World Issues - unit 2

Question 1

what are the causes of conflict

Answer 1

1. natural resource conflict
2. territorial
3. cultural
4. religious
5. geopolitical

Question 2

example of natural resource conflict

Answer 2

russia and ukraine war

Question 3

example of territorial conflict

Answer 3

israel and palestine

Question 4

example of cultural conflict

Answer 4

Canada and first nations, or Rwanda

Question 5

example of religious conflict

Answer 5

Ireland or Iraq (Sunni and Shia Muslims)

Question 6

what are the 5 conflict theories

Answer 6

1. Frustration aggression theory
2. social identity theory
3. Huntington’s
4. Thomas Homer Dixon
5. Structural conflict theory

Question 7

define the Frustration aggression theory

Answer 7

use of psychology to explain civil strife, including strikes, riots, coups, revolutions, and guerrilla wars

Question 8

what does the frustration-aggression theory suggest

Answer 8

they suggest that some individuals become aggressive when they feel frustrated by something or someone they believe is blocking them from fullfilling a strong desrire

Question 9

Define the Social Identity Group Theory

Answer 9

uses psychology to help explain conflicts involving nationalism, ethnicity, and religion

Question 10

What does the Social Identity theory have to say about groups

Answer 10

Individuals may have a need for a sense of camraderie or “we-ness” that can be satisfied in a group when it discriminates against or attacks another group

Question 11

what are the three pillars of social Identity

Answer 11

1. and insecure environment - can relate to
2. a tool that can bind the targeted audience with the group - religion is a great bonding tool
3. self-interest - can i benefit?

Question 12

what is Sam Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations

Answer 12

conflict would most frequently and violently occure because of cultural rather than ideological differences

Question 13

what was Thomas Homer-Dixon’s theory

Answer 13

the ever increasing demand for natural resources and the scarcity of those resources

Question 14

what does environmental degradation lead to?

Answer 14

1. decreased agricultural production
2. economic decline
3. population displacement

Question 15

what is the structural conflict theory

Answer 15

that conflict is built into the particular ways societies are structured and organized

Question 16

what is the structural conflict theory identify

Answer 16

conditions such as: social exclusion, deprivation, class inequalities, injustice, political, marginalization, gender imbalences, racial segregation, economic exploitation and the likes all of which often lead to conflict

Question 17

what is soft power

Answer 17

a combination of:

1. the golden arches theory
2. co-option
3. public diplomacy
4. government diplomacy

Question 18

what is the golden arches theory

Answer 18

conflict prevention;

• any country that has a McDonalds in it will not go to war

Question 19

what is co-option

Answer 19

potential opponents become closely tied (i.e Germany and France biggest trading and travelling partners)

Question 20

what is public diplomacy

Answer 20

create ongoing positive change

Question 21

what is government diplomacy

Answer 21

international negotions

Question 22

what is Hard Power

Answer 22

• Aid payments and bribes
• sanctions
• force

Question 23

define aid payments and bribes

Answer 23

wealthy countries provide financial incentives to poorer countries for their support

(either join us or we stop giving you financial aid or join us and we’ll give you 50 million dollars)

Question 24

define sanctions

Answer 24

measures taken by countries or orgs. Like the UN against countries to force them to change their policies

Question 25

define force

Answer 25

warfare - symmetric and asymmetric (more common now)

Question 26

what is the Military industrial complex

Answer 26

the total takeover of the arms manufacturers and the military