INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS –
CONFLICT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ethnocentrism - ANSWER-tendency to see one's own group in favorable terms and an
out group in unfavorable terms.
genocide - ANSWER-systematic extermination of ethnic or religious groups in whole or
in part.
Islamist groups - ANSWER-advocate basing government and society on Islamic law.
Most are nonviolent.
ethnic cleansing - ANSWER-when an ethnic group drives out of a territory or massacres
those who dont identify with the group.
Territorial Waters - ANSWER-Waters near the shore of States that they treat as part of
their national territory.
Interdependence - ANSWER-mutual dependence between states.
Hegemonic war - ANSWER-war over control of world order - the rules of the
international system as a whole, role of world hegemony. aka "World War"
Total War - ANSWER-Warfare waged by one state to conquer and occupy another.
Limited War - ANSWER-military actions carried out to gain some objective short of the
surrender and occupation of the enemy.
Civil War - ANSWER-refers to war between factions within a state trying to create, or
prevent, a new govt for the entire state or a territorial part of it.
Guerrilla War - ANSWER-warfare without front lines.
truth commissions - ANSWER-help the society heal and move forward after an atrocity
of some sorts.
conflict - ANSWER-refers to armed conflicts
Cycle Theories - ANSWER-major warfare in the international system is cyclical. At best
can only explain general tendencies towards war in the international system over time.
Nationalism - ANSWER-devotion to the interests of one's own nation over the interests
of other states.
CONFLICT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ethnocentrism - ANSWER-tendency to see one's own group in favorable terms and an
out group in unfavorable terms.
genocide - ANSWER-systematic extermination of ethnic or religious groups in whole or
in part.
Islamist groups - ANSWER-advocate basing government and society on Islamic law.
Most are nonviolent.
ethnic cleansing - ANSWER-when an ethnic group drives out of a territory or massacres
those who dont identify with the group.
Territorial Waters - ANSWER-Waters near the shore of States that they treat as part of
their national territory.
Interdependence - ANSWER-mutual dependence between states.
Hegemonic war - ANSWER-war over control of world order - the rules of the
international system as a whole, role of world hegemony. aka "World War"
Total War - ANSWER-Warfare waged by one state to conquer and occupy another.
Limited War - ANSWER-military actions carried out to gain some objective short of the
surrender and occupation of the enemy.
Civil War - ANSWER-refers to war between factions within a state trying to create, or
prevent, a new govt for the entire state or a territorial part of it.
Guerrilla War - ANSWER-warfare without front lines.
truth commissions - ANSWER-help the society heal and move forward after an atrocity
of some sorts.
conflict - ANSWER-refers to armed conflicts
Cycle Theories - ANSWER-major warfare in the international system is cyclical. At best
can only explain general tendencies towards war in the international system over time.
Nationalism - ANSWER-devotion to the interests of one's own nation over the interests
of other states.
