How did the space race end and why is it significant?

Soviet and American cooperation while the Cold War was still going on.

How do terrorism, genocide, and mass killing overlap?

Violent responses between groups with cultural, ethical and/or racial

What does the International Criminal Court do?

Tries crimes when countries are unable or unwilling to do so.

What were the intentions of Mao’s political and social policies in China?

Great Leap Forward= Economic, Cultural Revolution+ Purge of Ideas

Which of the following events caused tensions to increase during the Cold War between 1948 and 1953?

USSR tests its first atomic bomb.

Which is a key challenge that (NGOs) and the United Nations (UN) face when responding to human rights/liberties problems

Must respect gov freedom even though gov allowing or creating the problems

Which of the following statements correctly explains a difference among the three genocides?

Holocaust has been officially recognized while others have been denied.

How did World War II impact the women’s rights movement?

Women entered workforce in greater numbers, growing feminism.

What factors led to Indira Gandhi being reelected for a fourth term as prime minister?

public opinion and economic crisis

What was a common cause of ethnic tension in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka?

All included majority group that got power and limited rights of others

What was the result of national borders being drawn by colonial rulers during the decolonization process?

Borders did not consider native communities. Violence and tension arose.

Which of the following statements describes the current human rights situation in Cambodia?

Gov. emphasizes importance of remembering past violations & doing better

What does the government of Bhutan work hard to balance in its nation?

Needs of its environment and those of Bhutanese people

Which of the following would have a positive perception of the apartheid system in South Africa?

A National Party member in 1948.

Which important event in the history of computers happened in the 1960s?

Engelbart created a prototype of the first personal computer

How has the resource curse affected Saudi Arabia?

Wealth from natural resources helps to support autocratic gov.

How has existentialism evolved in the twentieth century?

The movement became associated with pessimism as a negative philosophy.

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of events that led to the Communist Revolution in China?

Overthrow dynasty, communists help nationalists fight Japan, communists win

How does the media perpetuate genocide?

Underplay events, omit details, decide which stories are newsworthy.

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1
What ideas were important to the counterculture movement?
Tradition and embracing social norms.
Democracy, Individualism
Peace, equality, harmony
Collectivism, Socialism
2
How did the space race end and why is it significant?
Soviet and American cooperation coinciding with end of the Cold War.
Soviet and American cooperation while the Cold War was still going on.
Americans win the space race.
Soviets win the space race.
3
By the end of the twentieth century, how many people traveled by air each year?
18.1 million
1.8 billion
5 billion
11.3 million
4
How do terrorism, genocide, and mass killing overlap?
Focused on overthrowing government and desire to invade new territory.
Violent responses between groups with cultural, ethical and/or racial
Directed at large groups at one time and place.
Always centered around religious differences between groups.
5
What does the International Criminal Court do?
Tries crimes when countries are unable or unwilling to do so.
It tries individuals only for murder when countries do not
Tries crimes whenever they occur.
Tries crimes against humanity when a second opinion is needed.
6
What were the intentions of Mao’s political and social policies in China?
Great Leap Forward= Economic, Cultural Revolution+ Purge of Ideas
Great Leap= Capitalist Economy, Cultural Rev= Purge of ideas
Great Leap Forward=Economic, Cultural Rev=Free elections
Great Leap Forward=Capitalism, Cultural Revolution=Democratic Elections
7
Which of the following events caused tensions to increase during the Cold War between 1948 and 1953?
China and USA supported opposing sides in Vietnam.
USA invades Domincan Replublic.
The USSR sent troops to preserve communist rule in Afghanistan.
USSR tests its first atomic bomb.
8
Which is a key challenge that (NGOs) and the United Nations (UN) face when responding to human rights/liberties problems
Not able to act directly in countries with autocratic govs to solve problem
Have difficulty proving governments should be removed
Need govs to cooperate with public awareness campaigns, rarely happens
Must respect gov freedom even though gov allowing or creating the problems
9
Which of the following statements correctly explains a difference among the three genocides?
Refugees fleeing the Armenian Genocide receieved less internation support
Holocaust has been officially recognized while others have been denied.
Government propoganda was less important in Rohingya than other two
Holocaust was justified by prejudice & other groups had no discrimination
10
Tensions grew globally between which two groups after World War II?
communists and non-communists
North Vietnam and Brunei
Communists and guerrillas
Sukamo and Japan
11
How did World War II impact the women’s rights movement?
Women entered workforce in greater numbers, growing feminism.
Most women lost their jobs.
Women did not take new jobs after the war, saving them for veterans.
Many women left their jobs when soldiers returned home.
12
When did globalization end in China?
Globalization has not ended.
Globalization ended with death of Mao Zedong
GLobalization ended with the Cold War.
Globalization has not reached China.
13
What factors led to Indira Gandhi being reelected for a fourth term as prime minister?
war with Pakistan and public outrage
public opinion and economic crisis
support from the previous prime minister and other crisis
name recognition and public outrage at prvious prime minister
14
What was a common cause of ethnic tension in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka?
Tamils gained power in all three countries, limited others' rights.
All included majority group that got power and limited rights of others
All included minority groups that seized power and limited rights of others
Ethnic tension for all three a result of European colonialism.
15
What was the result of national borders being drawn by colonial rulers during the decolonization process?
Borders did not consider native communities. Violence and tension arose.
New borders often took community natives into account.
Borders did not consider native communities but all was well.
Colonial rulers did not draw national boundaries
16
Which of the following statements describes the current human rights situation in Cambodia?
Gov. limits how much info people have about human rights violations.
Gov. emphasizes importance of remembering past violations & doing better
Gov. uses past violations to justify its present actions.
Government continues to prosecute human rights violators
17
What does the government of Bhutan work hard to balance in its nation?
Needs of its environment and those of Bhutanese people
needs of its native species and introduce species
needs of oild industry and wildlife species
needs of NGOS and the government
18
Which of the following would have a positive perception of the apartheid system in South Africa?
A National Party member in 1948.
a member of the African National Congress Youth league
FW de Klerk
Nelson Mandela
19
Which important event in the history of computers happened in the 1960s?
Engelbart created a prototype of the first personal computer
Grace Hopper developed first computer language
Paul Allen and Bill Gates found Microsoft
Apple introduced its MAC computer in a Super Bowl Ad
20
How has the resource curse affected Saudi Arabia?
Wealth from natural resources helps to support autocratic gov.
Economy of the country has not grown.
Quality of life there has not improved.
Rebellions by groups seeking to gain natural resource control.
21
How has existentialism evolved in the twentieth century?
The movement became less popular.
The movement became linked with religion.
Movement became associated with optimism as a positive philosophy.
The movement became associated with pessimism as a negative philosophy.
22
Which of the following shows the correct sequence of events that led to the Communist Revolution in China?
Overthrow dynasty, nationalists purge communists, nationalists win
Overthrow dynasty, communists help nationalists fight Japan, communists win
23
How does the media perpetuate genocide?
Play no role, events would happen regardless of reporting
They don't
Underplay events, omit details, decide which stories are newsworthy.
Media is paid by voernment to create stories that keep things in/out news

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