Chapter 5 Multiple choice questions

. Misperception explanations of war hold that…

wars are mistakes that result from miscalculations and errors of judgment.

wars occur because of feelings of frustration that result in aggression.

wars occur because two parties are unable to reach an agreement that they prefer to violence.

wars occur because people are corrupted by the social structures in which they live.

. An active debate in the literature on civil wars is over whether conflict is caused by…

'misperceptions' or 'frustrations'.

'bargaining failures' or 'misperceptions'.

'greed' or 'grievance'.

'greed' or 'bargaining failures'.

. Which of the following arguments is most consistent with the 'greed' explanation for civil war?

Conflicts are more likely to occur where there are social cleavages related to issues of identity.

Conflicts are more likely to occur in places that have lootable natural resources such as diamonds, drugs, or timber.

Conflicts are more likely to occur when citizens make claims of oppression, inequality, or discrimination.

Conflicts are more likely to occur in authoritarian states.

. According to this Chapter, in recent years, there has been a decline in _______ and an increase in ________

inter-state wars, internal/civil wars.

internal/civil wars, terrorism.

internal/civil wars, inter-state wars.

ethnic conflict, inter-state wars.

. All the following statements support the argument that international anarchy is the key to understanding causes of interstate war, *except*…

the structure of the international system determines conditions of war and peace.

history has shown that rising powers and declining powers often find themselves at war.

international society is governed by norms, agreements, and rules that mitigate conflict between states.

wars by proxy are common in the absence of effective institutions of global governance.

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