized use of violence by a weaker actor against a stronger one
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Chapter Section Reference: Asymmetrical Warfare: Terrorism
a. Asymmetric warfare
b. Psychological warfare
c. Guerrilla warfare
d. Amphibious warfare
59) The first comprehensive military draft by the French was instituted in________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Other Patterns and Trends
a. 1789
b. 1790
c. 1776
d. 1793
60) All of these are direct wars between states since 1990 except __________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Time (Historical Trajectory)
a. Uganda–Tanzania
b. Eritrea–Ethiopia
c. India–Pakistan
d. United States-Iraq
61) The dominant mode of armed conflict today could be characterized as ______________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Interstate and Intrastate
a. a proxy war
b. a globalized civil war
c. a liberation war
d. a war on terror
62) Before 1800, no more than ________ people of a country participated in a war.
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Chapter Section Reference: Other Patterns and Trends
a. 100 in 1,000
b. 3 in 1,000
c. 3 in 100
d. 50 in 1,000
63) The attack on the Oklahoma City federal building in 1995 is an example of ____________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Seeking a Definition
a. regional terrorism
b. transnational terrorism
c. international terrorism
d. domestic terrorism
64) The message entitled “Where are the lions of war?” was issued by ____________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Seeking a Definition
a. Al-Shabaab leader Ahmad Umar
b. ISIS spokesperson Abul-Hasan al-Mujahir
c. Osama bin Laden of al Qaeda
d. Mohammed Yusuf of Boko Haram
65) ____________are identities thought to be “hard wired” and intrinsic to a person, and thus permanent and un-changing.
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Chapter Section Reference: Globalization As Catalyst
a. Primordial identities
b. National identities
c. Cultural identities
d. Class identities
66) During World War I, the European powers called __________ people to arms.
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Chapter Section Reference: Other Patterns and Trends
a. 1in 3
b. 1 in 5
c. 1 in 10
d. 1 in 7
67) Hafez al-Assad ruled Syria from ________ until his death in _______________.
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Chapter Section Reference: The Changing Context of War
a. 1981; 2001
b. 1971; 2000
c. 1983; 2003
d. 1978; 2002
68) It is estimated that over ________ people have been killed in wars throughout recorded history.
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Chapter Section Reference: Incidence
a. five billion
b. seven billion
c. three billion
d. eight billion
69) When one’s political identity becomes totalizing and exclusionary, this could be viewed as __________________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Globalization As Catalyst
a. a nationalist political identity
b. a clash of political identity
c. particularistic identity politics
d. having an alt-right political identity
70) The 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon is an example of
__________.
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Chapter Section Reference: Asymmetrical Warfare: Terrorism
a. international terrorism
b. religious terrorism
c. transnational terrorism
d. domestic terrorism
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 01
1) Reflect on the Syrian civil war.
Feedback: What factors led to the war? Identify all sides involved in the conflict.
What consequences has the war had on Syrians as well as the region at large?
What has been the response of the international community?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 02
2) Define and reflect on the concept of war.
Feedback: According to the chapter, what is war?
How is war measured?
What aspects of the measurement do you consider most important and why?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 03
3) What is transnational terrorism?
Feedback: Define transnational terrorism.
Give some examples of transnational terrorist groups.
How do transnational terrorist groups organize?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 04
4) What do you understand by the term terrorism?
Feedback: Explain what domestic terrorism is.
Give some examples of domestic terrorism.
Who are some of the agents of terrorism?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 05
5) Describe and give examples of asymmetric warfare.
Feedback: Provide examples of asymmetric warfare.
Define asymmetric warfare.
Who are some of the main actors who employ asymmetric warfare?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 06
6) What are some of the tenants of state-sponsored terrorism?
Feedback: Why is there state-sponsored terrorism?
Give some examples of state-sponsored terrorism.
Has the United States engaged in state-sponsored terrorism? Give reasons for your answer.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 07
7) Describe and explain the diversionary theory of war.
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Who are the actors involved in such a war tactic?
Give a situation in which the diversionary theory of war might apply.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 08
8) Explain the concept of homegrown terrorism.
Feedback: Define the term homegrown terrorism.
What are the strategies employed to advance acts of homegrown terrorism?
What role does transnationalism plays in homegrown terrorism?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 09
9) Explain the term offensive realism.
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Which theoretical perspective best explains offensive realism?
Give examples of offensive realism in practice.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 10
10) What are particularistic identity politics?
Feedback: Define particularistic identity politics.
Give some examples of particularistic identity politics.
Who benefits from particularistic identity politics?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 11
11) Explain the term militarism.
Feedback: Define the term militarism.
What is the logic behind militarism?
What are some of the criticisms of militarism?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 12
12) What is the new world order, as explained in the chapter?
Feedback: What is the new world order?
What role does liberal democracy play in the formation of the new world order?
What are some of the major criticisms of the new world order?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 13
13) What is primordial identity politics?
Feedback: Define the term primordial identity politics.
Give some examples of primordial identity politics.
Who benefits from primordial identity politics?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 14
14) Explain the concept of wars of preemption.
Feedback: Define and describe wars of preemption.
Do you think that preemptive war was justified in the aftermath of President Bush’s declaration in 2002?
Differentiate between preemptive war and preventive war.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 15
15) Explain the term statecraft.
Feedback: Define and describe statecraft.
What are some examples of statecraft?
How does statecraft support anarchy within the international system?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 01
1) September 11, 2001, marked significant shifts in U.S. foreign policies. Write an essay examining some of the major responses by the U.S. post 9/11.
Feedback: Describe the U.S.'s role in the Middle East after 9/11.
What do you think were the reasons for the 9/11 attacks?
Do you agree with the U.S.'s decision to wage the War on Terror post-9/11? Give reasons for your answer.
How has the Muslim World reacted to the West’s War on Terror?
Should the U.S. remain in the Middle East? Give reasons for your answer.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 02
2) ISIS is one of the most prominent transnational terrorist organizations today. Write an essay examining how and why ISIS became such a terror organization.
Feedback: How did ISIS get started?
How were some of the earliest leaders in ISIS?
What role, if any, did al-Qaeda had in the formation of ISIS?
What are some of the political and religious fractions in ISIS?
Why has it been so difficult for the West to defeat ISIS?
What are some of the major strategies and tactics employed by ISIS?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 03
3) The 19th-century Prussian military strategist Carl von Clausewitz argued that “the only source of war is politics,” and if war is part of the policy, then the policy will determine its character. Write an essay unpacking these statements by Carl von Clausewitz.
Feedback: Is politics the only source of war?
Which theoretical perspective best explains these statements made by Carl von Clausewitz?
Make an argument contra the statement made by Carl von Clausewitz.
Analyze the objective and subjective facets of war.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 04
4) Write a 300-word op-ed explaining how globalization has reshaped wars.
Feedback: Explain the concept of new wars.
How has globalization created the conditions for new wars?
Explain the concept of jihad v. McWorld.
Identify some of these new wars.
Can globalization help prevent a new war? If so, how?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 05
5) As indicated in the chapter post-Cold War, there have been major changes in armed conflicts. Write a 300-word essay on changes in armed conflicts post-Cold War.
Feedback: What are some of the major conflicts between states post-Cold War?
Analyze the geographic distribution of armed conflicts.
What are some of the major intrastate or civil conflicts post-Cold War?
What roles have NGOs played in post-Cold War conflicts?
How was technology impacted armed conflicts post-Cold War?