Unit 7

Question 1

Reparations

Answer 1

financial amends.

Question 2

The Allied Powers

Answer 2

They are Britain, France, Russia, and the United States. The Allies formed mostly as a defense against the attacks of the Axis Powers. Spread democracy.

Question 3

The Axis Powers

Answer 3

They were Germany, Italy, and Japan. Wanted to rule the land around their respective countries and defeat communism in Russia.

Question 4

Communism

Answer 4

to the political philosophy that advocates for common ownership of the means of production and the absence of social or economic classes in society.

Question 5

Genocide

Answer 5

Acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, national, ethnic, racial, or religious groups.

Question 6

The Nuremberg Trials

Answer 6

a series of 13 trials that brought Nazi war criminals to justice.

Question 7

The United Nations

Answer 7

a conglomeration of countries who meet to discuss and act on issues that threaten or undermine human dignity around the world.

Question 8

International human rights law

Answer 8

protects citizens of any nation that has signed a treaty with another nation; signing these treaties holds nations accountable for implementing domestic policies that protect and preserve the rights of their citizens.

Question 9

International Criminal Court

Answer 9

hears cases about leaders who have infringed upon the universal human rights of their countrymen.

Question 10

The Rome Statute

Answer 10

founded the ICC and defined genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes of aggression.

Question 11

Economic sanctions

Answer 11

refusing to engage in international trade with a country, for example with a trade embargo.

Question 12

Diplomatic sanctions

Answer 12

Nations can sever diplomatic relationships with lawbreaking companies, for example by ejecting diplomats or closing embassies.

Question 13

Military sanctions

Answer 13

The United Nations is authorized to use armed force to maintain the peace, calling on the forces of its member nations.

Question 14

Civil Rights Movement

Answer 14

primary goal was to end racial segregation and ensure that all races enjoy the human rights they are entitled to

Question 15

Atlantic Slave Trade (1525-1866)

Answer 15

As slaves, these Africans were not granted the same rights as full United States citizens. They were deprived of virtually every human right, with the exception of the right to food.

Question 16

Three-Fifths Compromise (During the Constitutional Convention of 1787)

Answer 16

At the birth of the nation, slaves in the Southern states were considered property under the laws of Southern states. However, they were considered citizens by federal law outlined in the Constitution. Article 1, Section 2, Clause 1 of the U.S Constitution (also known as the “Three-Fifths Compromise”), defines slaves as 3/5 of a citizen in matters like apportioning state representatives and determining tax liability.

Question 17

Emancipation Proclamation

Answer 17

Abraham Lincoln’s speech that effectively freed all slaves by executive order.

Question 18

Reconstruction

Answer 18

(1865-1877) refers to the period following the Civil War when the nation was being rebuilt.