Deck 15: War: Politics by Other Means

Question 1

Which theorist linked republican forms of government with peacefulness?

A) Friedrich Nietzsche
B) G.W.F. Hegel
C) Homer
D) John Locke
E) Immanuel Kant

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Some psychologists see war and aggression as normal human responses to the environment.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The human condition before the creation of a social code of behavior and collective techniques to control normal human impulses is known as the state of nature.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Woodrow Wilson embraced all of these ideas EXCEPT

A) National self­determination would be the key to humanity's political salvation.
B) If peoples were given a choice of government, they would universally choose democracy.
C) If all countries were democratic, the moral force of world public opinion would be a powerful deterrent to war.
D) It is possible to trust in the morality and common sense of the ordinary person.
E) The nation-state is rapidly becoming an obsolete form of political society.

Question 5

Lenin believed that capitalistic states are more warlike than socialistic ones.

Question 6

The deliberate use of military threats to create a crisis atmosphere is known as brinkmanship.

Question 7

Locke and Hobbes disagreed about the condition of humanity in a "state of nature."

Question 8

Hegel argued that war may often be a positive event for a society.

Question 9

What did Rousseau believe was the cause of war?

A) Religion and intolerance
B) Society and private property
C) Psychology and survival instincts
D) Nationalism and hatred
E) Moral relativism

Question 10

Which of the following played only a minor role in the major wars of the twentieth century?

A) Nationalism
B) Arms races
C) Nationalistic universalism
D) Religion
E) Reasons of state

Question 11

According to Morgenthau, human nature and a drive for self-awareness are a leading, if not the leading, cause of conflict.

Question 12

Employing an ethnocentric bias is necessary to evaluate whether a war was undertaken for moral reasons.

Question 13

Rousseau might be seen as part of the intellectual tradition that glorified war.

Question 14

The mission of NETWARCOM is to encompass electronic warfare, psychological operations, and operational security.

Question 15

The just war doctrine only justifies defensive wars.

Question 16

The pragmatic basis for foreign policy that places the national interest above moral considerations or idealistic motives is known as nationalism.

Question 17

The Nuremberg trials against Nazi leaders showed how simple it is to prove that certain wartime acts were indeed crimes against peace.

Question 18

The Cold War is an example of a proxy war.

Question 19

Hobbes linked the cause of war to all of these aspects of human nature EXCEPT

A) self-preservation.
B) greed.
C) competition.
D) glory.
E) safety.

Question 20

The cornerstone of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points was the principle of the right to national self-determination.

Question 21

Why did nuclear countries agree to go MAD?

A) It created the situation where each country could rely on other countries to help defend it.
B) It created a stalemate situation.
C) It created a situation where a country could wipeout another country's military capabilities.
D) It created a situation where nobody could win.
E) It created a situation where only one country had most of the control.

Question 22

What did Locke think would bring an end to human conflict and war in society?

A) Religious or spiritual commitment
B) Economic development and security
C) Elimination of private property
D) Communal marriage
E) Eradication of national boundaries and identities

Question 23

According to Lenin, why are capitalist countries imperialistic?

A) Capitalists want to conquer and subdue all workers.
B) They fear popular uprisings at home and want to maintain the status quo.
C) Colonial territories provide raw materials and foreign markets for produce.
D) Monopoly capitalists push their countries into war for the good of their inhabitants.
E) They worry that rebellions in smaller countries will reach their own shores.

Question 24

In what ways is the "war on terror" similar to the Cold War?

A) All countries in the international system are involved.
B) There are no restrictions on the means or tactics used.
C) It is rooted in an ideological crusade.
D) It defined a specific end point.
E) It relied on the existing defense system and budget within the federal government.

Question 25

Which term best describes a war that generates violence and destruction well beyond a nation's intention?

A) Proxy war
B) Catalytic war
C) Total war
D) Accidental war
E) War of misperception

Question 26

All of these traits are characteristic of a country likely to launch an aggressive war EXCEPT

A) a rapidly expanding population.
B) a risk-oriented leader.
C) extreme poverty.
D) a powerful country.
E) shared borders with many neighboring states.

Question 27

According to Richard Falk, all of these conditions are causes of war EXCEPT

A) the war system.
B) population explosions.
C) shortages of natural resources.
D) environmental overload.
E) militaristic mindset.

Question 28

What term best describes the death of civilians while trying to kill enemy combatants in a war zone?

A) War crimes
B) Collateral damage
C) Crimes against humanity
D) Crimes against peace
E) Wartime brutality

Question 29

What concerns have critics raised about the just war doctrine?

A) It denounces moral relativism.
B) It contradicts international capitalist theory.
C) It embodies an ethnocentric bias.
D) It prevents long-term peace from developing.
E) It opposes nationalistic ideals.

Question 30

What is a war of misperception?

A) Armed conflict due to the wrong interpretation of a diplomatic dispatch
B) Armed conflict due to an escalation of a small war into a larger one
C) Armed conflict due to an argument over territory
D) Armed conflict due to the misreading of a situation
E) None of these choices is correct.

Question 31

Who argued that totalitarian governments are inherently aggressive?

A) Hannah Arendt
B) Hans Morgenthau
C) James Dougherty
D) Robert Pfaltzgraff
E) Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 32

What do author James Fallows, Congressman Charlie Rangel, and comedian John Stewart agree will end the U.S. tendency in recent decades of being mired in endless wars?

A) Decreasing the defense budget
B) Investing in weapons technology
C) Improving security measures
D) Reinstating a mandatory military draft
E) Limiting the power of the president to engage in war

Question 33

Why does Lenin's theory of capitalism as the cause of wars fail to hold up?

A) Politics is the usual reason for war.
B) Studies show religion is the number one motivator for war.
C) The advent of private property brought a surge in war.
D) Most capitalist nations embrace peace.
E) Wars existed long before capitalism did.

Question 34

Does sovereignty apply in cyber space?

A) Just as much as in the real world
B) Only for the computer systems physically located within one's borders
C) Only at the moment a country's firewalls are breached
D) Only if there is a legal and verifiable trail back to the country of origin
E) This has not yet been determined.

Question 35

What is the term for a war in which adversaries choose not to use the most potent weapons available to them?

A) Catalytic war
B) Accidental war
C) Proxy war
D) Limited war
E) War of misperception