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

When is terrorism most likely to be adopted by a group as a strategy? Why would a group adopt terrorism instead of insurgency? When would a group conduct both?

Terrorists:

Insurgents:

The Taliban in Afghanistan has been effective:

How can different types of rebel demands (e.g. ,separatism,revolution,and irredentism)change the nature of a conflict,and how do the strategies that states use to respond to rebel groups change based on the nature of the demands?

Which of the following is a potential group-level explanation for citizen mobilization?

Threatening to destroy a national monument unless a state reverses a particular policy is an example of which terrorist tactic?

Which of the following meets the definition of an extremist?

The Islamic State was largely formed:

Which of the following is an example of what a foreign state might gain from supporting another country's rebellion?

Airport security measures and armed guards at national monuments are examples of what tactic to combat terrorism?

Which of the following would be an example of an irredentist rebel group?

Which country did the United States invade for hosting Al Qaeda in 2001?

The majority of civil wars end:

What characteristics of a state make civil war more likely,and why?