This country took control of lands held by the United Fruit Company in 1954.
What is Guatemala?
100
This event changed popular discontent for support in Argentina in 1982.
What is the Falkland Island War?
100
India and Pakistan continue to clash over this contested territory.
What is Kashmir?
100
These two, neighboring European rivals (WWI/WWII) have since become close allies, as both countries have become more democratic.
What are France and Germany?
100
When the citizens of a country unite to support their country when a dramatic international event occurs it is called the __-__-__-___ effect.
What is rally-round-the-flag?
200
Even if other actors influence leadership, it is important to examine the interests of state leaders because they have the authority to make ___ ___ decisions.
What is foreign policy?
200
The different organizations that carry out governance in a state are called:
What is bureaucracy?
200
A group of individuals that push for policies that benefit the group's members is an example of an ___ ___.
What is an interest group?
200
Countries that restrict competition in elections such that one party is almost assured victory are considered to be:
What is non-democratic?
200
The leader of a country that was unsuccessful in war losing the next election is an example of __.
What is accountability?
300
Companies that manufacture weapons is an example of a __ __ that is most likely to benefit from war.
What is a domestic actor?
300
The number one constraint that leaders face when deciding whether or not to go to war is __ ___.
What is public opinion?
300
The Cuban American National Foundation, a Florida-based group seeking increased democracy in Cuba, is an example of an ___ ___.
What is interest group?
300
There would be fewer wars than there are now if the world was ____.
What is democratic?
300
Vladimir Putin is an example of a politician who serves in a non-democratic system called __ __.
What is electoral authoritarianism?
400
The logic of collective action is that smaller groups are better organized and successful, while larger groups suffer from "__ __".
What is "free loading"?
400
This type of leader is most likely to lose office after losing a war.
What is a democratic leader?
400
The collusion between military leaders and weapons builders that promote a more aggressive foreign policy is an example of Eisenhower's __-__ __.
What is the military-industrial complex?
400
Countries with democratic governments are less likely to go to war with other democracies. This is called the "___ ___."
What is the "democratic peace"?
400
The transition to democracy may increase the probability of __.
What is war?
500
This body is the most important bureaucratic actor, tending to be more cautious than the civilian leadership.
What is the military?
500
This type of incentive occurs when the leader of a country starts a war to distract attention from his government's struggles.
What is diversionary?
500
This is a historical example of military actors being more reluctant than civilian actors to advocate war, because they were more appreciative of the cost of war.
What is the Iraq War (2003)?
500
Mature liberal democracies do not fight each other largely due to the fact that the ___ of the democratic process allows time for bargaining.
What is slowness?
500
This stateless nation voted five months ago to break away from Iraq.