Ch.10 Understanding War And Terrorism Exam Prep 1st Edition

Test Bank

Chapter 10: Understanding War and Terrorism

Multiple Choice

1. ______ is defined as an armed, usually violent fight between states or groups within a state, with each party attempting to impose its will on the other.

a. War

b. Terrorism

c. Sovereignty

d. Feud

Learning Objective: 10.1: What is war? What is terrorism? How are they different?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Understanding War as a Social Problem

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. A researcher focused on wars is most likely interested in ______.

a. moral panics

b. moral justification

c. domestic terrorism

d. economic sanctions

Learning Objective: 10.1: What is war? What is terrorism? How are they different?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Total Wars, Just Wars, and the Functions of War

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. How do Marx and Weber compare in their views of war?

a. both believed in the use of violence by the state as necessary

b. both believed that there is no such concept as a just war

c. both believed that war is a necessary and fundamental part of life within society

d. both believed that a society without war was not only possible but fundamental

Learning Objective: 10.1: What is war? What is terrorism? How are they different?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Marx’s and Weber’s Perspectives on War

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Mila’s novel has a plotline depicting a fictional setting of Avalon attacking another territory called, Guardia. Avalon’s government states the reason for attacking Guardia is to save people from false imprisonment and work camps. Avalon is engaged in ______.

a. terrorism

b. ethnic cleansing

c. a proxy war

d. a just war

Learning Objective: 10.1: What is war? What is terrorism? How are they different?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Total Wars, Just Wars, and the Functions of Wars

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Carter is taking a history class questioning how war has changed society. In particular, he is studying one man who published quite a bit on the topic of war. Carter explains to his friend, Sophia that this writer defined the modern state as having the legitimate ability to use violence against other states and against its own people. Carter is referring to ______.

a. Weber

b. Machiavelli

c. Marx

d. von Clausewitz

Learning Objective: 10.1: What is war? What is terrorism? How are they different?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Marx’s and Weber’s Perspectives on War

Difficulty Level: Hard

6. Jamal was given the task of infiltrating another country’s voter registration information. In addition, his superiors want him to find a backdoor into the power grid for this other country. Jamal puts together a team to accomplish this mission. This is an example of ______.

a. a just war

b. total war

c. a proxy war

d. cyber warfare

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: New Technology and New Ways to Fight Wars

Difficulty Level: Hard

7. A/an ______ links powerful corporations’ interests to the military needs of the state.

a. permanent war economy

b. moral panic

c. economic sanction

d. treatise

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Seeing War as a Social Problem

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. An attack or attempted attack on a nation’s computer or information systems is known as ______.

a. a just war

b. cyber warfare

c. a feud

d. a proxy war

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: New Technology and New Ways to Fight Wars

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. The Vietnam war was an example of a ______.

a. just war

b. total war

c. proxy war

d. cyber war

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Vietnam War

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. What evidence, post WWII, supports the notion of war as a social problem?

a. The understanding that war is morally justifiable makes it a social problem.

b. The understanding that war is part of our social life and a necessary part of human nature makes it a social problem.

c. Evolutionary biologists claim that human beings are hard-wired for war makes it a social problem.

d. The threat of nuclear annihilation during the cold war gave more credence to the understanding of war as a social problem.

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Seeing War as a Social Problem

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. How does a proxy war differ from a just war?

a. Countries who take sides in another war due to political ideology rather than fight themselves is considered a proxy war.

b. Countries who attack another’s computer or information systems is considered a proxy war.

c. A proxy war has no limits on weaponry and all of society’s resources are mobilized.

d. A proxy war is carried out by loose networks of individuals motivated by religious goals rather than morally justifiable reasons.

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Vietnam War

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. Jack is a long-time senator from a western state in the United States. He previously held positions at different aerospace companies. He holds a seat on many committees, including homeland security and national defense. One of his closest friends and advisors holds the rank of General in the Army. Jack would be considered to be part of ______.

a. the Geneva Convention

b. the power elite

c. a sovereignty

d. a functionalist group

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Seeing War as a Social Problem

Difficulty Level: Hard

13. Johnson Industries put forth a candidate for governor of their state. They have carefully selected a candidate that adheres to the company’s overall political ideology. Adversary, Beel Corp has a different political agenda. They have decided to put their own candidate in the race. These two candidates “battle” to win the office of governor through debates, ads, and finally the votes of the people. This could be considered an example of a/an ______.

a. economic sanction

b. cyber war

c. proxy war

d. alliance

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Vietnam War

Difficulty Level: Hard

14. President Chung decided based on the intelligence she had received from her national security team and closest advisors that she needed to invade another country. The removal of a dictator was deemed necessary. Further, replacement of the government with one that was more amenable to the United Nations peacekeeping rather than further destruction and possible destruction of the planet was also part of the overall strategy. The intelligence that President Chung received would most likely contain reports of ______.

a. drones

b. ethnic cleansing

c. economic sanctions

d. weapons of mass destruction

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: War in the 21st Century

Difficulty Level: Hard

15. Civilian deaths during wartime are generally thought of as ______.

a. collateral damage

b. power elite

c. alliances

d. shell shock

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Individual Costs of War

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. ______ are people who have been forced to leave their country due to conflict or threat.

a. Collateral damage

b. Refugees

c. Power elite

d. Humanitarians

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Individual Costs of War

Difficulty Level: Easy

17. A doctor interested in understanding “shell shock” would most likely focus on ______.

a. economic sanctions

b. rape

c. PTSD

d. drones

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Hidden Wounds of War

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. What is the relationship between war and civil liberties?

a. Civil liberties are usually given more freely during a time of war.

b. When at war, most countries become dictatorships with no civil liberties for citizens at all.

c. Civil liberties are fought for in courtrooms during times of war as governments are consumed with fighting an enemy nation.

d. In response to many wars, civil liberties are exchanged for measures of safety such as the PATRIOT Act.

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Guns Versus Butter

Difficulty Level: Medium

19. Violet, a 25-year-old woman, was a successful computer engineer. She recently married and gave birth to her first child. She took a leave of absence from her job, but always expressed a desire to go back to work once her baby was a little older. Violet realized that she had choices due to a shift in gender roles for women in the workplace which can be directly linked to ______.

a. WWII

b. economic sanctions

c. Robespierre

d. the Hague Conventions

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: War’s Impact on Society

Difficulty Level: Hard

20. Leona is a newly elected congressperson. She was elected on a platform that allocated more money for programs dealing with infrastructure and poverty. Leona could be said to favor spending on ______.

a. guns

b. butter

c. media

d. drones

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Guns Versus Butter

Difficulty Level: Hard

21. Tamara and her sisters had to leave their native country. Their country was invaded just three months ago. Both of her parents had been killed in the conflict. Tamara took her younger sisters and made the long trek into a far northern country without any war. Tamara and her sisters are considered ______.

a. sex slaves

b. collateral damage

c. refugees

d. pacifists

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Individual Costs of War

Difficulty Level: Hard

22. Homecoming theory is defined as ______.

a. the death of civilians during war due to indirect causes

b. people who are forced to leave their country of origin because of conflict or threat

c. territorial based, formal structure driven by political ideologies forcing people to leave their homes

d. spending a significant time away from home which may be disorienting for people as they return home

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Hidden Wounds of War

Difficulty Level: Easy

23. ______ is a threat or act of violence carried out by non-state actors against civilians to achieve a political or ideological goal.

a. Terrorism

b. War

c. Ethnic Cleansing

d. Shell shock

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Understanding Terrorism as a Social Problem

Difficulty Level: Easy

24. Which individual glorified the origins of terrorism from the “Reign of Terror”?

a. Marx

b. Robespierre

c. Park

d. von Clausewitz

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Understanding Terrorism as a Social Problem

Difficulty Level: Medium

25. How does old terrorism differ from new terrorism?

a. Old terrorism consists of loose networks of individuals spread across countries.

b. Old terrorism’s primary goal was to cause mass casualties.

c. Old terrorism’s primary goal was to communicate.

d. Old terrorism is motivated by religious goals.

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Old and New Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

26. Dominic, a 19-year-old male, is very upset at the way that his government has been allowing refugees into the country. He does not understand why his country needs to get involved with these hardships while the citizens of his nation face hardships themselves. He is so mentally distraught that he makes a plan to bomb a state building so that the government will take notice of his manifesto. This is an example of ______.

a. a just war

b. economic sanctions

c. old terrorism

d. domestic terrorism

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: 9/11 and New Terrorism as a Social Problem

Difficulty Level: Hard

27. Ling keeps watching the news reports over and over again about the latest terrorist attack. She just cannot seem to tear herself away from the scenes of destruction. The media and the government show and talk about nothing else. Ling could be said to be a victim of a/an ______ created by the media, politicians, and the public.

a. moral panic

b. alliance

c. collateral damage

d. power elite

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Outsized Terror of Terrorism Today

Difficulty Level: Hard

28. Miguel reads the newspaper every day. He understands that terrorism is a large social problem in the world today. He also knows that the statistics show that he has much greater chance of being a gun victim rather than a victim of a terrorist attack. Still, knowing this, he feels that the number one priority of his government should be counterterrorism. Miguel’s opinion has been colored by ______.

a. an alliance

b. collateral damage

c. moral panic

d. the power elite

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Outsized Terror of Terrorism Today

Difficulty Level: Hard

29. The ______ gives the government the right to monitor emails, financial statements, and phone interactions among other rights.

a. Joint Terrorism Task Force

b. 9/11 Commission Report

c. March for Our Lives

d. PATRIOT Act

Learning Objective: 10.5: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Consequences of Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Easy

30. Researchers interested in discrimination against Muslims would most likely also focus on ______.

a. the culture of fear

b. drones

c. the Reign of Terror

d. the 9/11 Commission Report

Learning Objective: 10.5: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Social and Individual Costs of Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

31. What is the relationship between media coverage and PTSD?

a. People who watch media coverage of traumatic events, like a terrorist attack, experience a catharsis rather than PTSD.

b. People who watched the media coverage of terrorism attacks were more likely to experience at least one symptom of PTSD.

c. There is no relationship between PTSD and media coverage of any kind of event.

d. PTSD is experienced by those in the media rather than people who watch the media reports of traumatic events, such as terrorist attacks.

Learning Objective: 10.5: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Social and Individual Costs of Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

32. Tucker notices that some of the formatting in his emails is different from how he sent them when his partner shows the emails to him. He had sent the emails while on a business trip to the Middle East. He wonders if any of his other records are being looked at or scrutinized regarding his business trip. He understands that this is all legal due to the ______.

a. UNHCR

b. UN Security Council

c. PATRIOT Act

d. Hague Conventions

Learning Objective: 10.5: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Consequences of Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Hard

33. Maria watched the 9/11 attack on television. She continued to watch the replay of the terrorist attacks for several days afterward. It has been several years since 9/11, but whenever a plane is flying particularly low Maria immediate reverts back to the fear she had while watching the 9/11 attack. In Maria’s case, the level of media that she watched is responsible for her ______.

a. IRA

b. ETA

c. Reign of Terror

d. PTSD

Learning Objective: 10.5: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Social and Individual Costs of Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Hard

34. A terrorist organization wants to recruit more members to its cause. For them, it is not necessary that their recruits live in their region or even in the same country. They are able to send a lot of information digitally and even conduct some training remotely. This is due to ______.

a. global communications technology

b. refugees

c. UNHCR

d. economic sanctions

Learning Objective: 10.5: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Consequences of Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Hard

35. How does a criminal act differ from an act of war?

a. A criminal act is dealt with by law enforcement only during a time of war while the military handles criminal acts during peacetime.

b. Criminal acts are dealt with by law enforcement while acts of war are dealt with by the military.

c. Both criminal acts and acts of war are dealt with by law enforcement.

d. Both criminal acts and acts of war are dealt with by the military.

Learning Objective: 10.6: What are some key international, national, and grassroots efforts to prevent or stop war and/or terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Stopping Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

36. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an example of ______.

a. a national effort to prevent war

b. a national effort to decrease economic sanctions

c. an international effort to prevent war

d. an international effort to decrease economic sanctions

Learning Objective: 10.6: What are some key international, national, and grassroots efforts to prevent or stop war and/or terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: International Efforts to Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of War

Difficulty Level: Medium

37. As Connor studies how wars were fought throughout history, he notes that there are many differences in how war fighting was conducted. Some of these differences are due to technological and scientific advancements he notes. Much of the way that wars were conducted differently after 1864 is due to the regulations by the ______.

a. FBI

b. Joint Terrorism Task Force

c. UN Security Council

d. Geneva Convention

Learning Objective: 10.6: What are some key international, national, and grassroots efforts to prevent or stop war and/or terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: International Efforts to Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of War

Difficulty Level: Hard

38. Katie is enlisting in the army to become a nurse. She wants to be able to serve her country as well as help her fellow soldiers and civilians affected by war. She has read about all the organizations and other declarations for human rights that have been enacted. While these all promote peace, they have little authority many times due to ______.

a. sovereignty

b. alliances

c. treaties

d. the power elite

Learning Objective: 10.6: What are some key international, national, and grassroots efforts to prevent or stop war and/or terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: International Efforts to Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of War

Difficulty Level: Hard

39. Tamara has seen her country ravaged by war. She does not want to see this happen to her country or any other country any longer. She gets a few like-minded friends together. They give themselves a name and promote peace and tolerance in person and on social media. Tamara has created a/an ______.

a. Hague Convention

b. anti-war group

c. ethnic cleansing

d. feminist movement

Learning Objective: 10.6: What are some key international, national, and grassroots efforts to prevent or stop war and/or terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Social Movements

Difficulty Level: Hard

40. A European country has just experienced yet another terrorist attack. The government wants to prevent such attacks before they happen. This country has been studying the ways that other countries attempt to circumvent terrorist activities and attacks. As they look at the United States, they note that the United States created the ______ to identify and prevent terrorist attacks.

a. Genocide Convention

b. DEA

c. Department of Homeland Security

d. UNHCR

Learning Objective: 10.6: What are some key international, national, and grassroots efforts to prevent or stop war and/or terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Stopping Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Hard

True/False

1. Some believe that we are biologically hard-wired for war as part of “human nature.”

Learning Objective: 10.1: What is war? What is terrorism? How are they different?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Understanding War as a Social Problem

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Machiavelli defined war as “an act of violence intended to compel our opponent to fulfill our will.”

Learning Objective: 10.1: What is war? What is terrorism? How are they different?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sociological Theories of War

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. A total war is one that is morally justifiable.

Learning Objective: 10.1: What is war? What is terrorism? How are they different?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Total Wars, Just Wars, and the Function of Wars

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Sociologist Robert Park believed that war brought people together in solidarity.

Learning Objective: 10.1: What is war? What is terrorism? How are they different?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Total Wars, Just Wars, and the Function of Wars

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. WWI was considered a “just war.”

Learning Objective: 10.1: What is war? What is terrorism? How are they different?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Total Wars, Just Wars, and the Function of Wars

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Leaders in the economy, military, and politics merged into one powerful ruling class are known as the power elite.

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Seeing War as a Social Problem

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. The power elite have been fighting against the permanent war economy according to Mills.

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Seeing War as a Social Problem

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. A proxy war is a war with no limits on weaponry or territorial scope.

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Vietnam War

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. After the Vietnam War, U.S. society expressed a general reluctance to go to war.

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: War in the 21st Century

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. An attempt by a state or organization to attack a nation’s computer information systems is considered a cyber warfare.

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: New Technology and New Ways to Fight Wars

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. War does not allow for societies to reorder themselves or change the structure internally.

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: War’s Impact on Society

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. The United Nations formation is one of the consequences of WWII.

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: War’s Impact on Society

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. A nation putting fiscal priority on its people is considered to be spending on “guns” according to economists.

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Guns Versus Butter

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. The death of civilians during war is considered collateral damage.

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Individual Costs of War

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. PTSD and “shell shock” from WWI are considered to be the same disorder.

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Hidden Wounds of War

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. Old terrorism is a threat or act of violence carried out by a loose network of individuals spread across countries and continents with mass causalities being central to their goal.

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Old and New Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Easy

17. The September 11 attack is an example of new terrorism.

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Old and New Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. Domestic terrorism is carried out by a country’s own citizens.

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9/11 and New Terrorism as a Social Problem

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. The PATRIOT Act’s passing was directly due to the culture of fear propagated by the military.

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Terrorism, the Media, and Moral Panics

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. Media coverage of acts of terrorism contributed to an outsized fear of terrorism.

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Outsized Terror of Terrorism Today

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. Historically, terrorism has been used to achieve a clear set of goals.

Learning Objective: 10.5: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Consequences of Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

22. Law enforcement does not have the right to monitor a citizen’s financial records under the PATRIOT Act.

Learning Objective: 10.5: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Consequences of Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Easy

23. Terrorism caused globalization.

Learning Objective: 10.5: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Consequences of Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

24. Terrorism has become more decentralized while counterterrorism has become increasingly global.

Learning Objective: 10.5: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Consequences of Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

25. The culture of fear, as a result of terrorism, has contributed to discrimination against Muslims.

Learning Objective: 10.5: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Social and Individual Costs of Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Easy

26. The Geneva Convention’s primary responsibility is the maintenance of international peace and security.

Learning Objective: 10.6: What are some key international, national, and grassroots efforts to prevent or stop war and/or terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: International Efforts to Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of War

Difficulty Level: Easy

27. Created in the wake of WWII, the United Nations’ key goal is to prevent war and encourage international cooperation.

Learning Objective: 10.6: What are some key international, national, and grassroots efforts to prevent or stop war and/or terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: International Efforts to Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of War

Difficulty Level: Easy

28. Sovereignty is comprised of the leaders of three social sectors: the economy, the military, and the political institutions.

Learning Objective: 10.6: What are some key international, national, and grassroots efforts to prevent or stop war and/or terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: International Efforts to Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of War

Difficulty Level: Easy

29. Anti-war movements have been around as long as war.

Learning Objective: 10.6: What are some key international, national, and grassroots efforts to prevent or stop war and/or terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Social Movements

Difficulty Level: Easy

30. The United States framed the effort to stop terrorism, not just as a response to a criminal act, but as a war therefore using the military to aid in counterterrorism.

Learning Objective: 10.6: What are some key international, national, and grassroots efforts to prevent or stop war and/or terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Stopping Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

Short Answer

1. How do Marx and Weber compare in their perspectives on war?

Learning Objective: 10.1: What is war? What is terrorism? How are they different?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Marx’s and Weber’s Perspectives on War

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. How does a just war differ from a total war?

Learning Objective: 10.1: What is war? What is terrorism? How are they different?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Total Wars, Just Wars, and the Function of Wars

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. How does a proxy war differ from a total war?

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Vietnam War

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. What conclusion can be drawn from viewing war as an extension of politics?

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: War’s Impact on Society

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. What is the relationship between shell shock and PTSD?

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Hidden Wounds of War

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. How does new terrorism differ from old terrorism?

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Old and New Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. List some of the groups known to the U.S. Government as domestic terrorists.

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: 9/11 and New Terrorism as a Social Problem

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. What is the relationship between exposure to media coverage of terrorism and acute stress?

Learning Objective: 10.4: What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?

What does it mean to say that terrorism is a social construction?Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Outsized Terror of Terrorism Today

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. How is the fear of a possible terror attack related to trauma?

Learning Objective: 10.5: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Social and Individual Costs of Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. Due to the brutality of wars in the 20th century, many organizations were created to promote peace and punish those who violate human rights. List these organizations.

Learning Objective: 10.6: What are some key international, national, and grassroots efforts to prevent or stop war and/or terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: International Efforts to Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of War

Difficulty Level: Medium

Essay

1. Compare and contrast Park’s understanding of war to von Clausewitz, Marx, and Weber.

Learning Objective: 10.1: What is war? What is terrorism? How are they different?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Total Wars, Just Wars, and the Functions of Wars

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Carver Industries develops and constructs weapons, body armor, and bomb detection equipment. They are a huge customer of the steel industry as well as the IT industry. Their business goes up whenever there is political talk of war and terrorism. Not only does Carver Industries benefit but so do all the companies that supply them with the raw materials. Explain the “permanent war economy” and its relation to the “power elite” in this example.

Learning Objective: 10.2: Why is war frequently not considered a social problem?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Seeing War as a Social Problem

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. Evelyn was allowed to work as a mechanic during WWII. She had always had a propensity for tinkering with mechanisms. She grew up fixing clocks, small appliances, and other equipment on her family’s farm. She discovered during this time that she really wanted to design and build automobiles when the war was over. How would you classify Evelyn’s experience in relation to war?

Learning Objective: 10.3: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of war?

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: War’s Impact on Society

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. What is the relationship between globalization and terrorism?

Learning Objective: 10.5: What are some of the key social and individual consequences of terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Consequences of Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Due to the brutality of war, such as the genocide witnessed in WWII, many international organizations were established to prevent such from happening again. What conclusion can you drawn about the effectiveness of these organizations due to the understanding of sovereignty?

Learning Objective: 10.6: What are some key international, national, and grassroots efforts to prevent or stop war and/or terrorism?

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: International Efforts to Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of War

Difficulty Level: Medium