Deck 16: War and Terrorism

Question 1

All of the following areas are underrepresented in the U.S.military EXCEPT ______.

A)the Northeast
B)urban areas
C)the West coast
D)the Mountain states

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Geographically,the U.S.military is disproportionately drawn from all of the following areas EXCEPT ______.

A)rural areas
B)the South
C)the Midwest
D)the Mountain states

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The ______ proposes that as more nations become democratic,the chances of peace triumphing over armed conflict become more likely.

A)war and peace protocol
B)globalized justice doctrine
C)democratic theory of peace
D)peaceful society principle

Answer 3

C

Question 4

______ is defined as organized,collective fighting between at least one political unit that seeks political or economic control over a territory or other important resource and another political unit or social group.

A)War
B)Resource war
C)Global war
D)Civil

Question 5

In 2015,the official U.S.Defense budget was about ______.

A)$200 million
B)$1.4 billion
C)$100 billion
D)$596 billion

Question 6

Colonial wars ended after ______.

A)1889
B)1922
C)1954
D)1973

Question 7

Compared to citizens in many other governmental systems,citizens in democracies are more likely to do all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A)see war only as a measure of last resort
B)cherish martial values
C)value negotiation and diplomacy
D)see war as expensive

Question 8

Compared to the classical understanding of war,globalized intrastate war is more likely to have or include all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A)civilian targets
B)a single type of fighting unit
C)child soldiers
D)peacekeeping forces

Question 9

Female soldiers make up about ______% of the U.S.armed forces.

A)5
B)15
C)25
D)35

Question 10

Compared to the classical understanding of war,globalized intrastate war is ______.

A)less likely to involve mercenaries
B)less likely to use child soldiers
C)less likely to establish connections between in-country actors
D)more likely to target civilians

Question 11

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)include all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A)sleep disturbances
B)decreased sensitivity to noise
C)disturbing dreams
D)poor concentration

Question 12

All of the following are true about war EXCEPT ______.

A)parties in conflict do not have to be states
B)war is usually not formally declared
C)fighting may be carried within borders
D)it can be a spontaneous act of violence

Question 13

Resource wars can best be described as ______ on a larger scale.

A)interstate war
B)class warfare
C)organized crime
D)white-collar crime

Question 14

The primary motive of ______ is to control valuable resources.

A)national wars
B)wars between borders
C)ethnic cleansing
D)globalized intrastate wars

Question 15

More ______ than ______ died in World War II.

A)civilians;soldiers
B)soldiers;civilians
C)clergy;soldiers
D)clergy;civilians

Question 16

______ refers to an intensification of traits typically associated with stereotypical male behavior.

A)Compensatory masculinity
B)Hypermasculinity
C)Gendered militarism
D)Gender stratification

Question 17

The democratic theory of peace proposes that ______.

A)democracy is necessary for the establishment of a peaceful nation
B)political democracies are less likely to wage war
C)democracies are more peaceful than all other forms of government
D)democracies can only truly exist after peace has been established

Question 18

About ______% of people who died in World War I were noncombatants.

A)1
B)10
C)21
D)35

Question 19

In globalized intrastate wars,organized violence is less ______ and more ______.

A)violent;peaceful
B)peaceful;violent
C)political;economic
D)economic;political

Question 20

According to the ______,participation in advanced consumer society reduces war with other prosperous countries.

A)Truman doctrine
B)NATO protocol
C)intrastate war principle
D)McDonald's theory of conflict resolution

Question 21

Any government that possesses nuclear weapons might be considered guilty of ______ because it seeks a political outcome.

A)state-sponsored terrorism
B)repressive state terrorism
C)the terrorist industrial conflict
D)cyberterrorism

Question 22

______employs systematic violence against political opposition within national borders.

A)State-sponsored terrorism
B)Repressive state terrorism
C)The terrorist industrial conflict
D)Routinized militarism

Question 23

Historically,the United States was strikingly free of terrorist attacks,in part because of ______.

A)law enforcement strategies targeted toward military,political,legal,intelligence,and policy measures
B)the focus on domestic terrorist groups
C)more aggressive law enforcement tactics
D)strategies targeted toward Islamic groups

Question 24

Which figure best describes the amount spent in 2016 by the United States on programs administered by the Department of Homeland Security?

A)$65 billion
B)$50 million
C)$45 billion
D)$61 billion

Question 25

______ occurs when a government provides materiel support,weapons,and training to subnational units in another country so they can attack governments or civilians in that country.

A)State-sponsored terrorism
B)Repressive state terrorism
C)The terrorist industrial conflict
D)Routinized militarism

Question 26

The concept of authorization is most closely associated with the ______ theoretical tradition.

A)functionalist
B)conflict
C)symbolic interactionist
D)militarist

Question 27

______ occurs when individuals act badly because they believe in well-established procedures that determine how to behave.

A)Routinization
B)Military ideology
C)Indoctrination
D)Routine authorization

Question 28

______ is defined as "violence perpetrated for political reasons by subnational groups or secret state agents,often directed at noncombatant targets,and usually intended to influence an audience."

A)War
B)Militarism
C)Terrorism
D)Nationalism

Question 29

The ______ perspective makes two points when it comes to policy alternatives: the way we prioritize social problems,and the way we respond to social problems to create an agenda.

A)conflict
B)sociological
C)criminologist
D)symbolic interactionist

Question 30

Japanese soldiers killed hundreds of thousands of civilians in Nanjing because they believed they were following the order of the highest military officers.This is an example of ______.

A)military-industrial complex
B)military ideology
C)indoctrination
D)authorization

Question 31

During World War II,the Soviet Union lost ______ million people of which ______% were civilians.

A)40;55
B)25;75
C)38;40
D)40;30

Question 32

The idea of the military-industrial complex is most closely associated with the ______ theoretical tradition.

A)functionalist
B)conflict
C)symbolic interactionist
D)constructionist

Question 33

The ______ demonstrates how disparities in social class,culture,and belief systems create a divide between military and civilian life.

A)routinization pattern
B)two-society thesis
C)military industrial complex
D)militaristic ideology

Question 34

The ______ refers to the relationships among government forces,the Pentagon,and defense contractors that promote the acquisition of weapons systems and a militarized foreign policy.

A)military-industrial complex
B)paramilitary zone
C)global resistance force
D)militarization of society

Question 35

Using the ______ strategy,New York and other municipalities have used undercover agents to coax young men into discussions about terrorism.

A)discover and capture
B)create and capture
C)observe and capture
D)examine and capture

Question 36

______ refers to defining the situation so the individual is absolved of responsibility for making personal moral choices.

A)Routinization
B)Military ideology
C)Indoctrination
D)Authorization

Question 37

The Nazi regime portrayed Jews as rats or other vermin.This is an example of ______.

A)routinization
B)dehumanization
C)indoctrination
D)authorization

Question 38

______ occurs when attitudes reflect perceptions that the targets,whether military or civilian,are something less than persons.

A)Routinization
B)Dehumanization
C)Indoctrination
D)Hyper-humanization

Question 39

The Global War on Terror focused primarily on ______.

A)integrating a series of military,political,legal,intelligence,and policy measures,with a focus largely on militant Islamic groups
B)integrating a series of military,political,legal,intelligence,and policy measures,with a focus largely on domestic terrorist groups
C)sociological strategies aimed toward counterterrorism
D)strategies targeted toward anti-Islamic groups

Question 40

During the 1994 genocide in Rwanda,hate propaganda produced and distributed by the Hutu referred to Tutsis as cockroaches.This is an example of ______.

A)routinization
B)dehumanization
C)indoctrination
D)authorization

Question 41

During World War II,U.S.military spending accounted for 40% of the gross domestic product.

Question 42

Discuss the definition issues associated with terrorism.What is terrorism? What is international and domestic terrorism? Define repressive state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism.Provide examples of each in your response.

Question 43

Waged wars between states are declining in number.

Question 44

Colonial wars ended in 1945.

Question 45

Explain how a symbolic interactionist might approach the topic of military violence.Be sure to discuss the concepts of authorization,routinization,and dehumanization in your answer.

Question 46

Wars can only occur between states.

Question 47

Fewer than half of those who suffer from PTSD will seek professional help for their condition.

Question 48

The "McDonald's theory of conflict resolution" suggests that countries with McDonald's restaurants do not fight each other.

Question 49

Interstate war increased significantly after the end of the Cold War in 1989.

Question 50

The United States spends almost as much on its military as the rest of the world combined.

Question 51

Explain the concept of globalized intrastate war and discuss four important ways this form of war differs from the traditional or classical understanding of war.

Question 52

More civilians than soldiers died in World War II.

Question 53

What is the military industrial complex? Discuss two of its important features and explain how it relates to C.Wright Mills' concept of the "military definition of reality."

Question 54

Discuss the limitations and shortcomings of the Global War on Terror and the programs associated with this initiative.Be sure to include examples in your response.

Question 55

African Americans have been underrepresented in the U.S.military since World War I.