human rights and terrorism

What have worldwide terrorist attacks have been doing?

increasing

Americans who contracted and died from anthrax were victims of what?

a biological weapon

Which system of government tends to best protect the human rights of its citizens?

a democracy

In 1994, about 1 million people were massacred due to ethnic tension in which country?

Rwanda

The Holocaust in Europe and the treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire have been cited as examples of what?

genocide

A study of the policy of "ethnic cleansing" in Bosnia and the Holocaust in Europe would suggest what?

anti-Semitism and ethnic hatred remain powerful forces in the 20th century

One reason North Korea has been the focus of worldwide attention in the early 2000's is because of what?

its nuclear weapons development programs

During World War I, which group of people were victims of genocide?

Armenians in the Ottoman Empire

Conflicts between Hutu and Tutsi and the Ottoman Turks and Armenians all resulted in what?

massacres or genocide

By 2000, about 400,000 people had been killed in ethnic violence in what country?

Darfur (Sudan)

What kind of weapons did Saddam Hussein use against the Iraqi Kurds and in the Iran-Iraq War?

chemical

What have the Irish Republican Army, al Qaeda and Hezbollah used?

terror tactics

In the Republic of South Africa, what has the government's apartheid policy been based on?

racial segregation

What was a major cause of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in June 1989?

influence of Western ideas on university students

What was a result of the demonstrations in Beijing's Tiananmen Square?

the government further restricted freedom of expression in China

Which terrorist group sought to destroy Israel and create an independent Palestinian state?

Hezbollah

What term includes biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons that can cause an enormous amount of destruction?

Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Armenians of the Ottoman Empire, the Tutsis of Rwanda, and the Muslims of Kosovo were all victims of what?

human rights violations

The use or threat of violence to cause fear and advance political, religious, or ideological goals.

terrorism

What is the legal nature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

the UDHR is a UN General Assembly resolution

Human rights

rights that are believed to belong justifiably to every person

Human rights apply to which people?

women, disabled individuals, lesbian, gay, bisexual

Who is the alleged terrorist organization behind the September 11th attacks on America?

al Qua'ida

Which country's Taliban movement provided sanctuary to Islamic militants in the late 1990's?

Afghanistan

ISIS is also known as?

ISIL

What is the goal of ISIS?

to establish a pur Islamic nation

Why did President Bill Clinton send troops to Bosnia in 1995 and participate in the bombing of Kosovo in 1999?

the were both in response to international concerns over human rights violations

What would a study of the recent civil wars in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Rwanda show about these conflicts?

genocide was used as a political and military tactic

Current President of North Korea?

Kin Jong-un