What might explain the decrease in civil wars despite the increase in the number of states?
a. the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War
b. Previous civil wars may have ended with the breakup of larger states into smaller ones.
c. New states lack the legacy of colonialism that frequently led to civil war.
d. Newer states tend to be democracies, which decreases the likelihood of civil war.
b
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a. substantive issues b. facts c. minor matters d. third parties
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A. 10% B. 20% C. 35% D. 50% E. 65%
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