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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Raphael Lemkin's profession?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Politician.
(d) Lawyer.
2. 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) Native Americans.
(b) Native Americans and African Americans.
(c) African Americans and Japanese Americans.
(d) Native Americans and Japanese Americans.
3. On what date does the Allied government condemn Turkey's action against the Armenians?
(a) May 24, 1915.
(b) May 15, 1919.
(c) May 15, 1924.
(d) May 19, 1915.
4. What happens on Dec. 11, 1946?
(a) The last concentration camp is liberated.
(b) The General Assembly defeates a resolution condemning genocide
(c) World War II ends.
(d) The General Assembly passes a resolution condemning genocide.
5. The former Yugoslavia presents no obvious threat to:
(a) Soviet interests.
(b) Regional stability.
(c) European interests.
(d) U.S. interests.
Short Answer Questions
1. Upon what group does Lemkin take out his frustration over the United States' slowness to ratify the genocide treaty?
2. In what country does the Khmer Rouge conduct its genocidal campaign?
3. Which concentration camp does Reagan visit during his trip to Germany in response to people's complaints about his laying a wreath at a cemetery that includes the graves of nearly 50 Nazi SS officials?
4. What nonbinding measure is suggested as a replacement of the UN genocide treaty, angering Lemkin?
5. One year after the U.S. ratifies the genocide convention, who is the president of Iraq?
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