Question

Define genocide, according to the United Nations.(1 point)
Responses

systemic action designed to harm any national, ethnical, racial, or religious group
systemic action designed to harm any national, ethnical, racial, or religious group

systematically targeting civilians during wartime to achieve military objectives
systematically targeting civilians during wartime to achieve military objectives

launching an unjust war to extend a country’s territory
launching an unjust war to extend a country’s territory

imprisoning or killing political dissidents who oppose a country’s government

Summarize the aftermath of the Armenian genocide.(1 point)
Responses

Russians advanced deep into Turkey to rescue the Armenians.
Russians advanced deep into Turkey to rescue the Armenians.

Armenians rebelled against the Ottoman Empire.
Armenians rebelled against the Ottoman Empire.

The Turks eventually renounced the policies that had led to genocide and paid reparations to the Armenians.
The Turks eventually renounced the policies that had led to genocide and paid reparations to the Armenians.

Turks controlled areas formerly inhabited by Armenians, which made the organization of modern Turkey easier.

Compare the international reactions to the Rwandan genocide and the 9/11 attacks. Which of the following statements best describes how they compare?(1 point)
Responses

The UN intervened in the Rwandan genocide early on in order to keep it from escalating, and the international community did not anticipate the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but reacted quickly.
The UN intervened in the Rwandan genocide early on in order to keep it from escalating, and the international community did not anticipate the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but reacted quickly.

The international community immediately responded to 9/11 but did not react to Rwanda until after the genocide occurred, based largely on differences in geography, culture, and political systems.
The international community immediately responded to 9/11 but did not react to Rwanda until after the genocide occurred, based largely on differences in geography, culture, and political systems.

The 9/11 attacks did not receive international coverage until the war on terror was declared, and the Rwandan genocide was not known about until after aid workers discovered the murders.
The 9/11 attacks did not receive international coverage until the war on terror was declared, and the Rwandan genocide was not known about until after aid workers discovered the murders.

The international community immediately responded to both incidents because they received comparable media coverage.

When we discuss the perpetuation of international terrorism, what role has the media played?(1 point)
Responses

The media doesn’t perpetuate terrorism because they are reporting facts about what is happening everywhere and it is up to governments to take action.
The media doesn’t perpetuate terrorism because they are reporting facts about what is happening everywhere and it is up to governments to take action.

Media coverage instills fear in the public, gives the terrorists credibility, and provides them with the opportunity to spread their agenda.
Media coverage instills fear in the public, gives the terrorists credibility, and provides them with the opportunity to spread their agenda.

The media is paid by terrorist organizations to create stories that make the terrorists look good.
The media is paid by terrorist organizations to create stories that make the terrorists look good.

The media plays no role in perpetuating terrorism because events would happen regardless of what was reported.

How did journalists finally capture the attention of an international audience when covering the Bosnian War?(1 point)
Responses

They interviewed the Serbian dictator and he told them about the ethnic cleansing.
They interviewed the Serbian dictator and he told them about the ethnic cleansing.

They published pictures of suffering refugees in the camps that people pitied.
They published pictures of suffering refugees in the camps that people pitied.

They began using words that described the Holocaust to draw attention to the similarities in Bosnia.
They began using words that described the Holocaust to draw attention to the similarities in Bosnia.

They reported from inside the refugee camps and took pictures of the abuses.

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Here are the responses to each question based on your prompts:

1. **Define genocide, according to the United Nations:**
- **Response:** systemic action designed to harm any national, ethnical, racial, or religious group.

2. **Summarize the aftermath of the Armenian genocide:**
- **Response:** Turks controlled areas formerly inhabited by Armenians, which made the organization of modern Turkey easier.

3. **Compare the international reactions to the Rwandan genocide and the 9/11 attacks. Which of the following statements best describes how they compare?**
- **Response:** The international community immediately responded to 9/11 but did not react to Rwanda until after the genocide occurred, based largely on differences in geography, culture, and political systems.

4. **When we discuss the perpetuation of international terrorism, what role has the media played?**
- **Response:** Media coverage instills fear in the public, gives the terrorists credibility, and provides them with the opportunity to spread their agenda.

5. **How did journalists finally capture the attention of an international audience when covering the Bosnian War?**
- **Response:** They began using words that described the Holocaust to draw attention to the similarities in Bosnia.

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