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Which characteristic is most closely associated with both Pol Pot’s government in Cambodia and Slobodan Milosevic’s government in Yugoslavia?
a) use of terror to achieve political goals
b) support for freedom of speech
c) establishment of a theocratic system
d) respect for ethnic minorities
A study of the policy of “ethnic cleansing” in Bosnia and the Holocaust in Europe would suggest that
a) world opinion is effective in stopping genocide
b) countries generally use reason and negotiation in dealing with important ethnic issues
c) anti-Semitism and ethnic hatred remain powerful forces in the 20th century
d) military leaders cannot be held responsible for crimes committed in wartime
Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge, the “killing fields,” and Year Zero are all associated with a violent period in which country?
a) Vietnam
b) Cambodia
c) China
d) Korea
The political ideas of Ho Chi Minh, Fidel Castro, and Pol Pot were strongly influenced by the writings of
a) Confucius (K'ung-fu-tzu)
b) Mohandas Gandhi
c) Desmond Tutu
d) Karl Marx
The Committee of Public Safety in France and the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia (Kampuchea) are similar in that they
a) were loyal to the monarchies in their countries
b) used terror to further their revolutionary goals
c) were intellectuals who promoted moderate reforms in their countries
d) sought to establish democratic institutions in their countries
What was the main reason refugees fled Rwanda in the 1990s?
a) ethnic conflict
b) expansion of the Sahel
c) devastation from an earthquake
d) Cold War tensions
A major goal of the Hutu-led regime in Rwanda in mid-1994 was to
a) eliminate the Tutsi minority
b) align with the Soviet Union
c) promote ethnic tolerance
d) strengthen ties with Belgium
In the 1990s, which two countries dominated the headlines because genocide was occurring in those countries?
a) Switzerland and Poland
b) Vietnam and Singapore
c) Sudan and Rwanda
d) Costa Rica and Jamaica
The policy of strict racial separation and discrimination that was implemented in the Republic of South Africa is called
a) collectivization
b) apartheid
c) intifada
d) communism
One characteristic of apartheid, which was practiced in South Africa, is
a) forced migration of blacks to other nations
b) integration of all races in society
c) an open immigration system
d) segregation of the races
One way in which Aung San Suu Kyi, Lech Walesa, and Nelson Mandela are similar is that they all
a) supported the use of violence to achieve goals
b) inspired revolutions against autocratic monarchs
c) led movements to end oppression of their people
d) based their actions on the teachings of Karl Marx
Since 1990, many countries have expressed grave concerns about North Korea and Pakistan because these two countries have
a) developed nuclear programs
b) withdrawn from the United Nations
c) experienced large increases in the number of AIDS-related deaths
d) adopted a communist system of government
Conflicts between Hutu and Tutsi, Ottoman Turks and Armenians, and Soviets and Ukrainian kulaks all resulted in
a) establishment of new governments
b) international intervention
c) massacres or genocide
d) cultural interdependence
In which geographic region has Aung San Suu Kyi labored to bring about democratic reform?
a) Southeast Asia
b) Middle East
c) Central Asia
d) West Africa
The stablilty of many African nations continues to be threatened by the
a) spread of animism among the people
b) ethnic and tribal loyalties of the people
c) use of command economies
d) establishment of labor unions
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was written in response to
a) atrocities committed during World War II
b) the burning of Hutu homes in Rwanda
c) demands for better treatment of Latin American peasants in Guatemala
d) the forced migrations of city people under the rule of the Khmer Rouge
In the 20th and 21st centuries, Kurds in Iraq, Palestinians in Israel, and Chechens in Russia have protested and fought to achieve
a) satellite status
b) cultural assimilation
c) economic interdependence
d) independent statehood
Many critics believe that the policy of the British government during the Irish Famine
a) contributed to food shortages
b) ignored military concerns
c) discouraged emigration
d) led directly to civil war
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