The World Today (Part I)

Which of the following can have a devastating effect, especially in poor nations?

• A. Poverty

• B. disasters

• C. disease

• D. All of the above

People around the world are fighting for basic human rights, such as _________

• A. women’s rights

• B. children’s rights

• C. Both A & B

• D. None of the above

The United Nations declared that every person is entitled to basic rights which is ___________

• A. The right of life

• B. liberty or freedom

• C. The security of person

• D. All of the above

The United Nations called for freedom from _________

• A. slavery

• B. torture

• C. discrimination

• D. All of the above

Which of the following is also recognized as a human right according to the United Nations?

• A. work

• B. education

• C. maintaining an adequate standard of living

• D. All of the above

The period of time between 1947 to 1989 was known as the _______

• A. Cold Water

• B. Cold Waiter

• C. Cold War

• D. None of the above

___________has the world’s worst human rights record.

• A. South Korea

• B. South Africa

• C. South America

• D. None of the above

The __________supported “equal rights for men and women.”

• A. League of Nations

• B. United Kingdom

• C. United States

• D. UN Charter