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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Armenians who are not killed are deported by force to camps in what country?
(a) Syria.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Siberia.
(d) Lebanon.

2. As information about Hitler's extermination of the Jews becomes more widespread, what is the reaction of the majority of people?
(a) They can't believe what they are hearing and seeing.
(b) They rush to recruiting offices to help fight against the Nazis.
(c) They start massive relief efforts.
(d) They don't care.

3. In October 1945, the Nuremberg indictments all mention ______________ in an international legal setting, although it is not be mentioned in the convictions.
(a) Genocide.
(b) War crimes.
(c) Warmongering.
(d) Terrorism.

4. What issue plagues the genocide convention?
(a) International unity.
(b) State sovereignty.
(c) Political ideologies.
(d) State prejudices against certain ethnic groups.

5. Lemkin decides to lobby to what international body to adopt a resolution on genocide?
(a) The UN General Assembly.
(b) The National Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(c) The League of Nations.
(d) The Allies' international military tribunal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does the Khmer Rouge seize in 1975 after a five-year civil war and defeat of the incumbent, American-backed government?

2. Which government in the civil war that ended with the Khmer Rouge's coup does the United States back because they see its leader as more pro-American?

3. What is the name of the leader of the Khmer Rouge?

4. President Carter makes the first public condemnation of the Khmer Rouge in ____1978.

5. In the United States, Peter Galbraith, a staff member of the __________________, keep watch on the situation in Iraq.

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