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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. Who is Canadian Major General Romeo Dallaire?
3. The ratification of the genocide treaty makes the U.S. ________ in its reactions to genocide.
4. The Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), which responds with force to the Hutu's political assassinations, thereby reigniting a civil war that had been smoldering, belongs to which Rwandan tribe?
5. On April 23, NATO officials target the _______________ of Milosevic and his associates.
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the influence of the creation of the 1993 International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia upon the Rwandan genocide?
2. When Kurdish leaders decided to side with Iran in the Iraq-Iran war, what was the reaction of the Iraqi military?
3. What consequence did the State Department threaten against the Serbian soldiers?
4. In the middle of July 1995, what did journalists stationed in the Balkan region begin reporting?
5. What use did the U.S. fail to make of the satellites it had in space?
6. What was significant about the UN war crimes tribunal's indictment of Milosevic for crimes against humanity?
7. What Rwandan atrocity caused the definition of genocide to be expanded upon?
8. Why was President Reagan's 1985 visit to Germany's Bitburg Cemetery to lay a wreath so controversial?
9. When Bosnian Serbs declared an independent Serb state, what measure did Western countries take in an attempt to stabilize the area?
10. When Yugoslavia began to break up into smaller countries in 1991, what dilemma was Bosnia thrown into?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Demonstrate how the Cambodian genocide illustrates the manner in which internal politics in the United States affect U.S. actions. Support your arguments from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Senator Bob Dole and Raphael Lemkin's respective lobbying efforts in the fight against genocide. Use the text to back up your statements.
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