8A.12 Recent military interventions Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Geography, Unit 10

The 20 questions

1. What major political cost is associated with direct or indirect military interventions?

   • Loss of sovereignty
   • Loss of membership
   • Hyperinflation
   • Increased tariffs

2. Military interventions are typically characterised by short-term gains contrasted with what?

   • Immediate stability
   • Long-term costs
   • Permanent peace
   • Short-term costs

3. Which organisation provides an example of non-military intervention focused on gender equality?

   • UN Women
   • UN Security Council
   • NATO
   • World Bank

4. What type of development is negatively affected by a global failure to act on environmental issues?

   • Environmental development
   • Space exploration
   • Nuclear capability
   • Military development

5. What overall record of success do direct and indirect military interventions possess?

   • Consistently positive
   • Total failure
   • Guaranteed success
   • A mixed record

6. Which type of intervention often has a stronger record of improving human rights than military action?

   • Direct military action
   • Unilateral intervention
   • Non-military intervention
   • Covert warfare

7. What is a major negative consequence of global inaction during humanitarian or political crises?

   • Immediate sovereignty gain
   • Lower financial cost
   • Guaranteed geopolitical stability
   • Harmed social development

8. Which long-term cost is frequently associated with foreign military intervention in a sovereign state?

   • Instant democratic stability
   • Loss of sovereignty
   • Reduced regional tensions
   • Improved economic growth

9. Which approach is generally more successful at improving long-term human development than military intervention?

   • Non-military aid
   • Direct armed conflict
   • Foreign regime change
   • Economic blockades

10. Calculation: an intervention costs 6 million dollars and is expected to deliver 2,000 units of service. What is the average cost per unit?

    • 300 dollars
    • 12,000 dollars
    • 30 dollars
    • 3,000 dollars

11. What impact does geopolitical inaction during a major conflict typically have on local development?

    • Rapid economic growth
    • Enhanced state sovereignty
    • Guaranteed regional peace
    • Negative developmental outcomes

12. Which major geopolitical cost is common to both direct and indirect military interventions?

    • Loss of sovereignty
    • Increased national debt
    • Lower carbon emissions
    • Reduced trade links

13. How do the short-term outcomes of military interventions typically compare with their long-term costs?

    • Short-term gains only
    • Equal cost-benefit ratio
    • Long-term sovereignty gains
    • Permanent economic stability

14. Why is international inaction during a humanitarian crisis rarely considered a risk-free strategy?

    • Instant democratic reform
    • Guaranteed regional safety
    • Complete cost elimination
    • Global negative consequences

15. Which type of global intervention generally holds a stronger historical record for promoting human rights?

    • Non-military interventions
    • Direct troop invasions
    • Armed naval blockades
    • Covert drone strikes

16. What often offsets the initial success of a direct military intervention over time?

    • Long-term costs
    • Decreased military expenditure
    • Immediate territorial loss
    • Instant political isolation

17. Why is the overall historical record of military interventions described as mixed?

    • Absence of risks
    • Zero short-term success
    • Uniformly successful outcomes
    • High long-term costs

18. Why might nation states choose non-military interventions over armed military conflict in a crisis?

    • Better long-term outcomes
    • Rapid boundary growth
    • Guaranteed military expansion
    • Higher overall casualties

19. Which phrase best describes the geopolitical reality of choosing between intervention and inaction?

    • Intervention always succeeds
    • Inaction is risk-free
    • Both carry risks
    • Costs are negligent

20. Which term names the loss of a state's independent authority over its own affairs, which 8A.12a lists as a cost of military intervention?

    • Solidarity
    • Subsidiarity
    • Solvency
    • Sovereignty

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