View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Iraqi Genocide Act.
(b) The Kurdish Genocide Act.
(c) The Iraq Liberation Act.
(d) The Kurdistan Liberation Act.

2. Whom does Iraq's president appoint as secretary-general of the Northern Bureau?
(a) Saddam Hussein.
(b) Tariq Aziz.
(c) Nour al-Maliki.
(d) Ali Hassan al-Majid.

3. Out of an overall population of 18 million Iraqis, how many are "problematic" (according to the government) Kurds?
(a) 10 million.
(b) 400,000.
(c) 8 million.
(d) 4 million.

4. What do Western diplomats suggest that Bosnia offer to its minorities?
(a) Autonomy.
(b) Assistance seeking asylum in other countries.
(c) Protection from genocide.
(d) Human rights protections.

5. In what year does the Genocide Convention Implementation Act become law?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1988.

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

7. The town of Halabja becomes known as the Kurdish ____________.
(a) Hiroshima.
(b) My Lai.
(c) Auschwitz.
(d) Nagasaki.

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

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

10. The Serbians separate the men and boys in Srbrenica from the women and girls. What happens to the women and girls?
(a) They are raped.
(b) They are killed.
(c) They are left alone.
(d) They are deported.

11. Under NATO plan 40-104, how many troops are the U.S. committed to deploying to help with the extraction of European forces?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) None.
(d) 25,000.

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

13. In 1994, what measure does the UN Security Council take against the Serbs?
(a) It sends UN peacekeepers to the region.
(b) It invokes the Genocide Convention and creates a criminal tribunal.
(c) It creates a criminal tribunal.
(d) It invokes the Genocide Convention.

14. 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) Lift the arms embargo.
(b) Commence air strikes against Serb troops.
(c) Send ground forces to the region.
(d) Freeze Serbia's assets.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year does President Reagan lay a wreath at Germany's Bitburg Cemetery, which holds the graves of 49 Nazi SS officials?

3. Which substance is not used by Iraqi forces in the attack on Halabja?

4. One year after the U.S. ratifies the genocide convention, who is the president of Iraq?

5. The Rwandan and Yugoslavian trials also prove that the ethnic violence and genocide was:

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 540 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample