INS3003 MAIN EXAMINATION SET 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
✔✔no-first-use - ✔✔countries that agree to not be the first to press the nuclear button
✔✔why don't we use nuclear weapons? - ✔✔norms were put against those weapons
✔✔norm of non-use is ______ - ✔✔fairly consistent
✔✔Huntington focuses on ______ - ✔✔identity
✔✔Huntington predicted: - ✔✔we were moving toward a less stable world and one that
was likely to see conflict on the civilizational level
✔✔Huntington defines civilization as: - ✔✔the highest cultural grouping of people at the
broadest label of cultural identity that people have short of that which distinguishes
humans from other species. it is defined both by common objective elements, such as
language, history, religion, customs, institutions, and by the subjective self-identification
of people
✔✔Huntington identified ____ civilizations with a possible ____th and ____th - ✔✔7;
8th and 9th
✔✔what civilizations did Huntington identify? - ✔✔1. Western
2. Latin American
3. Islamic
4. Orthodox/Slavic
5. Confucian
6. Shinto
7. Hindu
possible additions:
8. Sub-Saharan
9. Buddhist
✔✔what are 3 examples of a war of the people or war of nationalism? - ✔✔the
Napoleonic wars, Frankprussian war, WW1
✔✔wars of nationalism came into being with the _____ revolution - ✔✔French
✔✔there is a shift from wars of people to wars of _______. why? - ✔✔ideology
communism came to power in Russia
, ✔✔what are two examples of wars of ideologies? - ✔✔WW2 and Cold War
✔✔why has civilizational identity increased in the age of globalization? -
✔✔globalization highlights differences as we become more aware of each other
✔✔why might we have a clash of civilizations? - ✔✔culture is changing
we develop an us vs. them mentality
✔✔what is kin country syndrome? - ✔✔states are likely to receive help from other states
in their civilization
✔✔Huntington believed that what two civilizations would clash? - ✔✔Western and
Islamic
✔✔Huntington believed that what two civilizations would work together? - ✔✔Islamic
and Slavic
✔✔what are some criticisms of Huntington? - ✔✔1. he lumps people into groups and
says they are the same
2. some don't like how he calls Islam out and says they have bloody borders
3. they say he only looks at differences and not similarities
4. is there proof of these civilizations?
✔✔Osama bin Laden declared war on the US in _____ - ✔✔1997
✔✔Al Baghdadi declared war on the US in _____ - ✔✔2014
✔✔OBL is the leader of _____ - ✔✔Al Qaeda
✔✔Al Baghdadi is the leader of _____ - ✔✔ISIS
✔✔Islam has what kind of roots? - ✔✔Judeo-Christian
✔✔there are ___ Abrahamic religions. what are they? - ✔✔3
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
✔✔Judaism and Christianity follow Abraham's son (Ishmael/Isaac) - ✔✔Isaac
✔✔Jews see Jesus as a ____ - ✔✔heretic
✔✔Christians see Jesus as ____ - ✔✔the son of God
✔✔Muslims see Jesus as _____ - ✔✔a prophet
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
✔✔no-first-use - ✔✔countries that agree to not be the first to press the nuclear button
✔✔why don't we use nuclear weapons? - ✔✔norms were put against those weapons
✔✔norm of non-use is ______ - ✔✔fairly consistent
✔✔Huntington focuses on ______ - ✔✔identity
✔✔Huntington predicted: - ✔✔we were moving toward a less stable world and one that
was likely to see conflict on the civilizational level
✔✔Huntington defines civilization as: - ✔✔the highest cultural grouping of people at the
broadest label of cultural identity that people have short of that which distinguishes
humans from other species. it is defined both by common objective elements, such as
language, history, religion, customs, institutions, and by the subjective self-identification
of people
✔✔Huntington identified ____ civilizations with a possible ____th and ____th - ✔✔7;
8th and 9th
✔✔what civilizations did Huntington identify? - ✔✔1. Western
2. Latin American
3. Islamic
4. Orthodox/Slavic
5. Confucian
6. Shinto
7. Hindu
possible additions:
8. Sub-Saharan
9. Buddhist
✔✔what are 3 examples of a war of the people or war of nationalism? - ✔✔the
Napoleonic wars, Frankprussian war, WW1
✔✔wars of nationalism came into being with the _____ revolution - ✔✔French
✔✔there is a shift from wars of people to wars of _______. why? - ✔✔ideology
communism came to power in Russia
, ✔✔what are two examples of wars of ideologies? - ✔✔WW2 and Cold War
✔✔why has civilizational identity increased in the age of globalization? -
✔✔globalization highlights differences as we become more aware of each other
✔✔why might we have a clash of civilizations? - ✔✔culture is changing
we develop an us vs. them mentality
✔✔what is kin country syndrome? - ✔✔states are likely to receive help from other states
in their civilization
✔✔Huntington believed that what two civilizations would clash? - ✔✔Western and
Islamic
✔✔Huntington believed that what two civilizations would work together? - ✔✔Islamic
and Slavic
✔✔what are some criticisms of Huntington? - ✔✔1. he lumps people into groups and
says they are the same
2. some don't like how he calls Islam out and says they have bloody borders
3. they say he only looks at differences and not similarities
4. is there proof of these civilizations?
✔✔Osama bin Laden declared war on the US in _____ - ✔✔1997
✔✔Al Baghdadi declared war on the US in _____ - ✔✔2014
✔✔OBL is the leader of _____ - ✔✔Al Qaeda
✔✔Al Baghdadi is the leader of _____ - ✔✔ISIS
✔✔Islam has what kind of roots? - ✔✔Judeo-Christian
✔✔there are ___ Abrahamic religions. what are they? - ✔✔3
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
✔✔Judaism and Christianity follow Abraham's son (Ishmael/Isaac) - ✔✔Isaac
✔✔Jews see Jesus as a ____ - ✔✔heretic
✔✔Christians see Jesus as ____ - ✔✔the son of God
✔✔Muslims see Jesus as _____ - ✔✔a prophet
