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What two areas of the world had the most acts of genocide during the 20th century?

A
Latin America and Africa
B
Europe and Africa
C
Latin America and the Middle East
D
the Middle East and Europe
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Violence has declined in Northern Ireland because terrorist organizations

A
agreed to negotiate.
B
misspent most of their funding.
C
lost the support of the citizens.
D
were suppressed by the military presence.
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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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High dependency ratios contribute to

A
low death rates.
B
high death rates.
C
low poverty rates.
D
high poverty rates.
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Which are examples of the UN's work? Select four answers.providing humanitarian aidissuing the Universal Declaration of Human Rightsproviding support for foreign adoptionsorchestrating the peace treaty between North and South Koreatrying individuals for genocide providing peacekeepers to Africa and the Middle Eastserving as lead negotiator for the World War II peace treaty

A
providing humanitarian aid
B
issuing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
C
providing support for foreign adoptions
D
orchestrating the peace treaty between North and South Korea
E
trying individuals for genocide
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providing peacekeepers to Africa and the Middle East
G
serving as lead negotiator for the World War II peace treaty
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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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Which supports the UN’s purpose of promoting social progress and better standards of living?

A
UN peacekeeping forces
B
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
C
International Court of Justice
D
agencies such as UNICEF and WHO
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What is the primary role of the United States Bureau of Counterterrorism?

A
to plan counterterrorist attacks
B
to create active counterterrorism groups
C
to encourage domestic counterterrorism activities
D
to advance counterterrorism efforts in other countries
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How can private citizens who want to be part of the solution to world problems use non-government organizations (NGOs) to do their part?

A
run for a public office
B
join the armed services
C
donate their money and time
D
seek government support
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Which organization functions to provide clinics, staff, and surgeries in developing nations?

A
UNICEF
B
Doctors Without Borders
C
International Red Cross
D
World Health Organization
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The conflict and unrest in Chechnya are caused by different

A
politics
B
religions.
C
cultures.
D
languages.
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This graph shows predicted population by continent.Which would be the most logical reason for Africa’s population growth?

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A
higher birth rates
B
more land available to populate
C
fewer casualties in wars
D
high immigration rates
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What event caused the establishment of the United States Department of Homeland Security?

A
attack on the World Trade Center in 1993
B
bombing of the US embassy in Kenya in 1998
C
attack on US naval vessel USS Cole in 2000
D
attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001
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The number of people in relation to the land is called

A
country demographics.
B
population resources.
C
population density.
D
country population.
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From 1973 to 1990, Chile was an example of state-sponsored terrorism because General Pinochet

A
supported terrorists in other countries.
B
offered asylum to known terrorist groups.
C
provided large amounts of money to terrorists.
D
allowed terrorists to murder thousands of citizens.
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What is the second step in the problem-solving process?

A
considering the options
B
examining pros and cons
C
gathering information
D
evaluating the solution
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The main difference between a nation and state is that a nation is

A
a political unit within a state.
B
an imagined political community.
C
a territory with one ethnic group.
D
an autonomous country.
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Why did the United Nations have difficulty in drafting a definition of terrorism?

A
Many of the member countries harbor terrorists.
B
The characteristics of terrorism are hard to define.
C
Some military activities have been mislabeled as terrorism.
D
The terrorist label has been indiscriminately applied to many groups.
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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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