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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There has been __________ public recognition of the Allies' inaction with regard to the Holocaust.
(a) Very little.
(b) No.
(c) A great deal of.
(d) Some.

2. Talaat conducts the Armenian genocide because he feels there is no room for __________ in Turkey.
(a) Christians.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Minorities.
(d) Armenians.

3. Ultimately, Lemkin's fight is for an international law on ________________.
(a) War crimes.
(b) Legal standards.
(c) Financial standards.
(d) Genocide.

4. What term does the Allied condemnation apply to Turkey's persecution of the Armenians?
(a) Crimes against humanity.
(b) Racism.
(c) Genocide.
(d) Ethnic cleansing.

5. In America, according to Power, the struggle to stop genocide is often determined by:
(a) Lobbyists.
(b) Special interests and civil rights groups.
(c) Domestic politics.
(d) International politics.

6. Lemkin realizes that for a genocide convention to be passed and ratified, he needs to appeal to the _____________ of the delegates.
(a) Intellect and emotions.
(b) Domestic political interests.
(c) Pocketbooks.
(d) Foreign political interests.

7. Turkey claims its actions are necessary to suppress _______________.
(a) Armenian birth rates.
(b) Armenian attempts to convert Turkey's Muslims to Christianity.
(c) Armenian revolt.
(d) A disease outbreak among the Armenians.

8. What nonbinding measure is suggested as a replacement of the UN genocide treaty, angering Lemkin?
(a) The Geneva Convention.
(b) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(c) The Declaration of Independence.
(d) The Civil Rights Act.

9. Some who are opposed to the United States' ratification of the genocide treaty think it would be used to target the United States for its treatment of __________________.
(a) African Americans and Japanese Americans.
(b) Native Americans and African Americans.
(c) Native Americans.
(d) Native Americans and Japanese Americans.

10. Who coins the word "genocide" to describe the atrocities in Nazi Germany and in Turkey?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Zygielbojm.
(c) Karski.
(d) Lemkin.

11. Some who are opposed to the United States' ratification of the genocide treaty think it is too broad and therefore can't be used to target what country?
(a) The Soviet Union.
(b) North Korea.
(c) Iraq.
(d) China.

12. On what date does the final country required for ratification ratify the genocide treaty?
(a) December 9, 1948.
(b) November 7, 1950.
(c) December 11, 1946.
(d) October 16, 1950.

13. What American institution presents some discussion on actions that the U.S. could have taken to help Jews?
(a) The Museum of American History.
(b) The Smithsonian Institution.
(c) The U.S. Holocaust Museum.
(d) The World War II Memorial.

14. The Khmer Rouge evacuates all __________ before commencing their genocide.
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Laotians.
(c) Vietnamese.
(d) Americans.

15. Armenians who are not killed are deported by force to camps in what country?
(a) Syria.
(b) Siberia.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Iraq.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1976, nearly ___________ Cambodians are dead.

2. The genocide convention needs to be ratified domestically by _______ of the UN's member states in order to become international law.

3. Out of a population of 7 million souls, approximately how many people does the Khmer Rouge kill in its three-and-a-half-year rule?

4. Power witnesses the Serbs' takeover of:

5. Henry Morgenthau, a U.S. ambassador, contests America's lack of action in opposing the Armenian genocide. To which country is Morgenthau assigned?

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