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War and Security

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes war after World War II?

a)

An increase in interstate war

b)

A decrease in interstate war

c)

A decrease in internal conflict

d)

There has been no change in interstate war or internal conflict.

2.

A War is defined as

a)

an organized political act that causes 100 or more deaths in a 1 year period and involves two actors.

b)

a disorganized political act that causes 1000 or more deaths in a 12 month period and involves two actors.

c)

a deliberate political act that causes 1000 or more deaths in a 12 month period and involves two actors.

d)

a deliberate political act that causes 100 or more deaths in a 1 month period and involves two actors.

3.

Which of the following is a necessary characteristics for a conflict to be considered a war?

a)

A clear winner

b)

The violence is random

c)

The conflict must involve more than one state

d)

There are at least 1000 deaths in a 1 year period

4.

Interstate wars are

a)

between states

b)

within a state

c)

internal conflicts

d)

All of the responses

5.

Intrastate wars are:

(Two responses required here)

a)

between states

b)

within a state

c)

convention and unconventional

d)

All of the responses

6.

Russia and Ukraine crisis can be considered

a)

conventional

b)

unconventional

c)

Both conventional and unconventional

d)

Intrastate

7.

World War Two was a/an

a)

Intrastate war

b)

Interstate war

c)

guerrilla war

d)

asymmetric

8.

Arab Spring of 2011 is considered an

a)

interstate war

b)

Intrastate war

c)

terrorist attack

d)

guerilla war

9.

The 1973 Yom Kipper War was an

a)

interstate war

b)

intrastate war

c)

asymmetrical war

d)

unconventional war

10.

Constructivists believe

a)

state identities are fixed and do not change over time.

b)

power and changes between states lead to war.

c)

the ways states view each other is shaped by their past interactions.

d)

economic interdependence is a key factor in explaining peace.

11.

Which term refers to the situation when states threaten to use force to prevent war?

a)

compellence

b)

deterrence

c)

diversionary war

d)

power balancing

12.

Which three factors do liberals argue can help prevent war?

a)

democracy, economic interdependence, balance of power

b)

democracy,

international institutions, balance of power

c)

democracy, economic interdependence, international institutions

d)

economic interdependence,

international institutions, balance of power

13.

Which of the following is a characteristic of war?

a)

guerilla tactics

b)

disorganized and sporadic act

c)

100 or more deaths within six months

d)

take place in cyberspace and carried out by a state government

14.

What theory states that war is natural and inevitable?

a)

Realism

b)

Constructivism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Feminism

15.

What theory does Kenneth Organski's arguments are based on?

a)

Realism

b)

Constructivism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Marxism

16.

What continent provides the best examples of intrastate wars?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

17.

What theory states that democratic countries rarely go to war?

a)

Realist

b)

Liberalist

c)

Constructivist

d)

Liberalist and constructivist

18.

What theory focuses on the interdependence between states?

a)

Democratic Peace

b)

Commercial Peace

c)

Power Balancing

d)

Collective security

19.

What theory believe wars can decrease in frequency through the use of deterrence?

a)

Constructivism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Marxism

d)

Realism

20.

What theory believe wars can be prevented by collective security?

a)

Constructivism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Realism

d)

Marxism