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The caste system in India was characterized by
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-toleration for various religious beliefs
-equality between men and women
+a lack of social mobility
-the right of people to choose their occupations

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During the Presidency of Mikhail Gorbachev, which problem faced the Soviet Union?
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+Ethnic minorities demanded the right of self-determination.
-Agricultural production grew faster than food consumption.
-The nations of Eastern Europe insisted that the Soviet Union keep troops in Eastern Europe.
-Western European nations refused to trade with the Soviet Union.

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Which statement is most characteristic of totalitarian governments?
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-Local media report a variety of opinions concerning government policies.
-The judiciary is independent of the executive branch of government.
-Human rights are constitutionally guaranteed for all people.
+Loyalty is measured by the extent to which a person agrees with government policy.

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Which statement best characterizes the rule of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union?
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+Basic human rights were denied.
-Free enterprise replaced a command economy
-Democratic reforms were carried out.
-Ownership of farms was returned to individual farmers.

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The Nuremberg Trials are considered an important event in the 20th century because they
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-brought an end to genocide
+established principles of responsibility for human rights violation
-condemned the use of nuclear weapons
-ruled on provisions for the postwar occupation of Germany

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The treatment of the Armenians by Ottoman Turks in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the treatment of Muslims by the Serbs of Yugoslavia in the 1990s are both examples of
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-coalition rule
+human rights violations
-liberation theology
-universal suffrage

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The Armenian massacre, the Holocaust, and the Rape of Nanking are examples of
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-appeasement policies
-resistance movements
+human rights violations
-Russification efforts

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One similarity between the pogroms in Russia and the Nazi Holocaust is that both
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+violated the human rights of Jews
-expanded the power of labor unions
-limited the powers of European rulers
-prohibited government censorship


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Which is a belief shared by totalitarian governments?
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-Written constitutions and free elections are necessary for the proper functioning of society.
-The rights of dissenters must be respected.
-Human rights should be guaranteed to all citizens.
+The requirements of the state are more important than the rights of individuals.

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"United States Adopts Economic Sanctions Against South Africa"
"Chinese Dissidents Imprisoned After Student Protest"
"Kurds Forced To Flee Northern Iraq"
These headlines are similar in that each refers to the issue of
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-imperialist expansion
-peasant revolts
+human rights violations
-isolationist policies

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"What harms the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander." -- Elie Wiesel
In this quotation, the author is suggesting that
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-totalitarian governments generally support civil liberties
+nations of the world must always condemn human rights violations whenever they occur
-ethnic cleansing is not an issue to be addressed by the United Nations
-demonstrations against human rights violations are of limited value

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According to John Locke, the purpose of government is to
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+protect the natural rights of individuals
-serve the monarch
-create overseas settlements
-stimulate the economy

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Pol Pot, Joseph Stalin, and Slobodan Milosevic were similar in that each leader supported actions that
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-modernized their economies
-introduced democratic ideas
-supported minority rights
+violated human rights

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Genocide in Rwanda, apartheid in South Africa, and labor camps for dissidents in the Soviet Union are all examples of
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-war crimes
-acts of international terrorism
+violations of human rights
-civil disobedience

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The writings of the Enlightenment philosophers in Europe encouraged later political revolution with their support of
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-socialism
-imperialism
+the natural rights of man
-the divine right monarchies

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