CCA Review: 20th Century People

The names of Auschwitz, Bosnia, Kosovo, Darfur, Armenia, and Rwanda are all examples which demonstrate that-

• Genocide is an evil that is not limited to one time or place
• After the Holocaust, people have grown more tolerant of others
• National leaders are now afraid to commit politically motivated murders
• World leaders have no tolerance for further acts of genocide 

Who was the mastermind behind the September 11th attacks?

• Saddam Hussein
• Ariel Sharon
• Osama bin Laden
• Hideki Tojo

The creation of which country has caused much conflict in the Middle East between Muslims and Jews?

• Israel
• Egypt
• Iran
• Pakistan 

Who was the 4th Prime Minister of Israel? (Also the 1st woman)

• Golda Thatcher
• Margaret Thatcher
• Golda Meir
• Indira Gandhi

Where has there been instances of genocide that has occurred in Modern World History? 

• Holocaust
• Rwanda
• Bosnia
• All of the listed

Four years after Nelson Mandela was released from prison he became______

• President of the United States
• President of South Africa
• President of Ethiopia
• President of Canada

The Rwandan genocide was between _________.

• Hutu vs. Tutsis
• Jews vs Christians
• Congolese vs Ballas
• Iranites vs Egyptians

The state of Israel was created by the United Nations (U.N.)

• after the end of World War II
  
•   by the Treaty of Versailles.
• by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
  
• after the end of World War I

A major cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict was that in 1948 both groups

• Claimed authority over the same land.
• believed the United States was on their side.
  
• wanted to control Mediterranean trade.
• Wanted the huge oil reserves in Israel.

Who were the militia units (school children) formed when Mao attempted to revive the revolution in 1966? 

• Red Guards
• Blue Guards
• Purple Guards
• Black Guards