Unit 4: Human Rights & Global Hotspots

Question 1

What was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Answer 1

You have the right to be treated equally by the law, and to have the same protection under the law as anyone else.

Question 2

What is The United Nations?

Answer 2

an association of independent countries that agreed to work together to prevent and end wars

Question 3

What is the pyramid of hate?

Answer 3

A way to visually depict how the seeds of hate can grow from being biased to violence and even genocide.

Question 4

What was the Trail of Tears?

Answer 4

The many paths that the Native Americans were forced to take because their land was taken away from them.
- 3 months of walking
-15,000 people died

Question 5

Indian Removal

Answer 5

-1830s
-President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act
- Indians east of the Mississippi River
-This area was known as “Indian Territory.” (now Ocklahoma)

Question 6

What is discrimination?

Answer 6

Unfair treatment of a person or group based on their indentity, race, religion, culture, gender ect.) such as a job or school opportunities, housing, criminal justice, segregation.

Question 7

What is prejudice?

Answer 7

Negative attitudes towards a particular group based their identity

Question 8

What were the Japanese Internment Camp?

Answer 8

When Japanese Americans got taken and held in internment camps from 1941-1946 because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

Question 9

Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

Answer 9

Said “A day that will live in infamy” Dec 7. 1941 (after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor)

Question 10

What was the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Answer 10

• Japan bombed Hawaii on Dec 6 1841
• Before the attack the U.S. was not “involved” in WWII
  - However the U.S. was giving aid to Britain and France
  - U.S. was upgrading its air force in time of peace to prepare for the worst… first time this happened in U.S. history
• 2,3000 Americans killed in 2 hours
• 8 battleships sunk
• 2 1/2 hours later Japan declared war on the U.S.

Question 11

What is bias?

Answer 11

Negative thought or ideas about, or against a certain group based on differences, real or imagined, without any factual basis. Prejudice is an example.

Question 12

What is scapegoating?

Answer 12

The act of blaming an entire group for actions of one or few.

Question 13

What was apartheid?

Answer 13

A social and political policy of racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa

Question 14

What is segregation?

Answer 14

keeping people apart

Question 15

Who is Nelson Mandela?

Answer 15

• leader of ANC (African National Congress)
• sent to prison of 27 years
• became president
• won nobel peace prize

Question 16

Who is F.W. de Klerk?

Answer 16

• became president in 1989
• worked to dismantle apartheid system
• Released Mandela from prison
• Mandela and him ended apartheid

Question 17

What is a political cartoon?

Answer 17

A cartoon usually about a political person, event, institution, or idea that reflects the cartoonists values or opinions

Question 18

What is antisemitism?

Answer 18

hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.

Question 19

What is patriotism

Answer 19

the quality of being patriotic; devotion to and vigorous support for one’s country
- celebrating 4th of july
- putting up flags

Question 20

What is nationalism?

Answer 20

identification with one’s own nation and support for its interests of other nations

Question 21

What is the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 21

a document signed between Germany and the Allied Powers following WWI that officially ended the war
This treaty said that Germany was responsible for starting World War I and also made them pay money and give up land

Question 22

What was WWI

Answer 22

an international conflict that in 1914–18 embroiled most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the United States, the Middle East, and other regions.

Question 23

What was the The National Socialist German Workers Party?

Answer 23

The Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party, commonly to in English as the Nazi Party, was a far right political party in Germany that was active between 1920 and 1945, that created and supported the ideology of Nazism.

Question 24

Who was Adolf Hitler?

Answer 24

• from Austria
• fought in WWI
• joined the Nazis
• went to jail from staging a coup and writes a book
• wants to remove jews because he needs someone to blame
  wants to take/invade land for “more living space”
• dies with his wife

Question 25

What was Mein Kamf?

Answer 25

the book Adolf Hitler wrote in prison about how to control people

Question 26

What is a platform?

Answer 26

a formal set of principle goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate. In order to appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public’s support and votes about complicated topics or issues.

Question 27

What was the Holocaust?

Answer 27

Systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime and it’s collaborators.
Greek word meaning: “sacrifice by fire”

Question 28

What is genocide?

Answer 28

the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

Question 29

What are concentration camps?

Answer 29

camps created to confine large numbers of prisoners (including political opponents and those denied racial inferior) in harsh and unhealthy conditions.

Question 30

What is a hate crime?

Answer 30

a crime motivated by bias against race, color, religion, national origin, sexualy orientation, gender, gender identity or disability.

Question 31

What was the treaty of versailles?

Answer 31

This treaty said that Germany was responsible for starting World War I and also made them pay money and give up land.

Question 32

What was the African National Congress?

Answer 32

A political party in South Africa supported the rights of black and mixed-race people through the apartheid era. Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa, belonged to the ANC.

Question 33

Who is Bashar al-Assad?

Answer 33

Bashar al-Assad is the current President of Syria.
He has been in power since 2000, succeeding his father.
His government has been accused of human rights abuses and using chemical weapons against civilians during the Syrian civil war.
Assad has faced opposition from several countries and has been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Question 34

What is a refugee?

Answer 34

A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their home country due to persecution, war, or violence and seeks protection and asylum in another country.

Question 35

What is a refugee camp?

Answer 35

A refugee camp is a temporary settlement set up to provide shelter, food, and other basic necessities for refugees who have fled their homes due to war, persecution, or natural disasters.

Question 36

What are barrel bombs?

Answer 36

Barrel bombs are improvised explosive devices made by filling oil barrels with explosives, shrapnel, and chemicals, which are then dropped from helicopters or planes in a crude bombing technique.

Question 37

What is the Holy City?

Answer 37

Jerusalem is a holy city for three major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each religion has significant religious and historical ties to the city and its holy sites.

Question 38

What is the Gaza Strip?

Answer 38

The Gaza Strip is a small, densely populated territory located along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Israel and Egypt.
It has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and is currently governed by Hamas, an Islamist political organization.
The area has been the site of numerous conflicts between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants, resulting in significant damage to infrastructure and high numbers of civilian casualties.
The Gaza Strip is also characterized by high levels of poverty, with more than half of the population living below the poverty line and limited access to basic resources like clean water, electricity, and medical care.

Question 39

What is the West Bank?

Answer 39

The West Bank is a region located in the Middle East, bordered by Israel to the west and Jordan to the east.
It is home to approximately 2.8 million Palestinians, as well as Israeli settlements and military checkpoints.
The West Bank has been occupied by Israel since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, although Israel disputes the use of the term “occupation” and considers the territory disputed.
The region has been the site of numerous conflicts and negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, with issues such as settlement expansion and border security remaining contentious.

Question 40

Who is Mahsa Amini?

Answer 40

On September 13, 22-year-old Jina “Mahsa” Amini was arrested by Iran’s morality police for “improperly” wearing her hijab, and according to her family and local media, severely beaten. She died three days later while still in police custody.

Question 41

What is theocracy?

Answer 41

a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

Question 42

Who are the morality police?

Answer 42

Iran has had various forms of “morality police” since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, but the Gasht-e Ershad are currently the main agency tasked enforcing Iran’s Islamic code of conduct in public.

Their focus is on ensuring observance of hijab - mandatory rules requiring women to cover their hair and bodies and discouraging cosmetics.

Question 43

What is a hijab?

Answer 43

the traditional covering for the hair and neck that is worn by Muslim women

Question 44

Who is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Answer 44

-supreme leader in Iran since 1989
-authority over the national police and the morality police
- head of state and comander in chief

Question 45

What is Tehran?

Answer 45

the national capital of Iran