Political Science 007 - Contemporary World Affairs » Spring 2022 » Chapter 05

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Question #1
Included in limited war are military actions carried out to gain __________ the enemy.
A.   some objective short of the surrender and occupation of
B.   cultural dominance over
C.   some influence over
D.   complete and unambiguous surrender and occupation of
Question #2
Warfare without front lines that involves irregular forces is called __________.
A.   low-intensity conflict
B.   hegemonic war
C.   guerrilla war
D.   a raid
Question #3
Which statement is characteristic of guerrilla war?
A.   Guerrilla fighters directly confront the enemy army.
B.   Civilians often expose the guerrillas to opposing forces.
C.   Guerrilla fighters do not control any specific territory.
D.   Civilians are often punished along with guerrilla forces.
Question #4
On the individual level of analysis, __________.
A.   the totalitarian nature of communist states makes them prone to using violence
B.   wars may be the result of how power is distributed between two countries
C.   wars may be the result of rational decisions of national leaders
D.   wars may be the result of decisions by government bureaucracies
Question #5
Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism?
A.   American propaganda in World War II depicting Japanese people as apes
B.   African American people calling each other "brother"
C.   present-day Japanese textbooks glossing over Japan's crimes in World War II
D.   the German government rewriting textbooks to give an objective review of history
Question #6
Religious conflicts are difficult to resolve because __________.
A.   people feel particularly vulnerable about religion
B.   religions deal with core values that are held as absolute truth
C.   there is something inherent in religion that creates conflict
D.   they involve infidels
Question #7
Which of the following is true of ideology?
A.   It tends to increase in importance after a revolution, replacing concerns about national interests.
B.   It causes conflict more frequently than any other factor.
C.   It has a weaker hold on core values and absolute truth than religions do.
D.   It decreases conflicts between states more than it causes conflicts.
Question #8
Since World War II, an international norm has developed __________.
A.   that prefers the redrawing of borders to the toppling of a state's government
B.   to support international intervention in secessionist conflicts
C.   against attempting to alter borders by force
D.   to allow irredentism even if violence is necessary
Question #9
Irredentism is the regaining of __________ lost to another state.
A.   political opposition
B.   territory
C.   sovereignty
D.   resources
Question #10
WWI was mainly fought using guerrilla warfare tactics?
A.   False
B.   True

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