EAS100Y1 Lecture : January 20 Lecture

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13 Feb 2011

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However, there were some huge human rights issues. 1948 (the same year as birth of rok): huge human rights issue, i. e. yosu rebellion. Dictators violate human rights issue in order to maintain their power (occurs both in. Eastern as well as western societies: constitution, yosu rebellion (c. k. pg. 13: human rights dictators, nsl (national security law)* contrary to the policy of the government. Used nsl to drag the people who were contrary to the government; anything detrimental to the government was considered violating human rights in the era of seung-man rhee. Tried to free the people under the notion of democracy and human rights: newspaper 600 (1960) 1,600 (1961) 600 newspapers existed in 1960 and after the 1st republic, the numbers increased to 1,600: park chung hee. He studied the political activists reunification law: political activists reunification law (2,641 purged)

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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 postâCold 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 2011â2012 did the leader Bashar al-Assad conduct a brutal campaign against his countryâs citizens?

		Syria
		Saudi Arabia
		Iran
		Iraq

QUESTION 8

In which of the following countries was apartheidâthe official government policy of separation of the racesâpracticed?

		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.

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