1. Question : (TCO 9) What is the most common response to serious domestic unrest?
Student Answer: Revolution
Coup d’état
Military takeover
UN diplomatic action
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 17, page 280
Points Received: 3 of 3
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Question 2. Question : (TCO 9) Riots triggered by police beating youths, protests against globalization, and labor strikes against austerity are all examples of _____.
Student Answer: purely traditional violence
issue-oriented violence
violence carried out by civilian institutions of government
coups
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 17, page 283
Points Received: 3 of 3
Comments:
Question 3. Question : (TCO 9) Why might a period of prosperity bring about revolution?
Student Answer: When people move in and out of poverty, they have no hope for the future, and so see nothing to lose in rebelling.
When things improve for the wealthy, they start imagining an even better future. No longer content with their already luxurious lot, they want improvement faster than even a growing economy can deliver.
When things improve for the poor, they realize just how bad they’ve had it and their anger is unleashed.
When things improve for the poor, people start imagining a better future, and no longer content with their lot, they want improvement faster than even a growing economy can deliver.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 17, page 284
Points Received: 3 of 3
Comments:
Question 4. Question : (TCO 9) Some states engage in _____, despite officially denouncing terrorism.
Student Answer: sharing intelligence with nongovernmental militias
“state-sponsored terrorism”
targeting specific groups for violence
democracy
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 17, page 287
Points Received: 3 of 3
Comments:
Question 5. Question : (TCO 9) What is the crux of radical revolutionary thinking?
Student Answer: An economic plan to back up political ideas
Belief that it is possible to remake society
Belief that violence is the key to change
A purely ideological motive
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 17, page 294
Points Received: 3 of 3
Comments:
Question 6. Question : (TCO 8) Countries generally sign treaties over which of the following concerns?
Student Answer: Economic sanctions, cease-fires, and fiscal cliffs
Tariffs, infrastructure, and drug trafficking
Global warming, land mines, and germ warfare
Trade, energy, and education
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 18, page 298
Points Received: 3 of 3
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Question 7. Question : (TCO 8) The recent global contraction brought a new wave of _____, as one country after another started to worry about keeping jobs at home.
Student Answer: isolationism
outsourcing
offshoring
protectionism
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 18, page 301
Points Received: 3 of 3
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Question 8. Question : (TCO 8) A big war with a definitive outcome often brings peace because _____.
Student Answer: relative power is clearly seen
power struggles are safely obscured
weaker powers are rendered impotent
larger powers rest satisfied
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 18, page 303
Points Received: 0 of 3
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Question 9. Question : (TCO 8) The oldest approach to preserving peace is through _____, with envoys sent from one state to another.
Student Answer: diplomatic contact
power displays
cease-fire agreements
the balance of power
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 18, page 304
Points Received: 3 of 3
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Question 10. Question : (TCO 8) What precedent did the 1945–1946 Nuremburg War Crimes Trials set for international law?
Student Answer: The trials reinforced sovereignty as a defense for war crimes.
The court discounted sovereignty as a cover for mass murder.
Nuremburg outlined international rules of engagement.
The trials stated that no sovereign body could declare another world war.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 18, page 306
Points Received: 3 of 3
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