Exam 16: War and Terrorism

The Global War on Terror focused primarily on ______.

______employs systematic violence against political opposition within national borders.

Explain the concept of globalized intrastate war and discuss four important ways this form of war differs from the traditional or classical understanding of war.

More civilians than soldiers died in World War II.

Compared to the classical understanding of war,globalized intrastate war is more likely to have or include all of the following EXCEPT ______.

The ______ demonstrates how disparities in social class,culture,and belief systems create a divide between military and civilian life.

______ is defined as organized,collective fighting between at least one political unit that seeks political or economic control over a territory or other important resource and another political unit or social group.

During World War II,U.S.military spending accounted for 40% of the gross domestic product.

Resource wars can best be described as ______ on a larger scale.

African Americans have been underrepresented in the U.S.military since World War I.

The ______ refers to the relationships among government forces,the Pentagon,and defense contractors that promote the acquisition of weapons systems and a militarized foreign policy.

Interstate war increased significantly after the end of the Cold War in 1989.

The democratic theory of peace proposes that ______.

More ______ than ______ died in World War II.

Geographically,the U.S.military is disproportionately drawn from all of the following areas EXCEPT ______.