Deck 16: War and Terrorism

Question 1

The 2014 student protests in Hong Kong demanding the end of Chinese oppression and control were referred to as which of these?

A) the Umbrella Revolution
B) the Student Revolution
C) the Tiananmen Square Protests
D) the Red Revolution

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which three countries have fought the most international armed conflicts since the end of World War II?

A) Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia
B) Iraq, the United States, the United Kingdom
C) the United Kingdom, France, Russia
D) the United States, the United Kingdom, China

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of these is among the most conflict-prone countries?

A) Russia
B) China
C) India
D) the United States

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Since 1945, how many civil wars have occurred throughout the world?

A) 140
B) 340
C) 740
D) 1040

Question 5

The unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives is known as which of these?

A) crime
B) sanctions
C) war
D) terrorism

Question 6

Domestic terrorist groups are found more often in which of these?

A) democracies
B) authoritarian states
C) dictatorships
D) small countries

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of Paul Pillar's elements of terrorism?

A) Terrorism is a premeditated act.
B) Terrorism is non-purposeful.
C) Terrorism is usually carried out by clandestine agents.
D) Terrorism includes the threat of violence.

Question 8

Six basic tactics account for 95 percent of all terrorist incidents. Which of the following is NOT one of these tactics?

A) bombings
B) armed assaults
C) cyber-crime
D) hijackings

Question 9

The Mexican War was justified under which of these principles?

A) slavery
B) latent determinism
C) manifest destiny
D) humanitarianism

Question 10

Which war is sometimes referred to as the bloodiest battle fought on U.S. soil?

A) American Revolution
B) Civil War
C) Mexican War
D) World War II

Question 11

A functionalist would identify which of these as a difference between war and terrorism?

A) War is always violent, where terrorism is not.
B) Terrorism creates social stability, where war creates social instability.
C) In war, there are clear social norms and boundaries. In terrorism, there are not.
D) Terrorism provides a safety valve, where war is immediate.

Question 12

The conflict perspective views war as which of these?

A) natural
B) symbolic
C) a product of oppression
D) a socially stabilizing force

Question 13

Which company exemplifies the dangers of the military-industrial complex?

A) Wal-Mart
B) Halliburton
C) Facebook
D) Starbucks

Question 14

Which sociological perspective tries to understand how our conceptions of war and conflict shape the political and diplomatic responses that we pursue?

A) functionalism
B) interactionism
C) feminism
D) conflict

Question 15

Jane believes that war provides some important benefits to society, such as stimulating the economy and providing many jobs for people associated with the military. Which perspective is Jane most likely aligned with?

A) functionalism
B) interactionism
C) feminism
D) conflict

Question 16

James is running for public office on a platform of making America safe again from terrorists. A sociologist would call his platform part of which of these?

A) politics of war
B) politics of fear
C) politics of terrorism
D) soft power approach

Question 17

The VA estimates that ______ veterans commit suicide each day.

A) 5
B) 12
C) 22
D) 40

Question 18

A study of veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan wars found that ______ of these veterans said their mental health was worse after the war than before it.

A) 15 percent
B) 25 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 75 percent

Question 19

What was the worst domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history?

A) the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
B) the World Trade Center attacks
C) the Columbine school shootings
D) the Boston Marathon bombing

Question 20

The World Church of the Creator and Aryan Nations are examples of which of these?

A) Left-wing extremists
B) Right-wing extremists
C) liberal extremists
D) Puerto Rican extremists

Question 21

Which group is an example of a special interest extremist?

A) Aryan Nations
B) Reclaim the Streets
C) ISIS
D) Earth Front

Question 22

Which NATO member has yet to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?

A) France
B) the United States
C) Germany
D) Great Britain

Question 23

Nuclear weapons are held by ______ countries in the world.

A) 3
B) 6
C) 9
D) 12

Question 24

In July 2017, United Nations delegates from 122 countries voted in favor of the Treaty of the Prohibition of Nuclear weapons. Which of these is TRUE of that treaty?

A) The United States was one of three countries to ratify it, giving it power to move forward.
B) The treaty was designed to immediately eliminate nuclear weapons across the world.
C) The United States, Russia, and North Korea all boycotted the meetings.
D) The treaty allowed countries to continue to create nuclear weapons, but not to test them.

Question 25

Which organization authorized the use of coercive interrogation tactics including sleep deprivation and humiliation to obtain information from detainees who were suspected terrorists?

A) the Orange Extremists
B) the National Counterterrorism Center
C) the Central Intelligence Agency
D) the Southern Poverty Law Center

Question 26

The final cost of the Iraq War is estimated to be which of these?

A) 12 million dollars
B) 3 billion dollars
C) 13 billion dollars
D) 2 trillion dollars

Question 27

Which of these is NOT true of the PATRIOT Act?

A) It allowed agencies to detain suspected foreign terrorists.
B) It established a separate counterterrorism fund.
C) It protects one's individual civil liberties.
D) It provided for victims of terrorism.

Question 28

Which of these does your text identify as aftereffect of battle?

A) AIDS
B) PTSD
C) leukemia
D) type I diabetes

Question 29

Which of the following examples illustrates the political impact of terrorism in the United States?

A) the creation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
B) the creation of the Department of Homeland Security
C) the expansion of research funding for the study of ecocide
D) the expansion of programs to address the problem of mass incarceration

Question 30

According to Christopher Harmon (2000), what is the most important component of an enhanced effort against foreign-supported terrorism?

A) political will
B) victory in war
C) change in direction
D) new laws

Question 31

Which term describes President Obama's approach to diplomacy?

A) hard line
B) soft-power
C) coercive
D) military

Question 32

Which lead foreign affairs agency attempts to formulate, represent, and implement the President's foreign policy?

A) the Department of Justice
B) the Department of Foreign Affairs
C) the Department of State
D) the Department of Homeland Security

Question 33

Which is a factor at the heart of U.S. diplomatic efforts?

A) relationship building
B) force
C) coercion
D) nuclear power

Question 34

How many instances of humanitarian intervention have occurred since the end of the Cold War?

A) 20
B) 102
C) 200
D) 2100

Question 35

The most important counterterrorism use of U.S. military force is which of these?

A) retaliation
B) humanitarian intervention
C) fear
D) concurrent operations

Question 36

Compared to every other twentieth-century war conducted by the United States, the public's response to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is best described as ______.

A) fearful
B) apathetic
C) patriotic
D) protest-laden

Question 37

Which peace tradition involves the ideal of a distinctive role for women on the issue of peace and female unity across national boundaries?

A) feminist fundamentalism
B) anti-conscriptions
C) feminist antimilitarism
D) internationalism

Question 38

Civil wars typically occur in developing countries and are fought by small, poorly trained armed forces.

Question 39

Revolution and war are terms that can be used interchangeably.

Question 40

In terms of the number killed, international terrorism poses far greater of a threat than do other forms of political violence.

Question 41

The first war of the twenty-first century was the U.S. war against Iraq and Afghanistan.

Question 42

The types of activities terrorists engage in changed dramatically over the past 20 years.

Question 43

According to the functionalist perspective, war creates social stability.

Question 44

In 2007, federal investigators alleged that Halliburton was responsible for over $2 billion in contractor waste and overcharging in Iraq.

Question 45

For interactionists, terrorism is a word with intrinsically negative connotations.

Question 46

The mass destruction of ecosystems is referred to as genocide.

Question 47

About fifty percent of the general U.S. population will experience PTSD symptoms in their lifetimes.

Question 48

Terrorism has the strongest impact on large, heterogeneous societies.

Question 49

The Secretary of Defense is the president's principal advisor on foreign policy and represents the U.S. abroad in foreign affairs.

Question 50

Evidence cited in your text suggests that military retaliation is an effective deterrent to terrorism.

Question 51

The most commonly applied form of U.S. sanctions against non-compliant countries are economic sanctions in the form of trade embargos and termination of development assistance.

Question 52

Feminist antimilitarism groups have their foundations during the Vietnam War when they were spurred by the energy of second wave feminism.

Question 53

Compare and contrast genocide and politicide.

Question 54

Briefly explain the military-industrial complex. Which president first cautioned the nation about this and why? Were his cautions justified? Why or why not?

Question 55

Identify two characteristics of war that cause war-related trauma for veterans. Explain what types of trauma veterans are likely to suffer.

Question 56

Define and explain the term ecocide, its relationship to war, and its consequences. Name two examples of it.

Question 57

Define humanitarian intervention and list its three aspects.