Saddam Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Summary includes: - Lecture notes from weeks 1 through 7 - Notes on the 3 documentaries - Summary of the books We Are Bellingcat, War is a Force that Gives us Meaning, and the book No Good Men Among the Living

Foreign Policy - Answer--Determines HOW & WHEN specific outcomes take place -Decision making -Rationality 1) Doing what is in the best interest for the specific individual -Risk Acceptance/Aversion -It's a process and strategy to achieve a state interest -Tries to spell out goals & objectives -*Most Important*= Individual -*Biggest Problem*= Rationality. Rationality is about self-interest, and an individual could turn irrational -Key Differences between IR Theory and________is the Ro...

Key concept: Power : The ability to influence other groups in global politics and achieve outcomes. Three main kinds of power : 1. Hard power 2. Smart power 3. Soft power Hard power : The use of coercion by states/groups to achieve their goals, usually in the form of military force and/or sanctions (economic as well as political). Examples of hard power : 1. Use of military force by the US against Islamic State in 2014. Soft or smart power options were not viable because Islamic Sta...

International Relations - Answer-theoretical studies of politics Social Science Theory - Answer-General logical explanations of social phenomena IR Theory - Answer-Explanations that can be generally applied across cases: logical, with good, empirical evidence predictive A theory should: - Answer--Provide a casual explanation -Use empirical evidence -Make a general argument IR theory seeks to be... - Answer-Parsimonious Parsimony - Answer-Least amount of variance in the explanation of th...

Global Politics: Unit 1 - Power, Sovereignty and International Relations Latest Update Graded A+ Key concept: Power The ability to influence other groups in global politics and achieve outcomes. Three main kinds of power 1. Hard power 2. Smart power 3. Soft power Hard power The use of coercion by states/groups to achieve their goals, usually in the form of military force and/or sanctions (economic as well as political). Examples of hard power 1. Use of military force by the...

Sociology Exam 2 Exam Questions With Correct Answers Current Update In 2003 the U.S. Army discovered Saddam Hussein hiding in a "spider hole" under a small building in his hometown, Tikrit. The army had tracked him to that location not by looking for him directly, but rather by creating a large "map" that displayed all the members of his family and tribe, showing their links to other people. Starting with just four names, the map allowed army intelligence to zero in on a small number of p...

Key concept: Power - Answer The ability to influence other groups in global politics and achieve outcomes. Three main kinds of power - Answer 1. Hard power 2. Smart power 3. Soft power Hard power - Answer The use of coercion by states/groups to achieve their goals, usually in the form of military force and/or sanctions (economic as well as political). Examples of hard power - Answer 1. Use of military force by the US against Islamic State in 2014. Soft or smart power options w...

Key concept: Power - ans-The ability to influence other groups in global politics and achieve outcomes. Three main kinds of power - ans-1. Hard power 2. Smart power 3. Soft power Hard power - ans-The use of coercion by states/groups to achieve their goals, usually in the form of military force and/or sanctions (economic as well as political). Examples of hard power - ans-1. Use of military force by the US against Islamic State in 2014. Soft or smart power options were not viab...

Foreign Policy - -Determines HOW & WHEN specific outcomes take place -Decision making -Rationality 1) Doing what is in the best interest for the specific individual -Risk Acceptance/Aversion -It's a process and strategy to achieve a state interest -Tries to spell out goals & objectives -*Most Important*= Individual -*Biggest Problem*= Rationality. Rationality is about self-interest, and an individual could turn irrational -Key Differences between IR Theory and________is the Role ...

Abeka World History and Cultures Test 11 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Iran - CORRECT ANSWER- T/F the Shah of IRAQ was ousted by rebels in 1979 Haile Selassie I - CORRECT ANSWER- T/F SADDAM HUSSEIN was the leader of Ethiopia overthrown by Communists Ho Chi Minh - CORRECT ANSWER- T/F NGO DINH DIEM was the dictator of Communist North Vietnam after Vietnam was divided True - CORRECT ANSWER- T/F in April 1986, a nuclear reactor accident at CHERNOBYL killed 23 people