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What percentage of Iran's population was under 30 years of age in 2009?
What percentage of Iran's population was under 30 years of age in 2009?
- 70%
- 40%
- 50%
- 60% (correct)
Who is the director of Iranian studies at Stanford University?
Who is the director of Iranian studies at Stanford University?
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Mir Hussein Mousavi
- Abbas Milani (correct)
- Hassan Rouhani
What was a focus of Mir Hussein Mousavi's campaign?
What was a focus of Mir Hussein Mousavi's campaign?
- Limiting access to social network sites
- Implementing stricter laws on women's rights
- Increasing human rights and transparency in international relations (correct)
- Promoting conservative social and cultural norms
What was a significant outcome of Mousavi's campaign?
What was a significant outcome of Mousavi's campaign?
Who was the former Prime Minister of Iran from 1981-1989?
Who was the former Prime Minister of Iran from 1981-1989?
What was a demographic characteristic of Mousavi's supporters?
What was a demographic characteristic of Mousavi's supporters?
What was the primary method used by Iran's government to prevent news from being published about the demonstrations?
What was the primary method used by Iran's government to prevent news from being published about the demonstrations?
What was the outcome of the Treaty of Sevres in 1920?
What was the outcome of the Treaty of Sevres in 1920?
What was the result of the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923?
What was the result of the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923?
What percentage of Syria's Kurdish population were stripped of their Syrian citizenship in 1962?
What percentage of Syria's Kurdish population were stripped of their Syrian citizenship in 1962?
What is the estimated number of Kurds living in uncertainty in Syria today?
What is the estimated number of Kurds living in uncertainty in Syria today?
What was the outcome of the Iranian authorities' digital purge of their opponents in 2009?
What was the outcome of the Iranian authorities' digital purge of their opponents in 2009?
What is the name of the region referred to by the Kurds as their homeland?
What is the name of the region referred to by the Kurds as their homeland?
What is the estimated number of Kurds in the world today?
What is the estimated number of Kurds in the world today?
What is the name of the Kurdish administration that exists in Northern Iraq?
What is the name of the Kurdish administration that exists in Northern Iraq?
What was the purpose of the Raja News website in December 2009?
What was the purpose of the Raja News website in December 2009?
What was the primary reason behind the protests in Iran after the 2009 presidential election?
What was the primary reason behind the protests in Iran after the 2009 presidential election?
What was the significance of the color green in the protests?
What was the significance of the color green in the protests?
How did the government initially respond to the protests?
How did the government initially respond to the protests?
What was the outcome of the protests in terms of the number of reported deaths?
What was the outcome of the protests in terms of the number of reported deaths?
What was the significance of Neda Agha Soltan's death?
What was the significance of Neda Agha Soltan's death?
How did the Green Movement use social media?
How did the Green Movement use social media?
What was the reason behind the government's censorship of the internet during the protests?
What was the reason behind the government's censorship of the internet during the protests?
What was the Western media's label for the Green Movement?
What was the Western media's label for the Green Movement?
What was the outcome of the protests in terms of the response from the Supreme Leader?
What was the outcome of the protests in terms of the response from the Supreme Leader?
What was the significance of the Basij member's identity papers being taken and posted on the internet?
What was the significance of the Basij member's identity papers being taken and posted on the internet?
What was the primary factor that led to the creation of the term 'genocide'?
What was the primary factor that led to the creation of the term 'genocide'?
Why did Adolf Hitler see the Armenian Genocide as a valid guide for his plan?
Why did Adolf Hitler see the Armenian Genocide as a valid guide for his plan?
What was the significance of the Armenian Genocide in the context of modern genocide?
What was the significance of the Armenian Genocide in the context of modern genocide?
In what year did Raphael Lemkin coin the term 'genocide'?
In what year did Raphael Lemkin coin the term 'genocide'?
What is a major obstacle to Kurdish unity?
What is a major obstacle to Kurdish unity?
What was the context of Adolf Hitler's quote 'Who, after all, speaks today of the extermination of the Armenians?'?
What was the context of Adolf Hitler's quote 'Who, after all, speaks today of the extermination of the Armenians?'?
What was the estimated number of Armenians killed during the Armenian Genocide?
What was the estimated number of Armenians killed during the Armenian Genocide?
What was the ideology behind the Armenian Genocide?
What was the ideology behind the Armenian Genocide?
Why were Armenians considered 'unbelievers' by the Ottoman Empire?
Why were Armenians considered 'unbelievers' by the Ottoman Empire?
What was the main reason for the Ottoman Empire's massacre of Armenians in 1894-1896?
What was the main reason for the Ottoman Empire's massacre of Armenians in 1894-1896?
What was the fate of Armenian men who had been recruited into the Ottoman armies during World War I?
What was the fate of Armenian men who had been recruited into the Ottoman armies during World War I?
What was the ultimate destination of the Armenian population during the Armenian Genocide?
What was the ultimate destination of the Armenian population during the Armenian Genocide?
What was the significance of April 24th, 1915, in the Armenian Genocide?
What was the significance of April 24th, 1915, in the Armenian Genocide?
What was the result of the Armenian Genocide for the Armenian population?
What was the result of the Armenian Genocide for the Armenian population?
What was the treatment of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire's Islamic legal system?
What was the treatment of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire's Islamic legal system?
What was the primary purpose of the 'Special Organization' created by the Young Turks?
What was the primary purpose of the 'Special Organization' created by the Young Turks?
What was the estimated percentage of the Armenian population that was destroyed during the Genocide?
What was the estimated percentage of the Armenian population that was destroyed during the Genocide?
What was the fate of many Armenian orphans who survived the Genocide?
What was the fate of many Armenian orphans who survived the Genocide?
What was the response of the American government to the Armenian Genocide?
What was the response of the American government to the Armenian Genocide?
What was the outcome of the military trials held against the committers of the Armenian Genocide?
What was the outcome of the military trials held against the committers of the Armenian Genocide?
What was the estimated number of Armenian orphans cared for by the Near East Relief?
What was the estimated number of Armenian orphans cared for by the Near East Relief?
What was the condition of the Armenians observed by U.S. Consul Leslie Davis?
What was the condition of the Armenians observed by U.S. Consul Leslie Davis?
What was the primary goal of the Turkish government's plan, according to Leslie Davis?
What was the primary goal of the Turkish government's plan, according to Leslie Davis?
What was the outcome of the Armenian population in the historic Armenian territories by 1923?
What was the outcome of the Armenian population in the historic Armenian territories by 1923?
What was the role of the New York Times during the Armenian Genocide?
What was the role of the New York Times during the Armenian Genocide?
What was the reason behind the new Iranian government's treatment of the Kurds?
What was the reason behind the new Iranian government's treatment of the Kurds?
What was the outcome of the Kurdish revolts in 1925 and 1928 in Turkey?
What was the outcome of the Kurdish revolts in 1925 and 1928 in Turkey?
How did the British army defeat the Kurdish revolts led by Mahmud Barzanji?
How did the British army defeat the Kurdish revolts led by Mahmud Barzanji?
What was the outcome of the Algiers Peace Treaty between Iran and Iraq in 1975?
What was the outcome of the Algiers Peace Treaty between Iran and Iraq in 1975?
What was the reason behind the Iraqi regime's chemical gas attack in Halabja?
What was the reason behind the Iraqi regime's chemical gas attack in Halabja?
What was the outcome of the US invasion of Iraq in 1990?
What was the outcome of the US invasion of Iraq in 1990?
What is the current status of the Kurds in Iraq?
What is the current status of the Kurds in Iraq?
What is the Turkish government's concern regarding the Kurds in Iraq?
What is the Turkish government's concern regarding the Kurds in Iraq?
What is the likelihood of the Kurds controlling Kirkuk and its oilfields if an independent Kurdish entity emerges?
What is the likelihood of the Kurds controlling Kirkuk and its oilfields if an independent Kurdish entity emerges?
What was the purpose of the Amnesty International report published in 2008?
What was the purpose of the Amnesty International report published in 2008?
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