Someone asks you, “Why should I trust the Bible?” Using content covered this semester, develop an apologetic answer that touches on the topics of inspiration, transmission, canonization and translation.

Some argue that the longstanding American policy of __________ has helped reduce the probability of war, while others contend that this policy is really an attempt to preserve American power and diplomatic flexibility.

__________ theory suggests that the increasing power of China combined with their dissatisfaction with the Liberal International Order will lead to an increased probability of war with the United States.

Some scholars argue that the increasing disorder in the international system in the wake of the Cold War represents a problem of __________ that the United States is unlikely to be able to reverse.

The expansion of humanitarian intervention practices after the end of the Cold War may have created a problem of __________ that encourages non-state actors to engaged in risky and violent behavior.

The combination of the inability to defend against nuclear weapons and the fact that these weapons have the potential to destroy entire societies leads to a relationship of __________ among nuclear powers.

Since at least 1990 the United States has sought to increase its level of trade with China in order to reduce the chances of military conflict with them because American leaders believed in the impact of __________ on the probability of war.

The development of new international norms regarding __________ after the end of the Cold War led to a sharp increase in the number and the complexity of United Nations peacekeeping missions.

During the Cold War the United States chose to intervene in Vietnam in part because they feared that the Soviet Union would do so if America didn’t act first. This dynamic is known as __________.

__________ eliminated national immigration quotas in an effort to promote greater racial equality in American immigration policy.