International Relations, War and Security

Which of the following best describes war after World War II?

• An increase in interstate war

• A decrease in interstate war

• A decrease in internal conflict

• There has been no change in interstate war or internal conflict.

A War is defined as

• an organized political act that causes 100 or more deaths in a 1 year period and involves two actors.

• a disorganized political act that causes 1000 or more deaths in a 12 month period and involves two actors.

• a deliberate political act that causes 1000 or more deaths in a 12 month period and involves two actors.

• a deliberate political act that causes 100 or more deaths in a 1 month period and involves two actors.

Which of the following is a necessary characteristics for a conflict to be considered a war?

• A clear winner

• The violence is random

• The conflict must involve more than one state

• There are at least 1000 deaths in a 1 year period

Interstate wars are

• between states

• within a state

• internal conflicts

• All of the responses

Intrastate wars are:

(Two responses required here)

• between states

• within a state

• convention and unconventional

• All of the responses

Russia and Ukraine crisis can be considered

• conventional

• unconventional

• Both conventional and unconventional

• Intrastate

World War Two was a/an

• Intrastate war

• Interstate war

• guerrilla war

• asymmetric

Arab Spring of 2011 is considered an

• interstate war

• Intrastate war

• terrorist attack

• guerilla war

The 1973 Yom Kipper War was an

• interstate war

• intrastate war

• asymmetrical war

• unconventional war

Constructivists believe

• state identities are fixed and do not change over time.

• power and changes between states lead to war.

• the ways states view each other is shaped by their past interactions.

• economic interdependence is a key factor in explaining peace.