What Is an Alternative to the Contagion Hypothesis for Why

question 38

Multiple Choice

What is an alternative to the contagion hypothesis for why civil wars tend to cluster regionally?

• A)A rebellion in one country might inspire like-minded groups in neighboring states to engage in civil war.
• B)Armed groups operating in one country might cross into a neighboring state and engage in violence there.
• C)States finance domestic oppositions in their neighbors' territories.
• D)Poor countries are likely to be located in similar regions of the world.
• E)Civil wars cause refugees to spread across state boundaries and create conditions that facilitate the emergence of new civil wars.

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