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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Allies set up an international military tribunal in ________________ to prosecute Nazi war criminals.
(a) Paris.
(b) Copenhagen.
(c) Nuremberg.
(d) New York.

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

3. General Clark, who is head of the NATO operation, wants to plan for a(n):
(a) Ground invasion.
(b) Occupation.
(c) Reunification.
(d) Amphibious assault.

4. As of the time the genocide treaty became international law, what country had not yet ratified it?
(a) The United States.
(b) Australia.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Bulgaria.

5. What city does the Khmer Rouge seize in 1975 after a five-year civil war and defeat of the incumbent, American-backed government?
(a) My Lai.
(b) Penh Phnom.
(c) Phnom Penh.
(d) Siem Reap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of President Reagan's trip to Germany, which includes a visit to Germany's Bitburg Cemetery?

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

3. Some European countries take exception to the _____________ within the U.S.'s ratification resolution.

4. In what country is Power a journalist during the genocide that takes place in the former Yugoslavia?

5. What issue plagues the genocide convention?

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