Child Soldiers and Related Issues Flashcard

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What is the primary goal of Invisible Children's Crisis Tracker?

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To analyze and track intercommunal violence in central Africa

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What is one of the reasons children become child soldiers?

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They are often abducted and beaten into submission

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What is the major psychological impact of being a child soldier?

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PTSD and exposure to traumatic stress

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How were underage soldiers able to enlist in WWI and WWII despite age restrictions?

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They used fake birth certificates or lied about their age

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What is the key difference between formal and informal child soldiers?

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Formal child soldiers receive structured training and belong to organized forces, while informal child soldiers are often used by militias and gangs.

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Where are child soldiers mainly located?

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Central Africa and South Asia

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Where are gangs primarily located?

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The USA

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Fill in the blank: Of more than 26,500 endangered runaways reported to NCMEC in 2020, _____ were likely victims of child sex trafficking

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One in six

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The Children’s Crusade was fought because…

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European children wanted to take back the Holy Land

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Approximately ___ of the fighting force in the American Civil War was composed of children.

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20 percent