University of California, Davis

SAS 7V

Midterm 3

1)The “Base” refers to the terrorist group                    .

2. This group is known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia.
3. The U.S. activist Ronnie Lee is associated with           .
4. The Common Article of the Geneva Convention that describes the minimal protection which must be adhered by all individuals within a signatory’s terrorize during an armed conflict not of an international character, also referred to as a “Convention in miniature” is:                                         .
5. A person who commits belligerent acts and, when captured, is treated as a POW is a/an            .

6. This types of genocide took place postwar/after WWII when the Germans were finally defeated

7. One unique feature of the German holocaust of Jews and other groups in WWII was          .
8. In the reading “Strategic Landpower” the authors noted that the Marine Corps is an expedi­ tionary force in readiness within the Nation’s                  .
9. John Arquilla states that big ships, big guns, and big battalions are sure to be the wrong ap­ proach to waging the wars of the future.
10. John Arquilla states that many and small beats few and large, finding is the new flanking and
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12. Which of the following was NOT true about the friendly fire incident in northern Iraq, 1994?

13. In the reading “Strategic Landpower” the authors noted that the last ten years have shown that the best way to provide reliable, predictive intelligence is                          .
14. What percentage of an aircraft carrier’s cost is devoted to its defense?

15. To access the UCD library off campus requires the use of         .
16. The number of fatalities of both WWI and WWII is        .
17. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the hierarchical model of terrorism?
18. A combination of heard and soft power is or has been referred to as      .
19. Joseph Nye described the iconography of the U.S. as ‘Shining City on a Hill’ and             .
20. What was one of the unique aspects mentioned about the products shown in Department Store #1 in the PBS documentary on north Korea?
21. According to Maurice Greenberg, author of “Trends in U.S. Military Spending”, the first year that military spending declined since the 9/11 attacks was                       .
22. Today less than % of the population series in the armed forces.
23. The quote (from NY Times OpEd article on disconnect between military and civilians): “A stand­ ing Army, however necessary it may be at some times, is always dangerous to the Liberties of the People. Soldiers are apt to consider themselves as a body distinct for the rest of the citi­ zens.” is attributed to   .
24. Which of the following countries WAS NOT in the Fertile Crescent?
25. The smallpox virus originated from which domestic animal?

26. The U.S. has how many nuclear­power aircraft carriers?
27. According to Maurice Greenberg, author of “Trends in U.S. Military Spending”, U.S. national de­ fense spending has ranged from less than 1% of GDPin 1929 to up to 43% in                          .
28. Total defense spending in 2011 by the U.S. was      % of the federal budget, exceeded only be Social Security.
29. The turkey was domesticated in     .
30. The Americas were colonized around        years ago.

31. The tank demonstrate in the web video was a/an         .
32. The army unit stationed in the Karangol valley was blamed or the death of one of the villager’s cows. How did this cow die or was killed?
33. According to Dr. Arquilla, in Colombia 1% of the people own      % of the land.
34. Regarding the Iran­Contra affair, who testified to congress that “I was authorized to do every­ thing I did”?
35. The September 6th 1970 hijackings that led to theres airlines being blown up Jordan and Egypt were carried out by                       .
36. The tribal canon of the Pashtun is the Pashtunwali. Its sacred tenets include the sanctity of the guest referred to as                  .
37. According to the article “Hacking the President’s DNA” which “law” states that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit will double every 12 months?
38. The hypothetical country off the east coast of Africa that Dr. Strawser used in his thought experi­ ment regarding intervention was named                    .
39. The “Responsibility to Protect” first shows up in response to          query as to when the inter­ national community must intervene.
40.  “There can seldom be anything approaching to assurance that intervention, even if successful, would be for the good of the people themselves, “is a quote form that 19th century political philosopher?”
41. In the hypothetical Scenario #1 of WMD, the fishing vessel in the East River           .
42. The original prototype of the Predator drone was modeled after which bird?
43. From Fog of War: According to Robert McNamara, the U.S. didn’t understand the Vietnamese. Whereas the U.S. saw the Vietnam War as a an extension of the Cold War, the Vietnames saw it as a          war.

44. From of War: The resolution that gave President Lyndon Johnson the authority to use military action without the formal declaration of war by congress was the                       Resolution.
45. The context in which John Arquilla’s referred to “near abroad” was         .
46. The ‘Just War Theory’ is built upon which basic idea?
47. The world’s newest independent nation, established in 2011 is         .