Conflict, War, and Terrorism

A. Iran
B. Cuba
C. Somalia
D. Syria

A. the coup leaders try to create a sense of inevitability around the change in government while claiming their actions will bring long-term stability
B. Civilian politicians in power and uncooperative military officers are arrested or killed
C. Coup leaders try to keep state building and television stations under civilian management to establish the illusion of civilian control
D. Political power is seized by domestic military forces

A. three-quarters
B. four-fifths
C. two-thirds
D. one-half

A. Iran
B. Pakistan
C. India
D. North Korea

A. territorial waters
B. a contiguous zone
C. res communis
D. high seas

A. the United States
B. Russia
C. Great Britain
D. France

A. is considered to be international territory, like oceans
B. can be “claimed” as territory by any state
C. can be militarized
D. is defined by international law as airspace beginning at 40,000 feet above sea level

A. Iran (1979) & the United States (1776)
B. China (1949)
C. Russia (1917)
D. All these answers are correct

A. in an attempt to get Soviet aid for a transformation into a communist state
B. in an effort to frighten neighbors into giving it territorial concessions
C. in order to quell a rebellion by a pro-Marxist group called UNITA
D. to convince the Soviets to give them aid, though the proclaimed ideological transformation was false

A. the failure of nationalism to motivate populations to a defense of country meant that governments had to conscript soldiers
B. nationalism proved a stronger force than socialism
C. socialist workers from different European countries banded together as workers to fight for workers’ rights
D. socialism died as a political movement and was not resurrected until after WWII