Human Rights Violations Quiz Review

One characteristic of apartheid, which was practiced in South Africa, is

• Segregation of the races

• Forced migration of blacks to other nations

• integration of all races in society

• an open immigration system

What is the main idea of this 1995 cartoon?

• The United Nations was unsuccessful in maintaining peace in Bosnia

• The United Nations was an ineffective as a world organization as the League of Nations was

• The United Nations had joined forces with Bosnian Serbs

• The Bosnian Serbs had the largest army in Eastern Europe

What is the cartoonist's point of view regarding South Africa?

• Nelson Mandela has completed South Africa's reconstruction.

• Although black South Africans have overcome many obstacles to achieve freedom, many struggles lie ahead.

• The mountains of South Africa have hindered black South African participation in national elections.

• The reconstruction of South Africa can only be achieved through violence, treason, and defiance.

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

• The original causes of Apartheid have not been eliminated.

• Apartheid improved race relations in South Africa.

• Peace can be achieved through non-violence.

• Hate is causing poverty

Based on these photographs, which action taken by the governments of Chile and Argentina violated the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

• Conducting trial by juries

• Blowing up factories

• Arresting known criminals

• Kidnapping political opponents

In which way are the situations shown in these photographs similar?

• Military regimes overthrew democratically elected leaders in both countries.

• The United Nations sent peacekeeping  forces that provided aid in both countries.

• Marxist parties removed the military leaders holding power in both countries.

• Foreign armies led invasions in both countries.

According to this author, how did the minority white population maintain control over the majority black population in South Africa?

• Through military conscription of black South Africans

• Through divide and conquer techniques that kept tribes at odds

• By enforcing the use of tribal languages so that tribes could not communicate

• By allowing democracy within localized areas in the black South African community

Since the end of Apartheid, which problem continues to exist in South Africa?

• Inability of non-whites to vote in elections

• Restricting educational instruction to Afrikaans

• Monopolizing of political power by white South Africans

• Persistence of segregation as a result of economic inequalities

What is the main idea of this 2006 cartoon?

• The nations of the West are eager to assist the people of Darfur. 

• Most countries fail to understand the situation in Darfur. 

• Darfur will get attention only if it economically benefits other countries. 

• The people of Darfur are using Western technology to access natural resources.

Which policy was eliminated in South Africa as a result of the actions shown in this cartoon? 

• nonalignment

• apartheid

• multiculturalism 

• militarism