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Any of the following acts committed with the intent to destroy in part or in whole a national (cultural), ethnical, racial or relgious group: - Killing members of a group
- causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of a group
- Deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction
- Imposing measures intended to prevent birth within the group
- Foricble transferring of children of the group to another group
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| Where has genocide occured? |
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Africa - Uganda, Sudan Americas - Brazil, Mexico Aisa - North Korea, India Middle East - Iraq, Turkey Europe - Russia, Northern Irelend |
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| What are the 8 stages of genocide? |
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Classification Symbolisation Dehumanisation Organisation Polarisation Preparation Extermination Denial |
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights Established 10th December 1948 |
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| What are some praises/critisms for the UNDHR |
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Pro: -Expression of human conscience -One of the most influential documents in history -Testament of humanity Con: -Does not take into account Islamic beliefs -Is unrealistic, wishful thinking
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| Who were the Khmer Rouge? |
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| The Khmer Rouge came into existence after the Coup led by Lon Nol in 1970. They started off as a guerilla party resisting the new anti-communist government. |
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Who was the Khmer Rouge's leader? |
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| What were the goals of the Khmer Rouge? |
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| The Khmer Rouge wanted to reverse the effects the western world had had on Cambodia and revert Cambodia back to a rural society. |
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| Who was Norodom Sihanouk? |
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| Sihanouk was the Cambodian King. In 1955 stepped down as king and became Prime Minister. After the Coup he joined the Khmer Rouge. |
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| When did the Khmer Rouge take over Cambodia? |
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17 April 1975 Lost power December 1978 |
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| Civil war is a war between two parties within a country. |
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| Where has civil war occured? |
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| Cambodia, Sierra Leone, USA, Vietnam |
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| Sierra Leone - Who was the Liberian President? Who did he support? |
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| Charles Taylor, supporter of the RUF. |
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| Sierra Leone - Who was the leader of the RUF? |
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| Sierra Leone - who was the freely-elected president after the civil war? |
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Sierra Leone - What was UNAMSIL? |
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United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone - peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone (1999-2005). -DDR programs -Provide security and monister ceasefires -Re-establish the authority of the government |
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| What were the causes of the civil war in Sierra Leone? |
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-RUF began as a revolutionary movement against Joseph Momoh. -RUF began vioent campaigns -Much of the conflict ddriven by the desire to control the diamond industry |
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-Used to instil terror into the minds of a community -Desire to force another group of people into condorming to one's own beliefs -Is different from an act of war (act of war is for political reasons) -Terrorism is subjective -Usually involes the suffering of the innocent |
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| Terrorism - Islamic Fundamentalism |
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Ilamic fundamentalist group Al Qaeda declared a jihad against the western world, in particular USA. A jihad is backed by fundamental religious ideologies - according to their beliefs, western culture is preventing them from achieving their own cultural and religious perfection. On September 11th 2001, Al Qaeda (headed by Osama Bin Laden) launched attack on the USA. 4 planes were hijacked,2 were flown into the WTC buildings, one into the Pentagon (4th unsuccessful). Outcomes: ~3000 deaths, initiated war on terror, economic plummet (18000 businesses destroyed). |
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| What are some bio-weapons? |
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Anthrax Smallpox Ebola Plague |
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| What are the potential of bio-weapons? |
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-Can be just as dangerous as nuclear bombs (# of deaths) -Are easier to produce than other waepons -Can potentially wipe out an entire population -Cannot be seen/anticipated -Can easily be spread through public areas -Can be spread internationally through airports |
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| Where are landmines prevalent? |
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| Angola, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Iraq |
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| Palestinian/Israeli (definition) |
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Palestinian: Arabic, mostly muslim Israeli: Jewish
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| When was the state of Israel declared? |
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| During which war was the state of Israel declared? |
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| Suez War (date, what happened) |
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| 1956 (after Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal) |
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| Formed 1964, led by Yasser Arafat from 1967 |
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| Six-Day War (date, what happened) |
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| 5th June 1967 (initiated by Israel in response to Palestinian threats). During this time Gaza Strip, Senai Peninsular, West Bank & Golan Heights are captured by Israel. |
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Nasser died in 1970, replaced by Sadat Sadat was genuinely interested in making peace with Israelis |
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| 6th October 1973 - Egypt and Syria launch joint invasion |
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| December 1987 (after Israeli vehicle crashes into Palestinian civilians) |
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| Oslo Accords (date, who signed, terms) |
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13th Sptember 1993 -signed at the White House between Yitzhak Rabin & Yasser Arafat - Recognise each other's legitimacy
- Israel would begin to withdraw from the occupied territories
- PA would be formed from the PLO and would have limited self-rule
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