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1. The Romans punished what ancient empire severely after defeating them in the Punic Wars?
2. When Europeans first set foot in the Americas, they enslaved or killed many Native Americans. Which of these groups in the Iroquois did NOT side with the British at the time of the Revolutionary War in order to try to gain back land lost?
3. As European settlement in North America progressed, slavery became a more prominent issue. What country in the Caribbean became the first country in Latin America to break free from its European Power?
4. What group, a minority in several empires at the end of the 19th century, was discriminated against, deported, starved and subjected to genocide by the Ottoman Empire during World War I?
5. The Rowlatt Acts, passed by Britain in 1919, had the effect of denying people in what British-ruled country their right to a fair trial?
6. During the early days of the Soviet Union, Stalin forcibly took the grain from what primarily agrarian Eastern European country and let approximately 3 million of its people starve?
7. The "Rape of Nanking," a prolonged, violent attack on Chinese civilians, was initiated by what foreign power?
8. After World War II, many Japanese POW Camp officers were punished for human rights violations. Which guard, however, was not punished, due to staying in hiding until after the trials for Japanese war criminals had ended?
9. Kurdish people have been discriminated against in the Middle East for decades. In which country will you NOT find a significant Kurdish population?
10. Cornelia Rau, a German citizen, was arbitrarily detained by what nation after being suspected of being an illegal immigrant?
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