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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his visit to Germany that includes a tour of a Nazi concentration camp, what does Reagan decide to push for?
(a) The rounding up and extradition of fugitive Nazis.
(b) A national Holocaust memorial.
(c) The reunification of East and West Germany.
(d) Ratification of the UN genocide convention.

2. Which senator begins denouncing Yugoslavia's human rights issues in the 1980s?
(a) Strom Thurmond.
(b) Bob Dole.
(c) Ted Kennedy.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

3. Although Milosevic is initially indicted only for crimes against humanity, the indictment is broadened to include genocide in:
(a) Kosovo.
(b) Bosnia.
(c) Albania.
(d) Croatia.

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

5. The former Yugoslavia presents no obvious threat to:
(a) European interests.
(b) Soviet interests.
(c) U.S. interests.
(d) Regional stability.

6. Which substance is not used by Iraqi forces in the attack on Halabja?
(a) Tabun.
(b) Mustard gas.
(c) Ricin.
(d) Sarin.

7. On April 23, NATO officials target the _______________ of Milosevic and his associates.
(a) Businesses and families.
(b) Personal property and businesses.
(c) Finances and businesses.
(d) Families and friends.

8. 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) Great Britain.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) The Soviet Union.
(d) Germany.

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

10. On April 6, 1994, the jet of Rwanda's president is shot down with the president on board. What is the president's name?
(a) Cyprien Ntaryamira.
(b) Juvenal Habyarimana.
(c) Habyarimana Cyprien.
(d) Cyprien Bagosora.

11. Early signs of trouble in the Balkans begin with brief wars in Slovenia and Croatia in the early:
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1910s.
(d) 1990s.

12. 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 Zepa was attacked.
(b) If UN troops were attacked.
(c) If Gorazde was attacked.
(d) If Macedonia was attacked.

13. Which 1998 law signed by President Clinton calls for an international tribunal to be established to try those who committed the Kurdish genocide?
(a) The Kurdish Genocide Act.
(b) The Kurdistan Liberation Act.
(c) The Iraq Liberation Act.
(d) The Iraqi Genocide Act.

14. One year after the U.S. ratifies the genocide convention, who is the president of Iraq?
(a) Saddam Hussein.
(b) Ali Hassan al-Majid.
(c) Hamid Karzai.
(d) Reza Pahlavi.

15. Which president's administration comes under fire as more people now realize that the U.S. cannot pursue both an end to genocide and a policy of nonintervention in the Balkans?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Al Gore.
(d) George H.W. Bush.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By April 10, 1994, Dallaire becomes convinced that the Hutus are targeting anyone who had this in their possession:

3. Policymakers in favor of ratification argue not only for the moral imperatives but also that non-ratification is:

4. In July 1995, Serb forces invade Srbrenica, which is considered a:

5. Which ethnic group is responsible for the aggression against minorities after Yugoslavia's collapse?

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