HREQ 3010 Lecture Notes - Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
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QUESTION 1
The tragic cost of war was clearly demonstrated in the combined death toll of World Wars I and II, which was roughly ________.
five million people | ||
sixty million people | ||
fifty million people | ||
ten million people |
QUESTION 2
The combined cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are estimated between ________.
$7 and $8.5 trillion | ||
$1.5 and $2.2 trillion | ||
$3.7 and $4.4 trillion | ||
$600 and $800 billion |
QUESTION 3
An example of successful collective security is/was ________.
Operation Desert Storm against Iraq | ||
the war on terrorism | ||
the prosecution of the Vietnam War | ||
the U.N. PROFOR operation in Bosnia |
QUESTION 4
A type of agreement among states that aims to protect each state from aggression by other signatories to the agreement is called a ________.
third-party security treaty | ||
mutual defense pact | ||
collective security agreement | ||
peacekeeping agreement |
QUESTION 5
According to the authors, which of the following statements would likely be true about a new international balance of power?
It would probably be multipolar. | ||
It would likely be bipolar. | ||
It would probably be hegemonic. | ||
None of the above |
QUESTION 6
Which of the following is an example of postĆ¢ĀĀCold War genocidal behavior resulting in the killing of over half a million people?
Chechnya, Russia, in 1999 | ||
Kashmir, India, in 2002 | ||
West Bank/Gaza/Israel in 2001 to 2002 | ||
Rwanda in 1994 |
QUESTION 7
In which of the following countries during 2011Ć¢ĀĀ2012 did the leader Bashar al-Assad conduct a brutal campaign against his countryĆ¢ĀĀs citizens?
Syria | ||
Saudi Arabia | ||
Iran | ||
Iraq |
QUESTION 8
In which of the following countries was apartheidĆ¢ĀĀthe official government policy of separation of the racesĆ¢ĀĀpracticed?
South Africa | ||
Angola | ||
Zimbabwe | ||
Egypt |
QUESTION 9
What is considered the primary reason that human rights often take a backseat in American foreign policy?
National security interests override human rights interests. | ||
Public opinion will not support risky human rights policies. | ||
There is no monetary payoff from human rights policies. | ||
Congress sees little value in a strong human rights policy. |