Question 1

Until recently, Central America and Southern Africa were home to __________ violence.

Accepted Answer

A) unrecognized 
B) revolutionary 
C) mild 
D) non-revolutionary 
A) unrecognized 
B) revolutionary 
C) mild 
D) non-revolutionary B

Question 2

At the 1968 Democratic convention, Chicago police attacked __________ protestors, as well as many who just happened to be passing.

Accepted Answer

A) Vietnam War 
B) feminist 
C) anarcho-syndicalist 
D) Cuban Missile Crisis 
A) Vietnam War 
B) feminist 
C) anarcho-syndicalist 
D) Cuban Missile Crisis A

Question 3

Occupying powers in Vietnam, whether French or American, deceived themselves into thinking they had __________ villages because they were able to drive through them in armored convoys.

Accepted Answer

A) infused democracy into 
B) killed enough guerillas in 
C) administrative control of 
D) won the battle of hearts and minds in 
A) infused democracy into 
B) killed enough guerillas in 
C) administrative control of 
D) won the battle of hearts and minds in C

Question 4

What was the consequence of the separatist Ibo attempting to break away from Nigeria with their new state of Biafra in the late 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A) The Nigerian government defeated the Ibo, but only with assistance from a number of European nations. 
B) The Nigerian government allowed the Ibo to secede without any violence. 
C) The Ibo were defeated in a lengthy, costly war. 
D) The Ibo were victorious in a relatively brief war. 
A) The Nigerian government defeated the Ibo, but only with assistance from a number of European nations. 
B) The Nigerian government allowed the Ibo to secede without any violence. 
C) The Ibo were defeated in a lengthy, costly war. 
D) The Ibo were victorious in a relatively brief war.

Question 5

How might one measure whether a genuine revolution has taken place?

Accepted Answer

A) The regime itself claims they are going through a revolution. 
B) The old elites are replaces by new elites. 
C) The regime is violently overthrown. 
D) The state media declare a revolution has taken place. 
A) The regime itself claims they are going through a revolution. 
B) The old elites are replaces by new elites. 
C) The regime is violently overthrown. 
D) The state media declare a revolution has taken place.

Question 6

The overthrowing of the moderates by the extremists is an example of a typical characteristic of which stage in Brinton's "stages of revolution"?

Accepted Answer

A) At first, moderates take over. 
B) A "thermidor" ends the reign of terror. 
C) The extremists take over. 
D) The old regime decays. 
A) At first, moderates take over. 
B) A "thermidor" ends the reign of terror. 
C) The extremists take over. 
D) The old regime decays.

Question 7

Thousands of __________ occur in China each year in which citizens gather to protest corrupt local officials, the seizure of farmland, toxic factories, or police cover-up of crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) "mass incidents" 
B) acts of enormous violence 
C) "public actions" 
D) upper class movements 
A) "mass incidents" 
B) acts of enormous violence 
C) "public actions" 
D) upper class movements

Question 8

What is the most common response to serious domestic unrest?

Accepted Answer

A) Revolution 
B) Coup d'état 
C) Military takeover 
D) UN diplomatic action 
A) Revolution 
B) Coup d'état 
C) Military takeover 
D) UN diplomatic action

Question 9

Does terrorism work?

Accepted Answer

A) Rarely, and seldom without political and/or economic pressure 
B) Rarely, but primarily when brought against democratic nations 
C) Often, and without much need for political pressure to aid it 
D) Often, but only with the assistance of economic and/or political pressure 
A) Rarely, and seldom without political and/or economic pressure 
B) Rarely, but primarily when brought against democratic nations 
C) Often, and without much need for political pressure to aid it 
D) Often, but only with the assistance of economic and/or political pressure

Question 10

__________is a small or moderate change that essentially leaves the system intact.

Accepted Answer

A) Mass discontent 
B) Reform 
C) Dramatic system change 
D) A coup d'etat 
A) Mass discontent 
B) Reform 
C) Dramatic system change 
D) A coup d'etat

Question 11

What have been the consequences of the "Arab Spring," moving forward to the current moment?

Accepted Answer

The consequences of the "Arab Spring" ha

Question 12

Why was jealousy provoked in the Iranian people, despite the booming economy of the early to mid-1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) Economic growth was only rapid for the working class and poor people, and was lacking for the wealthy. 
B) No one who wasn't already rich became rich, igniting the emotions of all the other classes of society 
C) Economic growth was relatively even, and previously working class or poor people felt themselves empowered enough to engage the grudge they had from previously being underserved 
D) Economic growth was uneven, with some getting rich fast, and others benefitting little to not at all. 
A) Economic growth was only rapid for the working class and poor people, and was lacking for the wealthy. 
B) No one who wasn't already rich became rich, igniting the emotions of all the other classes of society 
C) Economic growth was relatively even, and previously working class or poor people felt themselves empowered enough to engage the grudge they had from previously being underserved 
D) Economic growth was uneven, with some getting rich fast, and others benefitting little to not at all.

Question 13

Islamic terrorism has hardly begun to fade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

ETA, PKK, PLO and the Tamil Tigers are all examples of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Organizations sponsored by nations to stand in opposition to those that want their own state 
B) Organizations that attempt to negotiate peace between organizations that want their own state and are opposed by nations in which they operate 
C) Organizations that want their own state, and are supported by the nations in which they operate 
D) Organizations that want their own state, and are opposed by the nations in which they operate 
A) Organizations sponsored by nations to stand in opposition to those that want their own state 
B) Organizations that attempt to negotiate peace between organizations that want their own state and are opposed by nations in which they operate 
C) Organizations that want their own state, and are supported by the nations in which they operate 
D) Organizations that want their own state, and are opposed by the nations in which they operate

Question 15

Some states engage in __________, despite officially denouncing terrorism.

Accepted Answer

A) sharing intelligence with nongovernmental militias 
B) "state-sponsored terrorism" 
C) targeting specific groups for violence 
D) democracy 
A) sharing intelligence with nongovernmental militias 
B) "state-sponsored terrorism" 
C) targeting specific groups for violence 
D) democracy

Question 16

When the moderate Iranian, Mohammed Khatami, won the presidency his reforms were blocked because real power stayed in the hands of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) insurgents 
B) Muslim liberals 
C) the religious elite 
D) military leaders 
A) insurgents 
B) Muslim liberals 
C) the religious elite 
D) military leaders

Question 17

Because of its support of __________ governments in the Middle East, the United States is hated by Muslim terrorists.

Accepted Answer

A) primordial violence 
B) secularism 
C) corrupt and repressive 
D) jihad 
A) primordial violence 
B) secularism 
C) corrupt and repressive 
D) jihad

Question 18

Rarely the work of small bands and conspirators alone, __________ are usually the result of system collapse, which permits small but well-organized groups (often military) to take over.

Accepted Answer

A) the erosion of legitimacy 
B) acts of genocide 
C) dictatorships 
D) coup d'état 
A) the erosion of legitimacy 
B) acts of genocide 
C) dictatorships 
D) coup d'état

Question 19

Terrorism is difficult to fight because it falls between war and __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Terrorism is difficult to fight because it...

Question 20

What are the aims of terrorists via their calculated acts of terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A) To panic their enemies, to gain publicity and recruits, and to get the foe to overreact and drive more people to side with the terrorists 
B) To destroy as much of the economic strength of a nation as possible 
C) To kill national leaders 
D) To kill their enemies, to gain recruits, and to get the UN to overreact and cause more people to side with the terrorists 
A) To panic their enemies, to gain publicity and recruits, and to get the foe to overreact and drive more people to side with the terrorists 
B) To destroy as much of the economic strength of a nation as possible 
C) To kill national leaders 
D) To kill their enemies, to gain recruits, and to get the UN to overreact and cause more people to side with the terrorists

Until recently, Central America and Southern Africa were home to __________ violence.

At the 1968 Democratic convention, Chicago police attacked __________ protestors, as well as many who just happened to be passing.

Occupying powers in Vietnam, whether French or American, deceived themselves into thinking they had __________ villages because they were able to drive through them in armored convoys.

What was the consequence of the separatist Ibo attempting to break away from Nigeria with their new state of Biafra in the late 1960s?

How might one measure whether a genuine revolution has taken place?

The overthrowing of the moderates by the extremists is an example of a typical characteristic of which stage in Brinton's "stages of revolution"?

Thousands of __________ occur in China each year in which citizens gather to protest corrupt local officials, the seizure of farmland, toxic factories, or police cover-up of crimes.

What is the most common response to serious domestic unrest?

Does terrorism work?

__________is a small or moderate change that essentially leaves the system intact.

What have been the consequences of the "Arab Spring," moving forward to the current moment?

Why was jealousy provoked in the Iranian people, despite the booming economy of the early to mid-1970s?

Islamic terrorism has hardly begun to fade.

ETA, PKK, PLO and the Tamil Tigers are all examples of __________.

Some states engage in __________, despite officially denouncing terrorism.

When the moderate Iranian, Mohammed Khatami, won the presidency his reforms were blocked because real power stayed in the hands of __________.

Because of its support of __________ governments in the Middle East, the United States is hated by Muslim terrorists.

Rarely the work of small bands and conspirators alone, __________ are usually the result of system collapse, which permits small but well-organized groups (often military) to take over.

Terrorism is difficult to fight because it falls between war and __________.

What are the aims of terrorists via their calculated acts of terrorism?

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Exam 17: Violence and Revolution

Until recently, Central America and Southern Africa were home to __________ violence.

At the 1968 Democratic convention, Chicago police attacked __________ protestors, as well as many who just happened to be passing.

Occupying powers in Vietnam, whether French or American, deceived themselves into thinking they had __________ villages because they were able to drive through them in armored convoys.

What was the consequence of the separatist Ibo attempting to break away from Nigeria with their new state of Biafra in the late 1960s?

How might one measure whether a genuine revolution has taken place?

The overthrowing of the moderates by the extremists is an example of a typical characteristic of which stage in Brinton's "stages of revolution"?

Thousands of __________ occur in China each year in which citizens gather to protest corrupt local officials, the seizure of farmland, toxic factories, or police cover-up of crimes.

What is the most common response to serious domestic unrest?

Does terrorism work?

__________is a small or moderate change that essentially leaves the system intact.

What have been the consequences of the "Arab Spring," moving forward to the current moment?

Why was jealousy provoked in the Iranian people, despite the booming economy of the early to mid-1970s?

Islamic terrorism has hardly begun to fade.

ETA, PKK, PLO and the Tamil Tigers are all examples of __________.

Some states engage in __________, despite officially denouncing terrorism.

When the moderate Iranian, Mohammed Khatami, won the presidency his reforms were blocked because real power stayed in the hands of __________.

Because of its support of __________ governments in the Middle East, the United States is hated by Muslim terrorists.

Rarely the work of small bands and conspirators alone, __________ are usually the result of system collapse, which permits small but well-organized groups (often military) to take over.

Terrorism is difficult to fight because it falls between war and __________.

What are the aims of terrorists via their calculated acts of terrorism?

Politics and Political Science

Theories

Political Ideologies

States

Constitutions and Rights

Regimes

Political Culture

Public Opinion

Political Communication

Interest Groups

Parties

Elections

Legislatures

Executives and Bureaucracies

Judiciaries

Political Economy

International Relations

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