Question 1

Poverty is said to contribute to terrorism in all of the following ways except

Accepted Answer

A)  making people more susceptible to radical ideologies. 
B)  making individuals more hostile toward the existing political and economic system. 
C)  allowing people to imagine ways to reform the current political and economic system. 
D)  giving individuals little to lose by engaging in terrorism. 
A)  making people more susceptible to radical ideologies. 
B)  making individuals more hostile toward the existing political and economic system. 
C)  allowing people to imagine ways to reform the current political and economic system. 
D)  giving individuals little to lose by engaging in terrorism.

Question 2

According to the text, the phrase, "war is the continuation of policy by other means," implies that war

Accepted Answer

A)  must have purpose. 
B)  is necessary. 
C)  is not much different from diplomacy. 
D)  cannot be avoided. 
A)  must have purpose. 
B)  is necessary. 
C)  is not much different from diplomacy. 
D)  cannot be avoided.

Question 3

How is credibility defined?

Accepted Answer

A)  Credibility is defined by perception. 
B)  Credibility can be defined as the extent to which an actor making a threat has both the will and the capability to carry out the threat if concessions are not forthcoming. 
C)  Credibility can be defined by the military size and power of the state making the threat. 
D)  Credibility can be understood by examining the past behavior of the state making the threat. 
A)  Credibility is defined by perception. 
B)  Credibility can be defined as the extent to which an actor making a threat has both the will and the capability to carry out the threat if concessions are not forthcoming. 
C)  Credibility can be defined by the military size and power of the state making the threat. 
D)  Credibility can be understood by examining the past behavior of the state making the threat.

Question 4

Insurgents especially need the support of the civilian population because they

Accepted Answer

A)  receive tax support from the noncombatants. 
B)  draft civilians into their insurgency. 
C)  are able to freely move behind enemy lines and live among civilians. 
D)  provide leadership, build schools, and create economic opportunities for civilians. 
A)  receive tax support from the noncombatants. 
B)  draft civilians into their insurgency. 
C)  are able to freely move behind enemy lines and live among civilians. 
D)  provide leadership, build schools, and create economic opportunities for civilians.

Question 5

A major flaw in the argument that poverty causes terrorism is that

Accepted Answer

A)  few terrorist leaders have come from conditions of poverty. 
B)  terrorists groups have yet to change the economic system. 
C)  those living in poverty always hope their economic circumstances will improve. 
D)  poverty makes people more willing to suffer rather than revolt. 
A)  few terrorist leaders have come from conditions of poverty. 
B)  terrorists groups have yet to change the economic system. 
C)  those living in poverty always hope their economic circumstances will improve. 
D)  poverty makes people more willing to suffer rather than revolt.

Poverty is said to contribute to terrorism in all of the following ways except

According to the text, the phrase, "war is the continuation of policy by other means," implies that war

How is credibility defined?

Insurgents especially need the support of the civilian population because they

A major flaw in the argument that poverty causes terrorism is that

Introduction: Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations: Economic Structuralism, Constructivism, and Feminism

The State, Society, and Foreign Policy

Bureaucracies, Groups, and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law, Norms, and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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Exam 9: The Use of Force

Poverty is said to contribute to terrorism in all of the following ways except

According to the text, the phrase, "war is the continuation of policy by other means," implies that war

How is credibility defined?

Insurgents especially need the support of the civilian population because they

A major flaw in the argument that poverty causes terrorism is that

Introduction: Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations: Economic Structuralism, Constructivism, and Feminism

The State, Society, and Foreign Policy

Bureaucracies, Groups, and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law, Norms, and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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