Exam 15: War: Politics by Other Means

Who argued that totalitarian governments are inherently aggressive?

Employing an ethnocentric bias is necessary to evaluate whether a war was undertaken for moral reasons.

What term best describes the death of civilians while trying to kill enemy combatants in a war zone?

What concerns have critics raised about the just war doctrine?

The Nuremberg trials against Nazi leaders showed how simple it is to prove that certain wartime acts were indeed crimes against peace.

What do author James Fallows, Congressman Charlie Rangel, and comedian John Stewart agree will end the U.S. tendency in recent decades of being mired in endless wars?

All of these traits are characteristic of a country likely to launch an aggressive war EXCEPT

Why did nuclear countries agree to go MAD?

According to Morgenthau, human nature and a drive for self-awareness are a leading, if not the leading, cause of conflict.

Which of the following played only a minor role in the major wars of the twentieth century?

The pragmatic basis for foreign policy that places the national interest above moral considerations or idealistic motives is known as nationalism.

What is the term for a war in which adversaries choose not to use the most potent weapons available to them?

What did Locke think would bring an end to human conflict and war in society?

The cornerstone of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points was the principle of the right to national self-determination.

The just war doctrine only justifies defensive wars.