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In referring to the deportations during the Armenian genocide, what does correspondent Henry Wood say was the “terrible feature of this deportation”?

A
They will have to live in the interior.
B
Families will never be united again.
C
It will end in inevitable death.
D
Children will be terrified.
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Which is the proper order of genocides from earliest to most recent?

A
Holocaust, Cambodian, Armenian, Darfur
B
Armenian, Darfur, Holocaust, Cambodian
C
Armenian, Holocaust, Cambodian, Darfur
D
Holocaust, Armenian, Darfur, Cambodian
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If genocide is being committed, what action can the world community take? Check all that apply.The International Court can arrest and try the perpetrators.The UN can pass a resolution condemning the act of genocide.The UN can send peace-keeping missions to solve the conflict.The UN can take over the government and create a colony.The International Court can sentence to death a perpetrator that is convicted.

A
The International Court can arrest and try the perpetrators.
B
The UN can pass a resolution condemning the act of genocide.
C
The UN can send peace-keeping missions to solve the conflict.
D
The UN can take over the government and create a colony.
E
The International Court can sentence to death a perpetrator that is convicted.
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Armenian genocideHolodomarHolocaustCambodian genocide

A
Armenian genocide
B
Holodomar
C
Holocaust
D
Cambodian genocide
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What is the most likely reason there are still acts of genocide in the world today?

A
There are still areas in the world where governments fear losing their power.
B
There are still political colonies that encourage ethnic conflict.
C
The international community does not have the power to intervene in conflicts within a country.
D
The international community sanctions work but new acts of genocide keep appearing.
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What led to genocide in Cambodia?

A
The war in Vietnam complicated politics in Cambodia, and a civil war ensued.
B
Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia and persecuted political enemies.
C
Educated Cambodians attempted a government takeover from Khmer Rouge.
D
Massacres increased because reeducation camps were failing.
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Genocide occurred in Guatemala in 1981–1983 because

A
the Guatemalans wouldn’t give Mayans back the land they stole.
B
the Guatemalans had not trusted the Mayans for many centuries.
C
the Mayans took over the government and massacred Guatemalans.
D
the Mayans demanded to be part of the Guatemalan government.
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Which is the UN definition of genocide?

A
Genocide is the attempt to wipe out an entire group of people based on ethnicity.
B
Genocide is the criminal intent to destroy or to cripple permanently a human group.
C
Genocide is the killing of a group of people based on race, religion, or ethnicity.
D
Genocide is the intentional destruction of a group of people.
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This is a picture taken during WWII.

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A
people living in refugee camps
B
the denial of food and medicine
C
concentration camp imprisonment
D
removing children to be raised by others

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