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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. Who is Canadian Major General Romeo Dallaire?

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

3. From whom does the most detailed evidence of the atrocities come?

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

5. What is the purpose of President Reagan's trip to Germany, which includes a visit to Germany's Bitburg Cemetery?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the Hutu government began eliminating the Tutsi, what did the U.S. focus on instead of intervening to stop the genocide?

2. In the middle of July 1995, what did journalists stationed in the Balkan region begin reporting?

3. Why was the Arusha agreement unpopular with Hutu extremists?

4. Within hours of President Habyarimana's death, whom did armed Hutus begin targeting?

5. What was significant about the UN war crimes tribunal's indictment of Milosevic for crimes against humanity?

6. What were the terms of the agreement that Milosevic signed on June 3, 1999, after his surrender?

7. Although President Reagan stated that he would endorse the genocide convention, what first step was he, as well as his administration, seemingly reluctant to take?

8. When Bosnian Serbs declared an independent Serb state, what measure did Western countries take in an attempt to stabilize the area?

9. What was the influence of the creation of the 1993 International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia upon the Rwandan genocide?

10. What have the Kurds demanded since 1922?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using the text to support your arguments, analyze and explain the reasons why government officials and journalists in Allied countries dismissed intelligence of the Holocaust as unsubstantiated and untrustworthy.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the text, analyze and explain the causes of the "Southeast Asia fatigue" that permeated most American newsrooms during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

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