Question 1

On his second day in office, President Obama ordered the Pentagon to close Guantanamo Bay and all other detention facilities by 2010.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The term "dual-use technologies" refers to which of the following?

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A)  military technology that has both offensive and defensive capabilities
B)  defense-funded innovations that have civilian and commercial applications
C)  military technology that is used both by military personnel and violent street criminals
D)  defense-funded innovations that are used to both deter war and fight in war

Question 3

In what ways besides military combat does war contribute to death and disability? What are the effects of those deaths and disabilities on society?

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Besides military combat, war contributes...

Question 4

A poll taken after the Boston Marathon bombing showed that ______  of U.S.adults believed a terrorist attack was very or somewhat likely to occur.

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A)  10 percent
B)  one quarter
C)  half
D)  over 80 percent

Question 5

Which of the following is among the top five small arms suppliers in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States
B)  Saudi Arabia
C)  Israel
D)  Iran

Question 6

Military spending by the U.S.today is substantially below that of Cold War levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Democratic nations are particularly disinclined to wage war against one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with which of the following problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  divorce
B)  family violence
C)  suicide
D)  all of these

Question 9

According to Chirot, retribalization has been caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  globalized culture.
B)  lack of natural resources, such as water or oil.
C)  social class inequalities.
D)  border disputes.

Question 10

Describe the social-psychological factors associated with terrorism.

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Terrorism is often associated with a var...

Question 11

The principle of mutually assured destruction (MAD) transformed war from a

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A)  lose-lose proposition to a win-lose scenario.
B)  win-win proposition to a win-lose scenario.
C)  win-lose proposition to a win-win scenario.
D)  win-lose proposition to a lose-lose scenario.

Question 12

Terrorism is the premeditated use, or threatened use, of violence by ________ to gain a political or social objective.

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A)  a society
B)  individuals or groups
C)  a government
D)  a coalition of governments

Question 13

Modern wars are most commonly fought in unpopulated areas on battlefields.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Centuries of warfare between chiefdoms culminated in the development of

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A)  capitalism.
B)  the state.
C)  private property.
D)  social welfare.

Question 15

Industrialization

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A)  was responsible for the development of the state.
B)  increases a society's propensity to war.
C)  increases the potential destruction of war.
D)  reduces the economic costs of war.

Question 16

War affects children in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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A)  killing and maiming.
B)  being denied access to food and medicine.
C)  preventing them from attending school.
D)  increasing their access to proper nutrition.

Question 17

How has war or threat of war helped poor and disadvantaged groups in American society?

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War or the threat of war has not directl...

Question 18

America's war on Iraq because of fear of weapons of mass destruction illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  arbitration.
B)  mediation.
C)  a security dilemma.
D)  détente.

Question 19

The term "nuclear winter" refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the nuclear fallout after the U.S.dropped atomic bombs on Japan
B)  an imagined future state in which no nuclear weapons exist on the planet
C)  lower temperatures caused by dust and particles in the event of a massive thermonuclear war
D)  an agreement between Russia and the United States promising to "freeze" production of new nuclear weapons

Question 20

What are the five levels of ethnic conflict, according to Daniel Chirot? Give an example of each.

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According to Daniel Chirot, there are fi...

Exam 15: Conflict, War, and Terrorism

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Democratic nations are particularly disinclined to wage war against one another.

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Describe the social-psychological factors associated with terrorism.

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On his second day in office, President Obama ordered the Pentagon to close Guantanamo Bay and all other detention facilities by 2010.

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In what ways besides military combat does war contribute to death and disability? What are the effects of those deaths and disabilities on society?

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War affects children in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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Military spending by the U.S.today is substantially below that of Cold War levels.

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The principle of mutually assured destruction (MAD) transformed war from a

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How has war or threat of war helped poor and disadvantaged groups in American society?

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Which of the following is among the top five small arms suppliers in the world?

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Modern wars are most commonly fought in unpopulated areas on battlefields.

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Industrialization

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