Definitions
Geneva Conventions
Combatants vs. Civilians
Role of the Red Cross in Armed Conflict
100
A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation state.
What is war?
100
Civilians, Prisoners of War, and Wounded Soldiers.
Who are the people the Geneva Conventions protect?
100
Members of the armed forces of a party in conflict who are entitled to take a direct part in hostilities.
What is a combatant?
100
To ensure the understanding and respect of IHL laws in the United States.
What is the role of the American Red Cross?
200

The Rule that says combatants and civilians must be treated differently in armed conflict.

What is the Principle of Distinction?

200
August 12, 1949
What is the date when the Geneva Conventions came into being?
200
Any person who is not a combatant.
What is a civilian?
200

These principles are at the core of the Red Cross mission.

What are humanitarian principles?

300

Gathering and sharing accurate information with the public. These people must make sure what they are reporting is true and does not give away important military information.

What is the role of a journalist in armed conflict.

300
In 1864, this gathering occurred.
What is the original gathering of the Geneva Conventions.
300
A member of the regular forces of a State party engaged in hostilities against the United States.
What is a 'lawful enemy combatant'?
300
This person was the founder of the American Red Cross and began his/her work over 150 years ago.
Who is Clara Barton?
400
Tactics and strategies applied in military operations to weaken or vanquish an adversary.
What are methods of warfare?
400
These are 2 of the original 12 countries that signed the Geneva Convention in 1864.
Baden, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hesse, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, and Wurtemberg.
400
A US soldier fighting in Iraq.
What is an example of a combatant?
400

These are services the American Red Cross provides (Pick any 1).

What are life-saving treatments, disaster relief services, CPR training, IHL information sessions, family reunification, etc.

500
A body of international law that consists of treaty and customary rules that seek in times of armed conflict to limit the suffering cause by war by protecting persons who are not, or who are no longer, taking part in hostilities by restricting the methods and means of warfare.
What is International Humanitarian Law (IHL)?
500
This person founded the precursor of the Red Cross in 1863 that was the driving force behind persuading Switzerland to host the conference to formalize the rules of war (Geneva Convention).
Who is Henry Dunant?
500
A child who does scouting work or lays traps during a conflict.
What is a Child Soldier?
500

Red Cross, Red Crescent, Red Crystal

What are the emblems of protection.

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