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"A Problem From Hell:" America and the Age of Genocide | Quiz

Samantha Power
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1)

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 __________________. (from Chapter 5)

Native Americans and Japanese Americans.
African Americans and Japanese Americans.
Native Americans.
Native Americans and African Americans.
2)

U.S. officials know _____ about the violence that is happening in each of the cases studied in A Problem from Hell; nevertheless, officials and the American public react with disbelief to survivor and refugee accounts. (from Chapter 14)

Everything.
Much.
Nothing.
Very little.
3)

In what country does the Khmer Rouge conduct its genocidal campaign? (from Chapter 6)

Cambodia.
Vietnam.
Laos.
Burma.
4)

How does Proxmire make his case for ratification of the genocide treaty? (from Chapter 5)

He hosts a daily national talk show about genocide.
He calls for a vote on the treaty every day on the Senate floor.
He travels the world and made documentaries exposing acts of genocide.
He gives a daily speech on genocide on the Senate floor.
5)

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? (from Chapter 6)

Six million.
Half a million.
Two million.
Five million.
6)

Whom does Iraq's president appoint as secretary-general of the Northern Bureau? (from Chapter 8)

Saddam Hussein.
Ali Hassan al-Majid.
Tariq Aziz.
Nour al-Maliki.
7)

A common response to why the U.S. stands idly by while genocide happens, according to Power, is: (from Chapter 14)

We didn't care.
Our citizens didn't pressure our politicians enough.
Our interests weren't in jeopardy.
We didn't know.
8)

Some countries, like France and Belgium, have investigated their roles in the __________ genocide but the United States has been resistant to this idea. (from Chapter 14)

Bosnian.
Albanian.
Rwandan.
Armenian.
9)

The ratification of the genocide treaty makes the U.S. ________ in its reactions to genocide. (from Chapter 7)

Overly aggressive.
More aggressive.
Less cautious.
More cautious.
10)

What city does the Khmer Rouge seize in 1975 after a five-year civil war and defeat of the incumbent, American-backed government? (from Chapter 6)

Siem Reap.
My Lai.
Phnom Penh.
Penh Phnom.
11)

The Serbians separate the men and boys in Srbrenica from the women and girls. What happens to the women and girls? (from Chapter 11)

They are deported.
They are left alone.
They are killed.
They are raped.
12)

How many chemical attacks take place against the Kurds throughout Iraq? (from Chapter 8)

At least forty.
Under twenty.
More than fifty.
Over one hundred.
13)

By 1976, nearly ___________ Cambodians are dead. (from Chapter 6)

50,000.
500,000.
250,000.
1,000,000.
14)

After the Serbian forces leave Kosovo, Albanians expell 100,000 Serbs from Kosovo and killed __________. (from Chapter 12)

1,500.
5,000.
700,000.
150,000.
15)

Which of the following issues are not among those that the United States feared would be used against them under the genocide treaty? (from Chapter 5)

Jim Crow.
Slavery.
Native American relocation.
Women's rights.
16)

Which country announces plans in June 1994 to send 2,500 troops to Rwanda in order to set up "safe zones" for Rwandans? (from Chapter 10)

France.
Somalia.
Kenya.
Germany.
17)

On ______ the UN war crimes tribunal indicts Milosevic for crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo. (from Chapter 12)

May 24, 1999.
June 4, 1999.
March 24, 1999.
February 24, 1999.
18)

On which humanitarian crisis does the U.S. government focus in an attempt to deflect attention and public pressure away from Bosnia? (from Chapter 9)

Romania.
Afghanistan.
Somalia.
Ethiopia.
19)

Before Pol Pot dies in 1998, whom does he claim the deaths in Cambodia are the responsibility of? (from Chapter 13)

The Americans.
The Vietnamese.
The Laotians.
The Burmese.
20)

Policymakers often feel _____ pressure from the American public regarding genocide. (from Chapter 14)

Overwhelming.
Little.
Occasional.
No.
21)

Some European countries take exception to the _____________ within the U.S.'s ratification resolution. (from Chapter 7)

Definition of genocide.
Amnesty clause.
Genocide exemptions.
Sovereignty restrictions.
22)

Who is Canadian Major General Romeo Dallaire? (from Chapter 10)

Commander of Rwanda's UN mission.
Canada's Secretary of State.
Commander of Canada's peacekeeping forces in Rwanda.
Canada's ambassador to Rwanda.
23)

The town of Halabja becomes known as the Kurdish ____________. (from Chapter 8)

Auschwitz.
My Lai.
Hiroshima.
Nagasaki.
24)

President Clinton closes the Rwandan embassy in Washington and seizes its assets after: (from Chapter 10)

Rwanda closes the U.S. embassy in Kigali.
The Hutu gains control over most of Rwanda.
The RPF gains control over most of Rwanda.
Somalia invades Rwanda.
25)

Upon what group does Lemkin take out his frustration over the United States' slowness to ratify the genocide treaty? (from Chapter 5)

Human rights advocates.
Filmmakers
Congress.
The media.
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