Microcase   Instructions: You may find it works well to print out these Exercises so you can have the directions always in front of you. Click Here to print out this page. Click on the Microcase button to get to Online MicroCase, the software you need to complete this exercise. Enter your answers into the boxes below. If you'd like a print-out of your responses, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page, and you will be taken to a printer-friendly page. If you have been instructed to submit your exercise online, enter both your and your instructor's name and e-mail address, then click the Email button at the bottom of the page. Your answers will be e-mailed immediately. Macintosh Users: If you have been instructed to submit your reponses to your instructor, you must enter your responses, then click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page to receive a printer-friendly version of your responses that you can then print and turn in to your instructor.     International conflicts and wars can take many forms. Let’s begin our examination of the nature of conflict in the international system by exploring types of wars. CLICK DATA FILE: WARACTOR CLICK TASK: Univariate SELECT PRIMARY VARIABLE: WARTYPE CLICK: [Continue] 1. The most common type of war is the _____ __________ war. (colonial, imperial, interstate, or other) 2. Imperial wars comprise _____ ___ percent of total wars. % Now let’s examine how the level of conflict has changed over the last century. CLICK: DATA FILES CLICK DATA FILE: HISTORICAL CLICK TASK: Historical Trends SELECT VARIABLE 1: NATION_MO CLICK: [Continue] 3. True or False: The level of global conflict was much greater in the first decade than in the last decade of our time period. The major "peaks" in conflict tend to occur with several specific wars. Let’s examine these "peaks." 4. When did the First World War occur (i.e., what were its beginning and ending years)? 5. When did the Second World War occur (i.e., what were its beginning and ending years)? 6. The highest "peak" of conflict occurred during which decade? 7. What war was associated with the "highest" peak of conflict? Some areas of the world are more war-prone than others. Let’s examine some regional war data for the last two centuries. CLICK: DATA FILES CLICK DATA FILE: WARS CLICK TASK: Univariate SELECT PRIMARY VARIABLE: REGION CLICK: [Continue] 8. Which region of the world accounted for the most wars? 9. Which region of the world accounted for the fewest wars? 10. True or False: More wars occurred in the Middle East than in Europe during the last two centuries. Let’s find out how often the participants in a war are the aggressors (i.e., initiators). CLICK: DATA FILES CLICK DATA FILE: WARACTOR CLICK TASK: Univariate SELECT PRIMARY VARIABLE: INITIATE CLICK: [Continue] 11. What percent of war participants are responsible for initiating the conflict? % CLICK: VARIABLES SELECT PRIMARY VARIABLE: MAJPOWER CLICK: [Continue] 12. True or False: The initiator of a conflict is just as likely to be a small power as a major power. The number of participating actors in a conflict can vary, sometimes dramatically. Let’s examine these variations. CLICK: DATA FILES CLICK DATA FILE: WARS CLICK TASK: Univariate SELECT PRIMARY VARIABLES: ACTORS CLICK: [Continue] 13. True or False: Most conflicts involve three or more actors. 14. What is the most common number of actors in a conflict? 15. What type of war might account for your answer to the preceding question? Now let’s explore some of the general consequences of wars. Conflicts often result in high numbers of casualties and deaths, but there is great variation from war to war. CLICK: DATA FILES CLICK DATA FILE: WARACTOR CLICK TASK: Univariate SELECT PRIMARY VARIABLE: DEATHS CLICK: [Continue] 16. True or False: The conflict resulting in the highest number of battle-connected fatalities involved approximately 7.5 million deaths. 17. True or False: Typically, conflicts result in more than 100,000 battle-connected fatalities. CLICK: DATA FILES CLICK DATA FILE: WARS CLICK TASK: Univariate SELECT PRIMARY VARIABLE: DEATHTOT CLICK: [Continue] 18. True or False: The conflict resulting in the most overall fatalities involved more than 80 million deaths. 19. What might explain the generally higher range for total war deaths than for battle-connected fatalities? CLICK: DATA FILES CLICK DATA FILE: WARACTOR CLICK TASK: Univariate SELECT PRIMARY VARIABLE: OUTCOME CLICK: [Continue] 20. What is the combined percent of participants in war that experience either a win or a tie as an outcome? % 21. True or False: After excluding those participants who experience "ties" in conflicts, the ratio of "losers" to "winners" is about even. 22. Provide a possible argument to explain the ratio between "losers" to "winners" that you’ve observed.     Student Name:* Student Email:*   Professor Name:*   Professor Email:*         *required
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