Ch. 5- International Conflict

Question 1

War for control of the entire world order- the rules of the intl. system as a whole

Answer 1

Hegemonic war

Question 2

Warfare by one state waged to conquer and occupy another

Answer 2

Total war

Question 3

Military actions that seek objectives short of the surrender and occupation of the enemy

Answer 3

Limited war

Question 4

A war between factions within a state trying to create, or prevent, a new government for the entire state or some territorial part

Answer 4

Civil war

Question 5

Warfare without front lines and with irregular forces operating in the midst of, and often hidden or protected by, civilian populations

Answer 5

Guerrilla war

Question 6

Governmental bodies established in several countries after internal wars to hear honest testimony and bring to light what really happened during these wars, and in exchange to offer most of the participants asylum from punishment

Answer 6

Truth commissions

Question 7

A difference in preferred outcomes in a bargaining situation

Answer 7

Conflict

Question 8

An effort to explain tendencies toward war in the intl. system as cyclical, for example, by linking wars with long waves in the world economy

Answer 8

Cycle theories

Question 9

Identification with and devotion to the interests of one’s nation. Usually involves a large group of people who share a national identity and often a language, culture, or ancestry

Answer 9

Nationalism

Question 10

Large groups of people who share ancestral, language, cultural, or religious ties and a common identity

Answer 10

Ethnic groups

Question 11

The tendency to see one’s own group in favorable terms and an out-group in unfavorable terms

Answer 11

Ethnocentrism

Question 12

Stigmatization of enemies as subhuman or nonhuman, leading frequently to widespread violence

Answer 12

Dehumanization

Question 13

An intentional and systematic attempt to destroy a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group

Answer 13

Genocide

Question 14

Created apart from religious establishments and in which there is a high degree of separation between religious and political organizations

Answer 14

Secular

Question 15

A broad and diverse religion whose divergent populations include Sunni, Shi’ite, and many smaller branches and sects centered in the Middle East and South Asia

Answer 15

Islam

Question 16

A form of nationalism whose goal is to regain territory lost to another state; it can lead directly to violent interstate conflicts

Answer 16

Irredentism

Question 17

Euphemism for forced displacement of an ethnic group or groups from a territory, accompanied by massacres and other human rights violations

Answer 17

Ethnic cleansing

Question 18

The waters near states’ shores generally treated as part of national territory

Answer 18

Territorial waters

Question 19

The space above a state that is considered its territory, in contrast to outer space, which is considered intl. territory

Answer 19

Airspace