Microcase       If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar or choose File>Print from the menu.     1. Which continent had the most countries that experienced one or more civil wars during the period from 1990 through 1996? 2. How many civil wars occurred worldwide during the 1990-96 period? 3. True or False: There were more interstate wars (i.e., wars between two or more countries) than civil wars during this period. 4. True or False: There were more countries, in total, that experienced some type of war than countries that were free of war during this period. 5. What percent of people across the world either "strongly agree" or "agree" that their country should follow its own interests, even if it leads to conflict with other nations? % 6. True or False: More people "strongly agree" with the statement that their country should follow its own interests, even if it leads to conflict with other nations, than "strongly disagree" with the statement. 7. According to the World Values Survey, _____ percent of people would be willing to fight for their country during wartime. % 8. What percent of Americans believe that the United States should be very active in world affairs? % 9. What percent of Americans believe that U.S. defense spending should be increased? % 10. True or False: There are more Americans that believe that the U.S. should "cut back" on military spending than Americans who believe that the U.S. should keep military spending "the same." 11. True or False: A majority of Americans believe that maintaining military power worldwide is a "very" important foreign policy goal. 12. True or False: A majority of Americans believe that bringing democratic government to other nations is a "very" important foreign policy goal. 13. What percent of Americans believe that the United States should be "willing" to use force to solve international problems? % 14. True or False: A majority of Americans are at least "somewhat willing" to use force to solve international problems. 15. What percent of Americans believe that preventing the spread of nuclear weapons is a "very" important foreign policy goal? % 16. In 1997, which of the following continents had the most countries with nuclear weapons? (Africa, Asia, North America, or South America) 17. True or False: Only one country has abandoned its nuclear weapons program. 18. Approximately how much did the United States spend on defense as a percent of its GDP in 1960? 19. Since 1960, United States spending on defense as a percent of its GDP has a. declined steadily each year. b. increased steadily each year. c. declined in some years, but has increased overall. d. increased in some years, but has decline overall. 20. What event (s) is/are likely to explain what occurred with defense spending after 1989? 21. True or False: The majority of the world’s countries allocated less than $350 million each for military spending in 2001. 22. Of the 155 countries listed, how many allocated less than $10 billion for military spending in 2001? 23. Which countries are ranked number one and two in world spending on the military? 1. 2. 24. The number one ranked country allocates _____ to military spending as the number two country. a. approximately the same b. about twice as much c. about six times as much d. about ten times as much 25. The decade that saw the fewest peacekeeping operations was the ________. (1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s) 26. The decade that saw the most peacekeeping operations was the was the ________. (1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s) 27. In a typical decade, there have been _____ peacekeeping operations. a. fewer than ten b. between ten and twenty c. more than twenty d. anywhere from five to thirty 28. What percent of Americans believe that the United States should definitely participate in United Nations peacekeeping efforts in troubled parts of the world (i.e., they answered "yes")? % 29. Given what you’ve learned about conflicts, do you believe that future interstate wars are likely to be more common than, less common than, or about as common as they are today, and why?
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