PS 280 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Cuban Missile Crisis, Incrementalism, Standard Operating Procedure

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PS 280
• Professor: Hendrickson

Document Summary

Munich analogy: 1938 conference = appeasement to hitler in. Nato"s 1999 bombing of slobodan milosevic kosovo bosnia) Lbj and domino theory fear of losing all of asia to communism proved to be inaccurate. Shock and awe military strategy in iraq. Show so much force that they"ll be absolutely terrified. Attractive idea: rally around the flag effect and skeptical publics. Takes our attention away from whatever is going on and focuses it abroad. We will rally around the american flag almost always when force is used. A few days later, he launches missiles on aghanistan. = no consensus on what, if anything, results in diversionary strikes. Use of force decisions > involve many individuals. Trump and people requesting obama"s birth certificate. The night before bin laden kill, obama had roasted the journalists & Multiple advocacy: more groups = more options to consider. Different decisions made when it is a group.