Samuel Huntington Pol-Soc Podcast Quiz

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1. Huntington wrote the 'Clash of Civilizations' in the immediate aftermath of which major world history event?

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The dropping of the Atomic Bomb

The Assassination of JFK

The end of the Cold War

The end of the English Civil War

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2. The break up of the USSR meant a breakdown in the old world order. Look at the map below and identify the THREE accurate statements that follow.

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The Dark Blue countries are part of the 'First World'

The' Second World' covers most of Africa

The only 'Second World' country in the 'Western Hemisphere' was Cuba

Western Europe was a part of the 2nd World

The 'non-aligned' Third World countries supported neither Liberal Democracy nor Communism

The 'First World' was Communist

3. Huntington identified 4 Phases in warfare. Which of the following was NOT one of those Phases?

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Conflicts between 'Monarchs'

Conflicts between 'Peoples'

Conflicts between 'Ideologies'

The Game of Thrones

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4. Complete the following Huntington quote: "The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be C___________. The fault lines between civilizations will be the battle lines of the future."

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5. Which of the follow is NOT one of the 'Civilizations' identified by Huntington?

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Islamic

Celtic

Hindu

Buddhist

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6. Huntington advised the US Government during the Vietnam War. What nickname was he given because of his support for the policy of "forced-draft urbanization" (bombing and defoliating jungle to force people to move to the city)?

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The Constant Gardner

Samuel Sleazeball

Mad-Dog

Efficient Military Planner Guy

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7. Huntington points out that a 'Civilization' might include dozens of countries, or just one unique country. Look at Huntington's map of the '8 Civilizations' and name a Civilization that is only made up of 1 country.

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8. Huntington and Said argued very strongly against one another. How did Said insult Huntington in "The Nation", a well know weekly magazine in the US? He called the his ideas the...

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Clash of Silliness

Clash of the Ash

Clash of the Bands

Clash of Ignorance

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9. Not all nations fit comfortably into one Civilization or another, and some shift from one Civilization to another over time. Huntington says Mexico and Turkey are an example of this phenomenon. What term does he give to describe these countries? T_________ S_________

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10. One of the main reasons that Huntington thinks will make cultural clashes more likely is because 'the world is getting smaller'. Which statement below supports this view.

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People rarely travel to other countries so only meet people like themselves. Their ignorance is bliss.

If you fly over lots of countries then you never really have to get to know them, meaning you can easily ignore them

More interaction between Civs increased awareness of differences between Civs and increased awareness of similarities within Civs.

Sure everyone speaks English now anyway, don't they...

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