INS 3003 Test 3 Questions with All
Correct Answers
What were Geneva's Rules of Engagement? - Answer- 1. War can only be declared by
a legitimate government
2. War must be declared out in the open & opposing side must be given time to either
negotiate or prepare
3. War should be last resort
4. Only military targets can be intentionally attacked
The problem with terrorists and the rules of engagement - Answer- 1. Terrorist don't
negotiate
2. Intentionally hit civilians
3. Hide behind civilians
4. Not fair or open with their threats
5. Not legitimate governments so can't declare war
According to the Just War Tradition, terrorism is ______ - Answer- Illegal warfare
T/F
The majority of terrorist are mentally ill - Answer- False, most are rational
Terrorist are not like the typical criminal bc ?? - Answer- They are lower-middle class,
not impoverished
They are educated $ ambitious
(Impoverished are more drawn to Marxist models)
Human Rights stem from the - Answer- Declaration of Rights of Man & the Citizen
(1789, French Revolution)
Declaration of Rights of Man & Citizen 1789 - Answer- Rights considered invisible & far-
reaching
Inviable - Answer- Government is expected to protect rights
Same things that brought ____ brought human rights - Answer- Democratic Ljberalism
Ex: enlightenment > liberalism & demand for HR's
,When was the term genocide coined - Answer- WW2
UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) - Answer- Reaffirmed rights from
Rights of Man
Labeled rights as inalienable
Political. Civic. Economic. Social, cultural, religious, and collective rights would be
protected
UN member states must adhere to this
UNUDHR connected human rights with ____ - Answer- Peace
T/F
UNUDHR was never ratified - Answer- True
Some blame the CW for this
T/F
UNUDHR is legally binding and a big part of international law - Answer- False
Not legally binding
Not international law
Amnesty International defines HR's as - Answer- Basic rights and freedoms that all
people are entitled to regardless of nationality, sex, race, religion, language, or other
statuses
Problem with amnesty internationals definition of human rights - Answer- Very Western
Doesn't hold everywhere (ex: women's rights in ME)
Gray Areas of Western Human Rights - Answer- Capital punishment
Guantanamo Bay
Reaction to Terrorism
_____ was the main player in the Yugoslavia Wars, not the UN - Answer- NATO
Why was the UN not involved in Yugoslavia - Answer- 1. Norm of state sovereignty
2. Vote in Security Council
Russia vetoed bc historically allied with Serbia
2011: UN on Syrian Human Rights violations - Answer- Russia & China veto in security
council
Claims of human rights violations often ___ between states - Answer- Hurt relations b/t
states
Ex: Tiananmen Square Incident in China -> China lost Olympic bid to Sydney, US
almost cut off trade with China, China internationally condemned
, ____\ is the main reason the UN doesn't tend to get involved in HR violations - Answer-
State sovereignty
Firebombing - Answer- Bombing with incendiary capability
Daisy Cutter - Answer- A trigger on a bomb that sets the bomb off before it hits the
ground
Made bombing more efficient/destructive
Battlefield Utility? - Answer- Idea that nuclear weapons lack battlefield utility
However, ____ nuclear weapons give nuclear battlefield utility - Answer- Tactical
nuclear weapons
BUT we have never used them
____ of nukes that goes beyond the war is an ethical issue that makes many question
the immorality of nuclear weapons - Answer- Radiation
According to a poll just after WW2 bombing, ___% of Americans agreed with nuclear
bombing of Japan - Answer- 80-%
Reaction emerges over nuclear weapons after WW2 that enforced norm of ____ -
Answer- Nonuse
___& ______ targeted because they had not yet been bombed or seen the war they
were causing - Answer- Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Death toll in Hiroshima August 1945 v. December 1945 - Answer- 70k (August)
145k (December)
Civilians continued to die even when US trying to help postwar
1950= 200k
Hiroshima & Nagasaki considered by many a ___ - Answer- Disgusting human tragedy
Genetic defects
Birth defects
Animal/environment damage
Danger of nuclear fallout - Answer- Nuclear radiation can also enter the atmosphere
and spread
Correct Answers
What were Geneva's Rules of Engagement? - Answer- 1. War can only be declared by
a legitimate government
2. War must be declared out in the open & opposing side must be given time to either
negotiate or prepare
3. War should be last resort
4. Only military targets can be intentionally attacked
The problem with terrorists and the rules of engagement - Answer- 1. Terrorist don't
negotiate
2. Intentionally hit civilians
3. Hide behind civilians
4. Not fair or open with their threats
5. Not legitimate governments so can't declare war
According to the Just War Tradition, terrorism is ______ - Answer- Illegal warfare
T/F
The majority of terrorist are mentally ill - Answer- False, most are rational
Terrorist are not like the typical criminal bc ?? - Answer- They are lower-middle class,
not impoverished
They are educated $ ambitious
(Impoverished are more drawn to Marxist models)
Human Rights stem from the - Answer- Declaration of Rights of Man & the Citizen
(1789, French Revolution)
Declaration of Rights of Man & Citizen 1789 - Answer- Rights considered invisible & far-
reaching
Inviable - Answer- Government is expected to protect rights
Same things that brought ____ brought human rights - Answer- Democratic Ljberalism
Ex: enlightenment > liberalism & demand for HR's
,When was the term genocide coined - Answer- WW2
UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) - Answer- Reaffirmed rights from
Rights of Man
Labeled rights as inalienable
Political. Civic. Economic. Social, cultural, religious, and collective rights would be
protected
UN member states must adhere to this
UNUDHR connected human rights with ____ - Answer- Peace
T/F
UNUDHR was never ratified - Answer- True
Some blame the CW for this
T/F
UNUDHR is legally binding and a big part of international law - Answer- False
Not legally binding
Not international law
Amnesty International defines HR's as - Answer- Basic rights and freedoms that all
people are entitled to regardless of nationality, sex, race, religion, language, or other
statuses
Problem with amnesty internationals definition of human rights - Answer- Very Western
Doesn't hold everywhere (ex: women's rights in ME)
Gray Areas of Western Human Rights - Answer- Capital punishment
Guantanamo Bay
Reaction to Terrorism
_____ was the main player in the Yugoslavia Wars, not the UN - Answer- NATO
Why was the UN not involved in Yugoslavia - Answer- 1. Norm of state sovereignty
2. Vote in Security Council
Russia vetoed bc historically allied with Serbia
2011: UN on Syrian Human Rights violations - Answer- Russia & China veto in security
council
Claims of human rights violations often ___ between states - Answer- Hurt relations b/t
states
Ex: Tiananmen Square Incident in China -> China lost Olympic bid to Sydney, US
almost cut off trade with China, China internationally condemned
, ____\ is the main reason the UN doesn't tend to get involved in HR violations - Answer-
State sovereignty
Firebombing - Answer- Bombing with incendiary capability
Daisy Cutter - Answer- A trigger on a bomb that sets the bomb off before it hits the
ground
Made bombing more efficient/destructive
Battlefield Utility? - Answer- Idea that nuclear weapons lack battlefield utility
However, ____ nuclear weapons give nuclear battlefield utility - Answer- Tactical
nuclear weapons
BUT we have never used them
____ of nukes that goes beyond the war is an ethical issue that makes many question
the immorality of nuclear weapons - Answer- Radiation
According to a poll just after WW2 bombing, ___% of Americans agreed with nuclear
bombing of Japan - Answer- 80-%
Reaction emerges over nuclear weapons after WW2 that enforced norm of ____ -
Answer- Nonuse
___& ______ targeted because they had not yet been bombed or seen the war they
were causing - Answer- Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Death toll in Hiroshima August 1945 v. December 1945 - Answer- 70k (August)
145k (December)
Civilians continued to die even when US trying to help postwar
1950= 200k
Hiroshima & Nagasaki considered by many a ___ - Answer- Disgusting human tragedy
Genetic defects
Birth defects
Animal/environment damage
Danger of nuclear fallout - Answer- Nuclear radiation can also enter the atmosphere
and spread
