Why has the nature of war changed dramatically over the past century?
a. Weapons technology has changed.
b. Peace is no longer a priority.
c. The United States has decreased military spending.
d. New economic systems have made war obsolete.
What is one of the reasons that World War II was significant?
a. It was the first war that involved Japan.
b. It began the trend toward more civilian casualties.
c. It encouraged decreased surveillance.
d. It built the Russian military.
According to the text, what is one of the intentions of those who wage war?
a. to bring pain, injury, and stress to people or to harm property
b. to bring about economic resolution
c. to encourage justified interpersonal violence
d. to cleanse a nation of its historically memory
The 2001 World Trade Center attacks fall under which category of terrorism?
a. foreign-sponsored terrorism on U.S. soil
b. domestic-sponsored terrorism on U.S. soil
c. cyberwarfare and domestic terrorism
d. terrorism abroad that affects U.S. citizens
What is one of the commonalities between collective violence and war?
a. They are predictable.
b. They are threats to domestic safety.
c. They are signs of patriotism.
d. They are avoidable.
What would MOST LIKELY happen if terrorists were able to bypass built-in computer safeguards?
a. It would be impossible to catch the terrorists.
b. The terrorists would destroy weapons of mass destruction.
c. The terrorists would bring down a government's information network.
d. It would force the countries involved to engage in chemical warfare.
According to Friedman and Friedman, what does the use of strategically significant weapons determine?
a. the cost of war
b. the number of soldiers killed
c. the winners and losers
d. the chemical output
What is one of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder?
a. anxiety and worry
b. binging and purging
c. desire to return to war
d. refusal to go home
According to the text, which of the following statements about the economic cost of war is accurate?
a. It cannot be calculated.
b. It is astronomical.
c. It is insignificant.
d. It is avoidable.
What did the Bush administration claim about the regime of the late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein?
a. It disavowed new military technology.
b. It killed American diplomatic envoys.
c. It was in possession of weapons of mass destruction.
d. It did not have an economic system.
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