Global Conflicts (1900-Present)
Which nation perpetrated a mass atrocity resulting in a famine that killed millions from '58-'62?
Russia during Peter the Great's reign
China under Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward
Japan during its industrialization period
India under British control
In what way does Pol Pot represent an extreme form of agrarian socialism contributing to mass atrocities committed by Khmer Rouge?
Diplomatic engagement with Western powers fostering capitalistic reforms.
Advocacy for traditional monarchy restoration limiting peasant rights.
Implementing forced labor camps eradicating perceived class enemies.
Economic diversification strategies promoting urban industrial growth.
Which political ideology contributed most directly to the Armenian Genocide during World War I?
Communism
Fascism
Turkish nationalism
Democratic socialism
Approximately how many Jewish people died/were killed in the Holocaust?
Two million
One hundred thousand
Six million
Five hundred thousand
In what way did economic interests linked to global trade networks influence reactions to mass atrocities during the 20th century?
Countries might ignore human rights violations if intervening threatened valuable trade relations.
The reliance on barter systems within trade made economic sanctions ineffective against those committing atrocities.
Trade networks ensured equal distribution of resources, preventing any economic motives for atrocity intervention.
Access to global markets made countries self-sufficient, diminishing concerns over external affairs like mass atrocities.
Nazi killing of six million Jewish people in the Holocaust during World War Two was an attempt to
take political power in Germany
create a multicultural society.
enforce communism in Europe.
destroy a specific population.
What potential political outcome could arise from international responses to mass atrocities committed during the late modern period?
Universal disarmament treaties leading to the complete abolition of standing militaries worldwide.
Creation of a single global currency designed to fund humanitarian interventions directly.
Formation or strengthening international courts aimed at adjudicating crimes against humanity.
Worldwide consensus on an authoritarian government model seen as effective in preventing genocide.

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Which of the following accurately describes the role of the Einsatzgruppen during the Holocaust?
They were mobile killing squads responsible for carrying out mass murder of Jews and other targeted groups.
They were local collaborators who assisted the Nazis in identifying and rounding up Jews and other targeted groups.
hey were members of the German SS who oversaw the transportation of Jews and other targeted groups to extermination camps.
They were concentration camp guards responsible for managing prisoners and enforcing discipline.
Which of the following accurately describes the use of concentration camps during the Holocaust?
They were primarily used for forced labor and to extract resources from occupied countries.
They were used as extermination camps where Jews and other targeted groups were systematically killed.
They were established as a form of punishment for political dissidents and other perceived enemies of the Nazi regime.
They were established as a means of segregating Jews and other targeted groups from the general population.
Who developed an ideology calling for public ownership all means pf production?
John Locke
Capitalism
Karl Marx
Socialism