What helped the United States bring down Osama Bin Laden in May 2011?
a. new military technology
b. diplomatic envoys
c. decreased surveillance
d. revised economic systems
What does social analyst Barbara Ehrenreich predict about war?
a. It will be waged against life forms on other planets in the future.
b. It will eventually destroy the planet.
c. It may someday end because of human resistance.
d. It is inevitable because it is deeply embedded in economic systems.
According to the conflict perspective, what can the origins of war be traced to?
a. the functions it serves in society
b. corporate boardrooms
c. the language people use when they communicate with one another
d. inherited predispositions that are more common in males than females
Which form of terrorism is considered a form of unconventional warfare?
a. aviation terrorism
b. political terrorism
c. economic terrorism
d. theoretical terrorism
According to Sigmund Freud, why does violence occur?
a. Children are separated from their parents at an early age.
b. The id, ego, and superego come into conflict with one another.
c. People are not fully evolved.
d. Men believe that they must compete with their father for their mother's affection.
In 2011, the Pentagon announced that which of the following could be considered an act of war?
a. unauthorized spying
b. foreign-sponsored taxation
c. submarine bombings
d. computer sabotage
Which of the following is a type of political terrorism?
a. repressive terrorism
b. unauthorized terrorism
c. bona fide terrorism
d. espionage terrorism
What is the definition of terrorism?
a. the use of calculated, unlawful physical force or threats of violence against a government, organization, or individual to gain some political, religious, economic, or social objective
b. acts of violence against civilians that are carried out by enemies of a government who want to bring about political change
c. an act conducted by a government against its own citizens for the purpose of protecting an existing political order
d. a government that provides financial resources, weapons, and training for terrorists who conduct their activities in other nations
What is the definition of repressive terrorism?
a. the use of weapons of mass destruction against a particular demographic in order to achieve ethnic cleansing
b. acts of violence against civilians that are carried out by enemies of a government who want to bring about political change
c. acts conducted by a government against its own citizens for the purpose of protecting an existing political order
d. a government that provides financial resources, weapons, and training for terrorists who conduct their activities in other nations
According to Tamotsu Shibutani, what do prolonged conflicts turn into?
a. a reduction of overpopulation
b. a struggle between good and evil
c. the dehumanization of the enemy
d. the vilification of minority groups
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