POLI 105 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the definition of war - Answers - war is military activity or armed violence carried
out in a systematic and organized way by nation states seeking to impose their will on
other nation states
Rational *** - Answers - based on or in accordance with reason or logic
Outcome is the process of - Answers - decision making
What is the biggest problem with foreign policy decision making? - Answers - assumes
rationality
risk aversion - Answers - The tendency to prefer a sure gain of a moderate amount over
a riskier outcome, even if the riskier outcome might have a higher expected payoff.
risk acceptance - Answers - A risk response strategy whereby the project team decides
to acknowledge the risk and not take any action unless the risk occurs.
you have a bad outcome but does not make you irrational. - Answers - (this still means
you are rational)
What are causes of war? - Answers - military violence between states.
traditionally state oriented
often declared/endorsed by governments.
Carl Von Clausewitz - On War - Answers - "War is the continuation of politics by other
means" war is the last extension of the political art-rational, goal oriented.
Carl Von Clausewitz - On War - Answers - "An act of force intended to compel our
opponents to fulfill our will"
"The continuation of politics by other means"
Assumes large scale military confrontations between states
War is an act of politics/ its a rational decision and it's the past political act. - Answers -
Carl von Clausewitz on war
How is war started? - Answers - rationality/ irrationality
role of education/ experience
mentality of leaders
Sicil and historical experiences
How many types of war are there - Answers - Individual Domestic Systematic
, Individual - Answers -
Domestic - Answers -
Systematic - Answers -
Limited War - Answers - A war fought to achieve a limited objective, such as containing
communism
Example of Limited War - Answers - Gulf War/ Vietnam
Another Example of Limited War - Answers - Raids: one shot, single instance.
Hegemonic War - Answers - war for control of the entire world order- the rules of the
international system as a whole
What's a key phrase for hegemonic war: - Answers - Everything is at stake
What are the goals for hegemonic war? - Answers - irredentism or territorial control/
secession control of the state government.
Example of Hegemonic War - Answers - Guerilla War, Mao
Terrorism can be rational - Answers - True
Terrorism can be political or non-political - Answers - True
What is terrorism? - Answers - -nature of the actors
-nature of targets/ tend to be marginalized
likely hood of achieving -political goals is less demonstrated with terrorism
-Terrorists cannot return to life/they are wanted forever
PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) - Answers - is a terrorist organization
Kurds become classified as a terrorist group because of what? - Answers - Kurds
support PKK
overdetermined meaning* - Answers - the first world war there are so many good
causes.
WWW 1 - Answers - Started on August,1914
Who was involved in WWW 1 - Answers - Austria-Hungary/Germany, France, Russia,
and England
Important lesser actors in WWI - Answers - Serbia, Belgium, Italy, and Ottoman Empire
What is the definition of war - Answers - war is military activity or armed violence carried
out in a systematic and organized way by nation states seeking to impose their will on
other nation states
Rational *** - Answers - based on or in accordance with reason or logic
Outcome is the process of - Answers - decision making
What is the biggest problem with foreign policy decision making? - Answers - assumes
rationality
risk aversion - Answers - The tendency to prefer a sure gain of a moderate amount over
a riskier outcome, even if the riskier outcome might have a higher expected payoff.
risk acceptance - Answers - A risk response strategy whereby the project team decides
to acknowledge the risk and not take any action unless the risk occurs.
you have a bad outcome but does not make you irrational. - Answers - (this still means
you are rational)
What are causes of war? - Answers - military violence between states.
traditionally state oriented
often declared/endorsed by governments.
Carl Von Clausewitz - On War - Answers - "War is the continuation of politics by other
means" war is the last extension of the political art-rational, goal oriented.
Carl Von Clausewitz - On War - Answers - "An act of force intended to compel our
opponents to fulfill our will"
"The continuation of politics by other means"
Assumes large scale military confrontations between states
War is an act of politics/ its a rational decision and it's the past political act. - Answers -
Carl von Clausewitz on war
How is war started? - Answers - rationality/ irrationality
role of education/ experience
mentality of leaders
Sicil and historical experiences
How many types of war are there - Answers - Individual Domestic Systematic
, Individual - Answers -
Domestic - Answers -
Systematic - Answers -
Limited War - Answers - A war fought to achieve a limited objective, such as containing
communism
Example of Limited War - Answers - Gulf War/ Vietnam
Another Example of Limited War - Answers - Raids: one shot, single instance.
Hegemonic War - Answers - war for control of the entire world order- the rules of the
international system as a whole
What's a key phrase for hegemonic war: - Answers - Everything is at stake
What are the goals for hegemonic war? - Answers - irredentism or territorial control/
secession control of the state government.
Example of Hegemonic War - Answers - Guerilla War, Mao
Terrorism can be rational - Answers - True
Terrorism can be political or non-political - Answers - True
What is terrorism? - Answers - -nature of the actors
-nature of targets/ tend to be marginalized
likely hood of achieving -political goals is less demonstrated with terrorism
-Terrorists cannot return to life/they are wanted forever
PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) - Answers - is a terrorist organization
Kurds become classified as a terrorist group because of what? - Answers - Kurds
support PKK
overdetermined meaning* - Answers - the first world war there are so many good
causes.
WWW 1 - Answers - Started on August,1914
Who was involved in WWW 1 - Answers - Austria-Hungary/Germany, France, Russia,
and England
Important lesser actors in WWI - Answers - Serbia, Belgium, Italy, and Ottoman Empire
