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1
The UN's 4 pillars of "decent work agenda" are job creation, social protection, rights at work and
right to unionize
social dialogue
workplace stability
equity in wages
2
International labor standards are a result of discussions with governments and have the benefit of being
comparatively inexpensive
all of the above
easy to implement across the board
part of the legal structure
3
Nonviolent protests in Myanmar in 2011 are attributed to all the following EXCEPT
interconnected civil society networks
nonviolent discipline despite police intimidation
Young people organizing rapidly
Willful imprisonment by the protesters to appease the government
4
In a 2018 peace agreement in Sudan states that this percent of positions in the new government are for women
35%
25%
5%
10%
5
Reasons why the Arab spring revolts were so difficult to contain include the following EXCEPT:
social media - easy to amass crowds
leaderless revolts - who to arrest
started at mosques - couldn't be closed
young dictators - too inexperienced to respond
6
Between 2013 and 2018 what percent of employment growth was generated by businesses less than 5 years old.
59%
78%
67%
84%
7
US increased support for what? This showed support of the US-EU relationship despite Mr. Trump's disparaging rhetoric.
NATO Recommencement Initiative
European Deterrence Initiative (EDI)
Anti-Tarriff Act (ATA)
Trans Atlantic Partnership Initiative (TPP)
8
In 2000, United Nations Security Council formally recognized the need to
include farmers and herding villages in negotiations
include women in peace building
be part of the implementation of new decrees
provide better financing for peace accords.
9
3 states with highest unemployment rates also specialize in food and accommodation. They include all EXCEPT:
Hawaii
New York
Nevada
Florida
10
The vanguard of nonviolent movements is attributed to the youth (15-35 yrs old) in Myanmar which make up
1/5
1/4
1/3
1/8
11
Between 2008 and 2016, spending on core diplomatic capability shrunk by
half
75%
a quarter
a third
12
Russia and China are seeking partnerships to lower their dependence on the US dollar, in the following areas, EXCEPT
High tech
scientific cooperation for Covid-19 vaccine
Natural gas pipelines
Agriculture
13
A pilot program in Goudomp to maintain peace, had continuous success using
outside security forces enforcing commitments
informal dialogue
all of the above
official system of submitting grievances
14
Percent of Black workers who say Covid is a major threat to their finances is (compared to 44%-Whites, 57%-Hispanics).
59%
65%
52%
40%
15
Conflict in Libya ended with victory for anti-government rebels mostly due to
intervention by NATO and some Arab states
the natural death of their dictator
months of protests in all the major cities
military grade weapons for defense
16
Former Pres. Trump cut the State Dept. budget by this much
34%
46%
52%
42%
17
During the pandemic, tech stocks have soared by this percent while the REAL economy (jobs and GDP) did much worse.
25%
15%
10%
20%
18
One of the world's longest running low-level conflict, running 40 years, is
The MFDC and Senegalese army
Border towns in Eritrea with Ethiopians
Ukraine's Crimean region and Russian Troops
North and South Sudan civil war
19
Russia's building the world's largest polymer plant, $11 billion project to begin production in 2024, for what market?
China
United States
Australia
Europe
20
In 1990, the war that would ultimately divide Sudan's Muslim north from the south, made up of
Expatriates from surrounding countries
mixture of Muslim and Christians
mostly Christians
ethnically Arab, muslims
21
Myanmar has a history of nonviolent action, initially for independence, later for democracy, after the military coup in
1962
1972
1959
1979
22
American Academy of Diplomacy warned US foreign service is in trouble because
outdated career structure
poor professional education
increasing politicisation
all of the above
23
During the pandemic, billionaire's wealth increased by $584 billion, that's a what percent increase?
5%
15%
10%
20%
24
~24 million US households lack access to reliable, affordable, high-speed internet. What percent are in rural areas?
60%
50%
70%
80%
25
State response to the revolts backfired because
immediate response with police brutality
people targeted individual leaders instead of government
inability to hold public funerals
in Syria and Lybia, led to civil war
26
To maintain a level playing field internationally, the ILO
all of the above
prevents lowering labor standards
encourages low-wage opportunities
encourages low-skill industries
27
What has prevented peace agreements from working in South Sudan, according to Rita Lopidia (Peace award winner)
all of the above
inability to consider the wider community
lack of political will
not enough women in decision-making positions
28
In 2019, bilateral trade between China and Russia hit a record at
$95 Billion
$75 Billion
$50 Billion
$110 Billion
29
Uzbek. once the hub of the Silk Road, became a forgotten land used as a cotton colony due to Russian rule for
50 years
150 years
75 years
100 years
30
The end of military rule in 2007 in Myanmar was called the
Independence Revolution
Saffron Revolution
People's Revolution
Yellow Revolution
31
In 2017, Uzbeks labor migrants transferred this much from Russia to their homeland (42% more than 2016)
$4.9 billion
$2.9 billion
$5.9 billion
$3.9 billion
32
Suspicions still characterize relations between China and Russia. Tensions include all EXCEPT
Russia closing border with China during pandemic
Moscow mayor's policies against Chinese communities
Chinese financial investments closed to Russians
Scientist charged for passing submarine technology to China
33
While US slashed spending on foreign diplomacy in the last 4 years what country(ies) has doubled spending?
Russia
Japan
all of the above
China
34
What percent of US jobs earn less than $40,000/year (these are vulnerable to pay cuts, lost hours, and layoffs).
86%
63%
58%
48%
35
Russia has started an $11 billion project to build what near Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
atomic power plant
natural gas pipeline
import/export trading port
Petroleum oil refinery
36
Arab states are seeing an explosion of political activity e.g. Libya political parties were banned but in 2012
174 party lists contested the 2012 parliamentary elections
374 party lists contested the 2012 parliamentary elections
74 party lists contested the 2012 parliamentary elections
274 party lists contested the 2012 parliamentary elections
37
The Arab Spring demonstrated dictators can be removed thru grass-roots revolts as seen in Tunisia, Egypt, Lybia and
Iran
Somalia
Yemen
Syria
38
One area of notable cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan is
Finance
Defense
Education
Trade
39
China's currency for trade is called
Ringgit
Yen
Renminbi
Euro
40
Pandemic causes risk to innovation. The Great Recession (2008-09) showed VC (venture capital) decreased by
80%
40%
60%
20%
41
ILO promotes equality for the LGBTI community encouraging everyone to become a(n)
an "advocate"
a "friend"
an "ally"
an "informed"
42
All the following caused the fraying of the EU-US alliance, EXCEPT...
Disunity in response to Saudi Arabia's Human Rights abuses
Support of Brexit
Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
Iran Nuclear Deal
43
Senate Foreign Relations Committee stated the State Dept. “at risk of catastrophic failure”, who agreed
Dorothy Shea, career diplomat in Beirut
Ross Wilson, US ambassador to Afghanistan
all of the above
Colombia’s ambassador, Francisco Santos
44
We should be concerned about Uzbekistan for the following reasons EXCEPT:
Can influence the way China and Russia relate to the "Stans"
Borders Afghanistan and can influence politics there
Is the only "Stan" country with measurable climate goals
Is motivated to usher in a "new era" which must be done right
45
Soviets dissolved in 1991, despot Islam Karimov took over and did all EXCEPT:
protected the Aral Sea from overuse
allowed his population to become poorer still
allowed political persecution to continue
kept fundamentalist strife in Afghanistan from leaking over
46
China is buying influence in Europe and now owns what percent of Europe's ports?
7%
5%
10%
9%
47
ILO promotes 3 steps to equality in the workplace for LGBTI community, 1. Understand, 2. Engage and 3.
Endorse
Support
Promote
Speak Out
48
With the pandemic almost a year, the median SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) has how many days of cash on hand?
33 days
15 days
45 days
27 days
49
Russia has been supplying weapons to Uzbekistan at a reduced price even though they aren't part of the
Unified Defense Collective (UDC)
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
Cooperation for Security and Defense (CSD)
Moscow Defense Group (MDG)
50
Russia and Chinese efforts to diminish their reliance on the US dollar is called
credit balancing
economic nationalization
de-dollarization
currency localization