Deck 14: Cultural Clashes and Conflict Resolution

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the four interrelated approaches to conflict resolution?

A) Deterrence
B) Peacemaking
C) Negotiation
D) Peacekeeping

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The promotion of one's culture while devaluing other cultures is known as

A) ethnocentrism.
B) cultural relativism.
C) dehumanism.
D) None of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The use of inducements or punishments in relating with other states is known as

A) candy/beatings.
B) inducements/punishments.
C) carrots/sticks.
D) clashing leaders.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The forming of separate and independent countries by ethnic groups is known as

A) separation.
B) ethnic statehood.
C) partition.
D) federalism.

Question 5

The rise of militant Islam coincides with the growth of Islamic fundamentalists, many of whom believe they are engaged in an apocalyptic struggle with Western infidels.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Barbary State?

A) Malawi
B) Morocco
C) Tunisia
D) Libya

Question 7

The United States' reliance on force to resolve conflicts and its handling of international relations has not served to reinforce negative views held by the global community.

Question 8

Globalization challenges traditional values and parochialism. It also erodes identities based on nationality, geographic location, religion, and ethnicity.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a just war?

A) The war is fought for a just cause.
B) A preemptive strike is employed at the start of the war.
C) Each side incurs a similar level of losses.
D) All casualties are combatants and no civilians are involved.

Question 10

The accumulation of good will and understanding from a common set of values is known as

A) universalism.
B) common good principle.
C) cultural reservoir.
D) societal accumulation.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the forces that explains the decline (in number)of ethnic wars?

A) Goal of maintaining order
B) Active promotion of democracy
C) Decrease in cost of wars
D) Engagement by the United Nations

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a cause for ethnic conflict?

A) Proliferation of automatic weapons
B) Scarce economic resources
C) Manipulation of negative perceptions
D) Strong political institutions

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors to contribute to ethnic pluralism?

A) Liberation
B) Migration
C) Country border design by the colonial rulers
D) Attempts by colonizers to divide and control

Question 14

_____________ was the prison in Iraq where American soldiers abused and tortured prisoners.

A) Fatawa Mujahedeen
B) Guantanamo Bay
C) Abu Ghraib
D) Dome of the Rock

Question 15

Clashes among nations within the same civilization are common realities of international relations.

Question 16

_____________ law is Islamic law used to govern Muslim communities.

A) Koran
B) Sharia
C) Madrasah
D) Muhammad

Question 17

America's longest war is with

A) Iraq.
B) Iran.
C) the Taliban.
D) the Viet Cong.

Question 18

The United States first clashed with Muslims in

A) the Middle East.
B) Indonesia.
C) the Barbary States.
D) Iraq.

Question 19

Responsibility to Protect (R2P)is a form of

A) peacemaking.
B) peacekeeping.
C) peacebuilding.
D) negotiation.

Question 20

There is an assumption that the West and the Muslim world are inherently incompatible and hostile. This assumption is at the heart of the theory of the certainty of internationalist clashes.

Question 21

Most ethnic wars occur in rich countries with strong political institutions.

Question 22

What are the four approaches to resolving cultural conflicts discussed in this chapter?

Question 23

Migration is a factor that contributes to ethnic pluralism.

Question 24

Increasingly, the United Nations and regional organizations intervene militarily to end international and interethnic violence or to prevent it from escalating. This is called
.

Question 25

Tribalism is a subjective perception of who belongs to a particular group.

Question 26

is generally defined as a set of shared learned values, beliefs, perceptions, attitudes, modes of living, customs, and symbols.

Question 27

The active promotion of democratic institutions and practices that protect minority rights is one of the regional and global forces that has helped to explain the decline in the number of ethnic wars.

Question 28

How does globalization affect ethnicity, nationalism, and cultural clashes?

Question 29

is a long-term process of implementing peaceful social change through economic development and reforms, political reforms, and territorial compromises.

Question 30

involves the intervention of neutral third parties.

Question 31

is the presence of many different groups within a specific geographic boundary.

Question 32

Although Muslims and Croats engaged in their own campaigns of , the Serbs were primarily responsible for genocide, and Muslims were the principal victims.

Question 33

Although conflicts between ethnic groups are often perceived as the result of "ancient hatreds," most ethnic conflicts are very complex and have little to do with ancient animosities.

Question 34

is usually regarded as an outdated term that refers to groups of indigenous people.

Question 35

NATO actions against Libya's Qadaffi regime reinforced global acceptance of the necessity of ____________.

Question 36

The holds that civilizations are separate and distinct and that conflicts between them are almost inevitable.

Question 37

What is the difference between peacekeeping, peacemaking, and peacebuilding?

Question 38

Give a short background on the Hutu/Tutsi ethnic conflict that resulted in the
Rwandan genocide.

Question 39

refers to "binding, authoritative third-party intervention in which conflict parties agree to hand the determination of a final settlement to outsiders."

Question 40

With specific reference to U.S. relations with Muslim countries, critically evaluate Huntington's thesis on the clash of civilizations.