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CORALGRILL2014

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If you wanted to test the hypothesis that extreme poverty
 
  is a root cause of civil wars in less-developed countries, you could operationally define your independent variable by using:
  a. conflicts within states with at least 1,000 deaths.
  b. conflicts within states with a yearly average death toll of at least 100.
  c. GDP.
  d. the percentage of persons living in extreme poverty.

Question 2

In the Comparative Political Analysis box, the authors conclude that:
 
  a. ethnic diversity is a root cause of civil wars.
  b. state weakness is a root cause of civil wars.
  c. religious diversity is a root cause of civil wars.
  d. nationalist conflict within states is a root cause of civil wars.


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CAPTAINAMERICA

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b


CORALGRILL2014

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Excellent

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