Human Rights

Which global problem is best illustrated by the late 20^th-century conflicts in Rwanda, Kosovo, and Sudan?

• violation of human rights

• proliferation of chemical weapons

• disagreement over national borders

• lack of water resources

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

• Fences were built to prevent the spread of illness and suffering.

• The world continues to ignore human rights violations.

• The people of Darfur are reaching out to those suffering in Europe.

• Poverty affects both the people of Darfur and of Europe.

The Armenian massacre (1910s) and the forced famine in Ukraine (1930s) are examples of

• international terrorism

• religious conflicts

• guerrilla warfare

• human rights violations

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was written in response to

• atrocities committed during World War II

• the burning of Hutu homes in Rwanda

• demands for better treatment of Latin American peasants in Guatemala

• the forced migrations of city people under the rule of the Khmer Rouge

One way in which the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire (1915) and the Tutsis in Rwanda (1994) are similar is that both groups

• sought safe haven in the Soviet Union

• suffered human rights violations

• seceded to create an independent state

• fled to escape a severe flood

The treatment of Christian Armenians in Ottoman Turkey (1915) and the treatment of Bosnian Muslims in the former Yugoslavia (1990s) are examples of

• international relief efforts

• human rights violations

• expansion of voting rights

• government protection of minorities

The treatment of untouchables in India, the treatment of Jews during the Holocaust, and the treatment of Chinese student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square are all examples of

• fascist policies

• extraterritoriality

• excommunication

• human rights violations

What is the key idea of this cartoon?

• Genocide in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur has been stopped.

• Human rights issues are best dealt with by the United Nations.

• The United Nations has not been effective in ending genocide.

• Fear of war crimes trials has brought peace to troubled regions.

Armenians under Ottoman rule and Cambodians under the Khmer Rouge both experienced

• an outbreak of the plague

• human rights violations

• economic sanctions

• an agricultural revolution

Conflicts in Rwanda and Darfur demonstrate the destabilizing effects of

• global interdependence

• ethnic conflict

• satellite countries

• natural disasters