Exam 17: National Security in the Twenty-First Century

Iran is considered a(n) __________ state by the United States.

In 1995 Timothy McVeigh used a bomb to destroy a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. This was an act of __________.

In 2015 there were about __________ active military personnel in the U.S. armed forces.

Explain how the USA PATRIOT Act affects civil liberties.

Which of the following does the United States consider a "rogue state"?

Ricin is a toxin that is fatal to humans even in very small doses even if simply inhaled. Ricin has been used to produce large-scale death and injury. It is an example of __________.

Defense contractors are subsidized by the __________.

The Bush Doctrine has involved __________.

How is the war on terror different from a conventional war?

Because they do not risk the lives of soldiers, drone strikes have very little opposition.

When assessing the success or failure of a war effort, it is important to look down the line. Ten years after the war in Iraq began, there remains significant ___________ in Iraq.

The tension and arms race known as __________ was between the United States and Soviet Union from World War II until 1990.

Although there were no weapons of mass destruction found, Jeremy still supports the war in Iraq based on the notion that the United States is safer when there are more democracies in the world. This is an example of which tenet of the Bush Doctrine?

The high-cost military organization of the United States is predicated on fighting the wars of the twentieth century rather than the wars of the twenty-first century.

As of February 2015, the Pentagon's official death toll of service members for both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars was_____.

Which of the following is partly responsible for national security in the United States?

Brain injuries have become much less of an issue due to better equipment for service members.

Lewis is angry about what he perceives as governmental overreach. He plans to blow up the Washington Monument to make a political statement. Lewis is a __________.

The Geneva conventions date back to __________.

How have businesses benefited from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars? What conflicts of interest drive profits? Ideal