Global Divides: The North and the South - TCWD111 Week 7 Midterms

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What term did the top UN human rights official use to describe the situation in Myanmar against the Muslim Rohingya people?

  • Religious persecution
  • Genocide
  • Ethnic cleansing (correct)
  • Political oppression

When did the first phase of the Rohingya genocide take place according to the text?

  • October 2017 to January 2018
  • October 2016 to January 2017 (correct)
  • August 2017 to October 2017
  • August 2016 to October 2016

Where did most of the Rohingya people flee to due to the crisis in Myanmar?

  • China
  • Japan
  • India (correct)
  • South Korea

Who served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2014 to 2018 according to the text?

<p>Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country's government forces conducted a bloody crackdown against militants in Myanmar according to the text?

<p>Myanmar (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term has been used to describe the crisis in Myanmar regarding the Muslim Rohingya community?

<p>'A textbook example of ethnic cleansing' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the estimated number of Rohingya people killed by the military and local Rakhine Buddhists in January 2018?

<p>24,000 Rohingya people (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who visited refugees in makeshift camps and implored Myanmar to allow them to return safely?

<p>Sheikh Hasina (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country expressed support for Myanmar's government moves toward 'stability'?

<p>China (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many people signed a petition seeking to have Aung San Suu Kyi's Nobel Peace Prize withdrawn?

<p>More than 400,000 people (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of nations does the Group of Eight (G8) refer to?

<p>Highly industrialized nations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the world controls four-fifths of the income earned anywhere globally?

<p>Global North (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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