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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Out of an overall population of 18 million Iraqis, how many are "problematic" (according to the government) Kurds?
2. 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."
3. Which country announces plans in June 1994 to send 2,500 troops to Rwanda in order to set up "safe zones" for Rwandans?
4. Who is Canadian Major General Romeo Dallaire?
5. Which substance is not used by Iraqi forces in the attack on Halabja?
Short Essay Questions
1. What consequence did the State Department threaten against the Serbian soldiers?
2. What is an example of one of the many treaties President Jimmy Carter used his leverage to ratify instead of the genocide treaty?
3. What use did the U.S. fail to make of the satellites it had in space?
4. What would have been the consequences of including, within the U.S. version of the genocide treaty, a restriction on its jurisdiction in cases where the U.S. might be called?
5. What have the Kurds demanded since 1922?
6. When Yugoslavia began to break up into smaller countries in 1991, what dilemma was Bosnia thrown into?
7. Within hours of President Habyarimana's death, whom did armed Hutus begin targeting?
8. What Rwandan atrocity caused the definition of genocide to be expanded upon?
9. When Bosnian Serbs declared an independent Serb state, what measure did Western countries take in an attempt to stabilize the area?
10. Four months after the war began in Bosnia, Helsinki Watch released a report on the situation. What details did the report contain?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and explain the impact the court established by the UN to try Yugoslavians responsible for the genocide in the Balkans had upon the court established to try the perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide.
Essay Topic 2
When World War I ended, Britain, France, and Russia wanted to hold officials in Germany, Austria, and Turkey responsible for violations of law and crimes of humanity. For Turkey, this action would have tried their officials for the atrocities committed upon the Armenians. Explain and demonstrate, backing your arguments from the text, why the United States refused to go along with the rest of the Allies' desires.
Essay Topic 3
Explain America's role in Southeast Asia during the 1960s and demonstrate why this role made Americans reluctant to get involved in the Cambodian genocide. Support your arguments from the text.
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