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Week 2 Flashcards

1
Q

A form of sadistic capital punishment referred to by Steven Pinker was _____.

A

Burning at the stake.

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2
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According to Dr. Leo Blanken, what was the result of the “storm of steel” notion held during warfare?

A

Soldiers trying to survive in a vast battlefield.

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3
Q

The Age of Deterrence is characterized by:

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Hugely destructive payloads and unstoppable deliverance system.

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4
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What was NOT one of the characteristics of the Age of National Mass Warfare?

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Required highly skilled and well trained individuals.

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5
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This group is known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia.

A

FARC.

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6
Q

Which group’s name means “Western Education is Forbidden”?

A

Boko Haram.

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7
Q

The “Base” refers to the terrorist group

A

Al Queda.

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8
Q

The home to most of the world’s worst one-sided violence perpetrators is ______.

A

Sub-Saharan Africa.

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9
Q

The greatest number of conflicts in the world fall into which categories?

A

Intrastate.

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10
Q

The average state-based conflict in the millenneum has resulted in ______________ battle deaths than in the 1950s.

A

Less.

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11
Q

inker’s explanation that a state with monopoly on violence can reduce the temptation of attack would fall under which of the four categories he presented?

A

Hobbe’s Leviathan.

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12
Q

Which of the following would be associated with an atavistic state?

A

KKK.

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13
Q

The RAND Corporation called this U.S. group “the first truly nationwide terrorist network”.

A

Aryan network.

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14
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When translated, this name means “Party of God”

A

Hezbollah.

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15
Q

What has been the most stable form of conflict termination?

A

Peace agreement.

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16
Q

Since 2003 there have been _________ conflict onsets than terminations.

A

More.

17
Q

In 1989 _______________were responsible for most one-sided violence. Today it is mostly _______________.

A

Government armed groups; non-state armed groups.

18
Q

Greater empathy for and understanding of people other than those in one’s clan and tribe would fall under which of the four explanations given by Steven Pinker for why violence has declined?

A

Expanding circle.

19
Q

The U.S. gave National Security a budget of how much since 2001?

A

6.6 Trillion.

20
Q

True or False: Shiite Muslims believe that the Mahdi is already here and is just waiting for the right time for him to make his reappearance.

A

True.

21
Q

The name of this group means “Basque Homeland and Freedom”

A

ETA.

22
Q

True or False: There is considerable evidence showing that civilians are being deliberately targeted more than ever.

A

False.

23
Q

The Battle of Kursk, which involved costly aerial warfare between the Germans and Soviets during WWII, is an example from which age of warfare?

A

Age of machine/industrial warfare.

24
Q

The deadliness of warfare since the end of World War II relative to before this war is ___.

A

Lesser.

25
Q

What kind of religion is Islamic?

A

Abraham.

26
Q

What was criteria that Dr. Leo Blanken mentioned for being the most powerful nation in the international system?

A

1) The nation that uses and spends the most resources

2) The nation that was able to achieve its goals with the budget given.

27
Q

The trend in high intensity conflict is towards ______.

A

Less deadliness.

28
Q

Sunni muslims constitude what percentage of Islam?

A

90%.

29
Q

Since 2003 there have been _____ conflict onsets than terminations.

A

More.

30
Q

A Pakistan-based Islamic militant group operating primarily in Kashmir is

A

Hum.

31
Q

This group is no longer considered a terrorist group by any government.

A

Fatah.

32
Q

The Age of Networks is best characterized by:

A

Individual liberty to conduct massive damage.

33
Q

What was shown to create the zone of peace?

A

1) Global markets

2) Proliferation of democracy

34
Q

In the Age of National Mass Warfare (1648-mid 19th century) why would men join the armed forces?

A

For the love of their country.

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