Which of the following is NOT a possible cause of state failure?
a. Food scarcity
b. Absence of human rights protections
c. Egalitarian economic policies
d. High numbers of underemployed youth
Which of the following is NOT considered in danger of becoming a failed state?
a. Somalia
b. Sudan
c. Chad
d. None of these are true.
According to long-cycle theory,
a. a great power rises to power every 80 to 100 years.
b. a hegemon rises after a hegemonic war.
c. the new hegemon dominates military power, trade, and determines rules for the world system.
d. All of these are true.
The power transition theory maintains that
a. weak states are more likely to initiate aggression than strong states.
b. war is most likely when a dominant great power is threatened by the rapid growth of a rival's capabilities.
c. the prospects for international peace increase when power is evenly distributed among the major states in thesystem.
d. All of these are true.
For a long period of modern history, many believed that civil wars would be the primary type of armed conflict in the world. What major event changed the way security analysts thought about strategies and the realities of military conflict?
a. The September 11th terrorist attacks
b. The outbreak of World War I
c. The election of Barack Obama
d. The end of the Cold War
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