Question 1

Why did the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last so long?

Accepted Answer

DRC originally began as Zaire.

Question 2

A group of Minnesota residents organize and arm themselves,then threaten to attack the airport unless they are given ruling autonomy over Minneapolis.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) terrorism. 
B) irredentism. 
C) insurgency. 
D) guerilla warfare 
A) terrorism. 
B) irredentism. 
C) insurgency. 
D) guerilla warfare

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of increasing defensive measures against terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A) Adding additional armed soldiers to seek out and arrest terrorists 
B) Employing drones with cameras to follow suspected terrorists 
C) Building a wall around a city and using body scanners before people can enter 
D) Increasing budgets for preemptive warfare 
A) Adding additional armed soldiers to seek out and arrest terrorists 
B) Employing drones with cameras to follow suspected terrorists 
C) Building a wall around a city and using body scanners before people can enter 
D) Increasing budgets for preemptive warfare

Question 4

How do rebels overcome the collective action problem? What strategies are the most successful and why?

Accepted Answer

Because rebellions are usually asymmetri

Question 5

Will the United States ever be able to completely eliminate Al Qaeda? Elaborate on your reasoning.

Accepted Answer

The United States could "eliminate" the

Question 6

What is NOT a traditional way in which terrorists can achieve their aims?

Accepted Answer

A) Coercion 
B) Spoiling 
C) Provocation 
D) Conquering 
A) Coercion 
B) Spoiling 
C) Provocation 
D) Conquering

Question 7

What role did ISIS attempt to take on during its rise?

Accepted Answer

A) ISIS attempted to play the role of negotiator between the Syrian rebels and the Syrian government. 
B) ISIS began to take up the role of government by applying laws and collecting taxes. 
C) ISIS tried to foster global terrorism,particularly in Russia. 
D) ISIS implemented national voting reform in Iraq. 
A) ISIS attempted to play the role of negotiator between the Syrian rebels and the Syrian government. 
B) ISIS began to take up the role of government by applying laws and collecting taxes. 
C) ISIS tried to foster global terrorism,particularly in Russia. 
D) ISIS implemented national voting reform in Iraq.

Question 8

How are nonstate actors unlike state actors?

Accepted Answer

A) Nonstate actors lack identifiable interests. 
B) Conflict with nonstate actors tends to be "cheap" for the state. 
C) Nonstate actors deal with unique concerns about mobilizing their members. 
D) Nonstate actors cannot be fruitfully thought of in the context of a bargaining model. 
A) Nonstate actors lack identifiable interests. 
B) Conflict with nonstate actors tends to be "cheap" for the state. 
C) Nonstate actors deal with unique concerns about mobilizing their members. 
D) Nonstate actors cannot be fruitfully thought of in the context of a bargaining model.

Question 9

Why does Russia continue to engage in a costly war against Chechnya instead of granting it autonomy?

Accepted Answer

A) Russia believes that if appeased,the Chechens would just ask for more. 
B) Russia believes that other potential separatists would then start their own campaigns for independence. 
C) Russia does not have the authority to grant autonomy to republics. 
D) Russia is concerned that Chechnya would not be able to exist on its own. 
A) Russia believes that if appeased,the Chechens would just ask for more. 
B) Russia believes that other potential separatists would then start their own campaigns for independence. 
C) Russia does not have the authority to grant autonomy to republics. 
D) Russia is concerned that Chechnya would not be able to exist on its own.

Question 10

An irredentist rebel group demands:

Accepted Answer

A) subnational autonomy over a region. 
B) for a particular region to join another state. 
C) control over the mechanisms of the state. 
D) control over the economic resources of the state. 
A) subnational autonomy over a region. 
B) for a particular region to join another state. 
C) control over the mechanisms of the state. 
D) control over the economic resources of the state.

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a civil war?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States fighting against the Taliban in Afghanistan 
B) Spain being attacked by Al Qaeda in Madrid 
C) Iraqi Security Forces fighting against Shia Islamists in southeastern Iraq 
D) A border skirmish between Colombia and Venezuela 
A) The United States fighting against the Taliban in Afghanistan 
B) Spain being attacked by Al Qaeda in Madrid 
C) Iraqi Security Forces fighting against Shia Islamists in southeastern Iraq 
D) A border skirmish between Colombia and Venezuela

Question 12

What are thought to be some of the causal factors driving the Arab Spring?

Accepted Answer

A) Religious and cultural differences with the state 
B) Unemployment and high food prices 
C) Social media 
D) Dissatisfaction with international intervention 
A) Religious and cultural differences with the state 
B) Unemployment and high food prices 
C) Social media 
D) Dissatisfaction with international intervention

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A) One state bombs another state's population to create fear and to drive the other state to respond. 
B) Your cousins threaten to break the television unless they get to eat dessert first. 
C) An animal activist group threatens to set a store on fire unless federal laws regarding the treatment of animals are changed. 
D) The United Nations threatens a military intervention if human rights are not respected in Syria. 
A) One state bombs another state's population to create fear and to drive the other state to respond. 
B) Your cousins threaten to break the television unless they get to eat dessert first. 
C) An animal activist group threatens to set a store on fire unless federal laws regarding the treatment of animals are changed. 
D) The United Nations threatens a military intervention if human rights are not respected in Syria.

Question 14

What are the two general variables thought to drive civil wars?

Accepted Answer

A) Separatism and violence 
B) Ideology and culture 
C) Religion and territory 
D) Greed and grievance 
A) Separatism and violence 
B) Ideology and culture 
C) Religion and territory 
D) Greed and grievance

Question 15

In negotiations with a government to gain independence for their peoples,two different rebel groups have formed.Both claim to speak with the will of the oppressed in the territory.This could most likely lead to what problem of bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A) Information asymmetries 
B) Commitment problems 
C) International intervention 
D) Brinkmanship bargaining 
A) Information asymmetries 
B) Commitment problems 
C) International intervention 
D) Brinkmanship bargaining

Question 16

Why do some grievances lead to civil war and others do not?

Accepted Answer

Whether or not violence breaks out will

Question 17

Economic downturns are likely to cause what kind of bargaining problems for rebels and states?

Accepted Answer

A) Information asymmetries 
B) Commitment problems 
C) Issue indivisibilities 
D) International intervention 
A) Information asymmetries 
B) Commitment problems 
C) Issue indivisibilities 
D) International intervention

Question 18

Committing a terrorist attack in an effort to derail a peace negotiation is an example of which terrorist tactic?

Accepted Answer

A) Coercion 
B) Spoiling 
C) Outbidding 
D) Propagandizing 
A) Coercion 
B) Spoiling 
C) Outbidding 
D) Propagandizing

Question 19

What makes asymmetrical war asymmetrical?

Accepted Answer

A) One side wanting to fight more than the other 
B) The kind of leadership-authoritarian versus democratic 
C) The economies of the two states-capitalist versus socialist 
D) Unequal military capabilities 
A) One side wanting to fight more than the other 
B) The kind of leadership-authoritarian versus democratic 
C) The economies of the two states-capitalist versus socialist 
D) Unequal military capabilities

Question 20

How is coercion different from brute force?

Accepted Answer

A) Coercion is the same thing as brute force. 
B) Coercion uses less violence than brute force. 
C) Coercion imposes costs to create change,while brute force simply makes the change. 
D) Coercion is more violent than brute force. 
A) Coercion is the same thing as brute force. 
B) Coercion uses less violence than brute force. 
C) Coercion imposes costs to create change,while brute force simply makes the change. 
D) Coercion is more violent than brute force.

Why did the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last so long?

A group of Minnesota residents organize and arm themselves,then threaten to attack the airport unless they are given ruling autonomy over Minneapolis.This is an example of:

Which of the following is an example of increasing defensive measures against terrorism?

How do rebels overcome the collective action problem? What strategies are the most successful and why?

Will the United States ever be able to completely eliminate Al Qaeda? Elaborate on your reasoning.

What is NOT a traditional way in which terrorists can achieve their aims?

What role did ISIS attempt to take on during its rise?

How are nonstate actors unlike state actors?

Why does Russia continue to engage in a costly war against Chechnya instead of granting it autonomy?

An irredentist rebel group demands:

Which of the following is an example of a civil war?

What are thought to be some of the causal factors driving the Arab Spring?

Which of the following is an example of terrorism?

What are the two general variables thought to drive civil wars?

In negotiations with a government to gain independence for their peoples,two different rebel groups have formed.Both claim to speak with the will of the oppressed in the territory.This could most likely lead to what problem of bargaining?

Why do some grievances lead to civil war and others do not?

Economic downturns are likely to cause what kind of bargaining problems for rebels and states?

Committing a terrorist attack in an effort to derail a peace negotiation is an example of which terrorist tactic?

What makes asymmetrical war asymmetrical?

How is coercion different from brute force?

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Exam 6: Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

Why did the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last so long?

A group of Minnesota residents organize and arm themselves,then threaten to attack the airport unless they are given ruling autonomy over Minneapolis.This is an example of:

Which of the following is an example of increasing defensive measures against terrorism?

How do rebels overcome the collective action problem? What strategies are the most successful and why?

Will the United States ever be able to completely eliminate Al Qaeda? Elaborate on your reasoning.

What is NOT a traditional way in which terrorists can achieve their aims?

What role did ISIS attempt to take on during its rise?

How are nonstate actors unlike state actors?

Why does Russia continue to engage in a costly war against Chechnya instead of granting it autonomy?

An irredentist rebel group demands:

Which of the following is an example of a civil war?

What are thought to be some of the causal factors driving the Arab Spring?

Which of the following is an example of terrorism?

What are the two general variables thought to drive civil wars?

In negotiations with a government to gain independence for their peoples,two different rebel groups have formed.Both claim to speak with the will of the oppressed in the territory.This could most likely lead to what problem of bargaining?

Why do some grievances lead to civil war and others do not?

Economic downturns are likely to cause what kind of bargaining problems for rebels and states?

Committing a terrorist attack in an effort to derail a peace negotiation is an example of which terrorist tactic?

What makes asymmetrical war asymmetrical?

How is coercion different from brute force?

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

International Law and Norms

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Introduction

Foundations, War, and Peace

International Political Economy, Transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

Filters