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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Serbia refuses to restore autonomy to Kosovo, what group rises up in opposition?
(a) Liberation League of Albania.
(b) Kosovar Liberation Army.
(c) Kosovo Liberation Army.
(d) Albanian Freedom Fighters.

2. What happens on February 11, 1986?
(a) The U.S. Holocaust Museum was opened to the public.
(b) The U.S. version of the genocide treaty went up for a full Senate vote.
(c) The U.S. version of the genocide treaty was rejected in the Senate.
(d) President Reagan nearly died in an assassination attempt.

3. In the three days it takes for UN soldiers to evacuate approximately 4,000 foreigners from Rwanda, how many Rwandans are killed?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 100,000.

4. Senator Bob Dole introduces a bill in the U.S. Senate that calls for what measure to be taken in order to help the Muslims in the Balkans?
(a) Freeze Serbia's assets.
(b) Send ground forces to the region.
(c) Commence air strikes against Serb troops.
(d) Lift the arms embargo.

5. In July 1995, Serb forces invade Srbrenica, which is considered a:
(a) Autonomous region.
(b) Major city.
(c) Refugee camp.
(d) Safe area.

6. In what year does President Reagan lay a wreath at Germany's Bitburg Cemetery, which holds the graves of 49 Nazi SS officials?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1985.

7. The U.S. and Western countries believe the Serbs will try to ______________ Srbrenica, based on their intelligence.
(a) Neutralize.
(b) Avoid.
(c) Destroy.
(d) Besiege.

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

9. This country frequently cuts down U.S. criticisms of other countries by saying "a country that had not even contracted to the genocide convention had no right to lecture the Soviet Union on human rights."
(a) The Soviet Union.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Vietnam.

10. After the Serbian forces leave Kosovo, Albanians expell 100,000 Serbs from Kosovo and killed __________.
(a) 1,500.
(b) 700,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 5,000.

11. On what date does NATO begin bombing Serb forces?
(a) July 24, 1995.
(b) July 20, 1995.
(c) August 30, 1995.
(d) July 27, 1995.

12. On February 18, 1986:
(a) The Senate votes on the ratification resolution.
(b) The Senate amends the ratification resolution.
(c) The Senate adopts the ratification resolution.
(d) The Senate rejects the ratification resolution.

13. The ratification of the genocide treaty makes the U.S. ________ in its reactions to genocide.
(a) More cautious.
(b) Overly aggressive.
(c) More aggressive.
(d) Less cautious.

14. On April 16, 1994, which American newspaper reports the deaths of 1,200 Tutsi (men, women, and children) in a church building?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) USA Today.
(d) The Washington Post.

15. When the safe area of Zepa is in danger from the Serbs, the Allies state they would only react with air power under what circumstance?
(a) If Gorazde was attacked.
(b) If Macedonia was attacked.
(c) If UN troops were attacked.
(d) If Zepa was attacked.

Short Answer Questions

1. From 1983 to 1988, the United States gives Iraq more than ____________ per year in credit so that Iraq could purchase American products.

2. President Clinton closes the Rwandan embassy in Washington and seizes its assets after:

3. In 100 days, some ___________ Tutsi, as well as the Hutu politicians, are murdered.

4. Whom does Iraq's president appoint as secretary-general of the Northern Bureau?

5. Which human rights group had been keeping a close eye on the Yugoslavian situation since the early-1990s?

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