Honors Final

Question 1

Birth of a Nation

Answer 1

Controversial but highly influential and innovative silent film directed by D.W. Griffith. It demonstrated the power of film propaganda and revived the KKK.

Question 2

Bosnia Genocide

Answer 2

Christian Serbs attempt to ethnically cleanse all of Eastern Europe by targeting Muslim minorities in the ’90s

Question 3

Geneva Conventions

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a series of international agreements that set rules for proper conduct toward sick and wounded enemy soldiers and the civilians who take care of them

Question 4

Genocide

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Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group

Question 5

Human rights

Answer 5

the basic rights to which all people are entitled as human beings

Question 6

Impunity

Answer 6

Freedom from punishment

Question 7

International Criminal Court

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A permanent tribunal for war crimes and crimes against humanity

Question 8

Nativism

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A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones

Question 9

Peacekeeping

Answer 9

sending trained members of the military to crisis spots to maintain peace and order

Question 10

Populism

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the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite

Question 11

Punitive justice

Answer 11

Laws that rely on punishment as a deterrent to criminal activity

Question 12

reparations

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As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was ordered to pay fines to the Allies to repay the costs of the war. Opposed by the U.S., it quickly lead to a severe depression in Germany. Victims can claim reparations under article 75 of the Rome Statute

Question 13

responsibility to protect (R2P)

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Principle adopted by world leaders in 2005 holding governments responsible for protecting civilians from genocide and crimes against humanity perpetrated within a sovereign state

Question 14

Rome statute

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the treaty that established the International Criminal Court, codified crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide, and crimes of aggression

Question 15

Hague

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Location of the International Court of Justice, which rules on disputes between states.

Question 16

UNAMIR

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United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda

Question 17

Universalism

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the ethical system stating that all people should uphold certain values that society needs to function

Question 18

war crimes

Answer 18

wartime acts of cruelty and brutality that are judged beyond the accepted rules of war and human behavior

Question 19

Xenophobia

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fear of foreigners

Question 20

Internally displaced people

Answer 20

Have not left country or state, forced to flee from homes but can’t get out of country, most vulnerable

Question 21

migrants

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Appeal of economic betterment, can be seasonal

Question 22

refugee

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Pushed out of their country, threat of violence from home state, refugee convention

Question 23

2011 uprising in Middle East

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Direct threat to the population of Libya, “either I rule or I kill you” (President Muammar al-Qaddafi). Civil war happens in Libya after UN intervention

Question 24

UNSC Resolution 1973

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On 17 March the Security Council adopted resolution 1973 (2011) which authorizes the use of force in Libya to protect civilians from attack.

Question 25

Elements of Democracy

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Democracy is good for people and good for world peace Regular elections, near universal suffrage, rule of law, secret balloting, civil liberties and political rights

Question 26

Marshall Islands

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1,156 islands between Hawaii and Australia. Formed as a republic with self government. the US performed nuclear tests on the islands which led to forced migration. US has not taken responsibility but have $1 billion (restorative justice)

Question 27

Arab/Israel conflict

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Suez Canal crisis 1956, blockade Six day war: attacks between Arab and Israeli forces Primorialism, religious aspect Instrumentalism: othering Arabs and Jews Ended with the Camp David Accords

Question 28

Israel/Palestine Conflict

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1978-present First Antifada, Second Antifada Series of violence UN presence as negotiator Instrumental: leaders on both sides profiting Disparity between Israel and Palestine

Question 29

Ukraine Conflict

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Russia amasses troops on Ukraine border and they invade. War crime: deportation of children, civilian deaths, airstrikes on hospitals Primordialism: ethnicity is fixed, based on deep attachment Instrumental: created and exploited by leaders (Putin)

Question 30

Dayton Peace Accords

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The Dayton Accords called for a federalized Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which 51 percent of the land would constitute a Croat-Bosniak federation and 49 percent a Serb republic.

Question 31

Bosnia Conflict

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The Bosnian War was characterised by bitter fighting, indiscriminate shelling of cities and towns, ethnic cleansing, and systematic mass rape, mainly perpetrated by Serb, and to a lesser extent, Croat and Bosniak forces.

Question 32

Climate refugee

Answer 32

Climate migration is a subset of climate-related mobility that refers to primarily voluntary movement driven by the impact of sudden or gradual climate-exacerbated disasters, such as “abnormally heavy rainfalls, prolonged droughts, desertification, environmental degradation, or sea-level rise and cyclones.”

Question 33

Punitive Justice

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punishment of crimes

Question 34

Truth and Friendship

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A body established to investigate human rights violations committed by military, government, or other armed forces under the previous regime or during a civil war

Question 35

UNSC 688

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allow access by international humanitarian organizations to the areas affected, requesting the Secretary-General to report on the Iraqi and Kurdish populations affected, using all resources possible to address the needs of the population. It also demanded Iraq co-operate with the Secretary-General and international organizations to assist in humanitarian aid efforts.

Question 36

UNSC 2043

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The resolution resulted in the setting up of the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria to observe the implementation of the Kofi Annan peace plan for Syria on the Syrian Civil War

Question 37

Instrumentalism

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Ethnic identity is created to benefit people and help them achieve their goals

Question 38

Primordialism

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Conflict is natural, derived from nature

Question 39

Constructivism

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Society creates identity and makes them real

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Wealth gap

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the disparity of cumulative assets across races and ethnicities

Question 41

victor’s justice

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a distorted application of justice to the defeated party by the victorious party after an armed conflict

Question 42

Kosovo

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The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 1998 and lasted until 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which controlled Kosovo before the war, and the Kosovo Albanian rebel group known as the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). The conflict ended when NATO intervened by beginning air strikes in March 1999 which resulted in Yugoslav forces withdrawing from Kosovo.

Question 43

Occupied Territories

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The Palestinian territories are the two regions of the former British Mandate for Palestine that have been militarily occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967

Question 44

Restorative

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healing victims, repairing harm

Question 45

Distributive

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giving resources

Question 46

Procedural

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implementing decisions according to fair process, consistency