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International Politics, Chapter 12 Quiz

1. Who would argue that war is not an inevitable part of politics?

a. a realist

b. an idealist

c. Max Weber

d. Carl von Clausewitz

2. A system-level cause of war could be

a. regime type.

b. domestic unrest.

c. the uneven distribution of power in the world.

d. national political culture.

3. One study of great powers between 1500 and the 1980s found that their decline was caused by

a. the spread of democracy.

b. imperial overstretch.

c. modern weaponry.

d. the development of mass communications technology.

4. The calculation of the probability of success in waging a war is termed

a. jus ad bellum

b. expected utility.

c. cost/benefit analysis.

d. a situational calculation.

5. During the U.S. Civil War, General Sherman became perhaps the first military leader to recognize the importance of

a. the power to hurt.

b. the power to defeat.

c. mutual assured destruction.

d. strategic defense initiatives.

6. During the 1980s, two-thirds of all weapons exports went to which countries?

a. the Soviet Union

b. the United States

c. EDCs

d. LDCs

7. State terrorism is

a. a globally approved type of warfare.

b. carried out or funded by a government.

c. a situation wherein a state is terrorized by its own citizens.

d. a situation wherein a state is the victim of foreign terrorism.

8. The logic behind the nuclear strategy of mutual assured destruction (MAD) is

a. deterrence.

b. elimination of all weapons.

c. ensuring first-strike capability.

d. supporting defensive systems such as a ballistic missile defense capability.

9. In current dollars, world military spending has increased.

a. True

b. False

10. Although technology has changed, the nature of war has remained constant.

a. True

b. False