Combating Ethnic Separation: UN and Other Organizations
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One of the most effective ways governments cooperate to defeat terrorism is by
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seizing the funds of terrorist organizations.
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What part of the UN has the sole function of discussing issues of international concern?
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General Assembly
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A combination of ethnicity and nationalism can cause ethnic
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separation.
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Which organizations would most likely work directly to reduce child mortality rates? Check all that apply.
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IFRC
Doctors Without Borders
WHO
UNICEF
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The UN best fulfills one of its purposes, that of ending global poverty, by promoting?
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the Millennium Development Goals.
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occurs when individuals in a group are selected for destruction only because they belong to that group.
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Genocide
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What are the goals of terrorists? Check all that apply.
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to gain independence for a group
to target symbolic places and events
to achieve social and political changes
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Ethnicity is a social construct based on which of the following? Check all that apply.
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beliefs
culture
language
religion
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The first reference to terrorism in 1790 pertained to
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governmental terrorism.
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A nation-state can be defined as a political unit
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with a majority of similar people living under a government.
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Which choice is an example of ethnicity?
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an organization of Cajun dancers
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ride in one's ______________ contributes to feelings of nationalism
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Ethnicity
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The crisis that spurred the UN to create an international law against genocide was the
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Holocaust
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What are the contributing factors that increase the likelihood of genocide? Check all that apply.
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economic, political, or social instability
unequal distributions of power and resources
leaders who increase tensions between groups
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This shows a headline from the New York Times about genocide.(Description: MASSACRE BY TURKS IN CAUCASUS TOWNS....Armenians Led Out Into the Streets and Shot or Drowned-Old Friends Not Spared.)
What conclusion can be drawn based on the headline?
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The international community was aware of what was going on but was unable to stop it.
