Guantanamo Bay Internment Camp Overview

Guantanamo Bay Internment Camp Overview

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video explores the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention camp, detailing its history, current conditions, and the experiences of former prisoner Mourad Cornets. It highlights the camp's secrecy, the treatment of detainees, and the legal and ethical controversies surrounding it. The video also discusses the potential closure of the camp, as promised by President Obama, and the challenges faced by former detainees in rebuilding their lives.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary reason for the controversy surrounding Guantanamo Bay?

Its location in Cuba

The presence of a US naval base

The detention of high-ranking terrorists

The lack of compliance with the Geneva Convention

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was the Guantanamo internment camp put into operation?

2001

2004

2002

2003

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the trigger for the establishment of the Guantanamo internment camp?

The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Gulf War

The Cold War

The terrorist attacks on September 11th

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Mourad Cornets accused of during his time in Guantanamo?

Treason

Espionage

Fighting for the Taliban

Smuggling

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many different books, DVDs, and magazines can prisoners borrow from the library?

Over 30,000

Over 20,000

Over 40,000

Over 10,000

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do the military personnel emphasize about the treatment of detainees?

They are given no rights

They are isolated completely

They receive humane and legal treatment

They are treated inhumanely

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main difference between Guantanamo and a typical prison according to the officers?

Guantanamo is for convicted criminals

Guantanamo is a temporary holding facility

Guantanamo is for detainees related to the law of war

Guantanamo is a rehabilitation center

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