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WorksheetsGEC: Units 1 and 2 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the legal definition of genocide according to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide?
The forcible removal of a population from a territory
The systematic killing of political opponents
Mass killings that occur during wartime
Acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group
How does ethnic cleansing differ from genocide?
Genocide is specifically focused on killing while ethnic cleansing focuses on territorial removal
Ethnic cleansing is always more violent than genocide
Ethnic cleansing is recognized in international law while genocide is not
Genocide targets religious groups while ethnic cleansing only targets ethnic groups
Which of the following was a key element in the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
The experiences of the Cold War
The atrocities of 2 world wars and the Holocaust
The decolonization movements of the 1960s
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s
Who was the key diplomat who chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
Winston Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
Mahatma Gandhi
Eleanor Roosevelt
In Gordon Allport's Scale of Prejudice, what is the first stage that is based on language and rhetoric?
Discrimination
Antilocution
Physical Attack
Avoidance
What action reflects the "Discrimination" stage in Gordon Allport's Scale?
Using slurs and hate speech against a group
Physically attacking members of a group
Denying job opportunities to members of a group
Avoiding all contact with members of a group
Match the following stages with their descriptions:
Preparation
Stage where plans are made for the systematic oppression of a group
Discrimination
Stage where civil rights or citizenship are denied to identified groups
Organisation
Stage where groups are organized to carry out the oppression
Persecution
Stage where the oppressed group faces severe mistreatment and violence
Match the following stages with their descriptions:
Dehumanisation
Stage where those perceived as 'different' are treated with no form of human rights or personal dignity
Extermination
Stage involving the mass killing of the targeted group
Polarisation
Stage where extremists drive the groups apart
Denial
Stage where perpetrators deny having committed any crimes
What begins to be spread by hate groups during the sixth stage of genocide?
Symbols
Propaganda
Civil rights
Denial
What do perpetrators or later generations do during the denial stage?
Plan the genocide
Deny the existence of any crime
Spread propaganda
Use euphemisms
Which of the following best describes the “Scramble for Africa?”
The Herero-Nama Genocide occurred in which modern-day country?
Rwanda
Sudan
Cambodia
Namibia
Which colonial power was responsible for the Herero Nama Genocide?
Belgium
Germany
Great Britain
France
Who was targeted in the Herero Nama Genocide?
a death camp
a work camp
a meeting place
a "safe zone"
How did Germany respond to the Namibian Genocide?
immediate apology
delayed apology
delayed apology & financial reparations
persistent denial
What was a significant outcome of the Herero Nama Genocide that connects to later 20th century events?
It established the first international criminal court
It provided a blueprint for the Holocaust
It led directly to World War I
It resulted in immediate global human rights protections
