Power & US Diplomacy
Peacemakers
Know Your Rights
Crises
Country Quirks
100
This kind of power uses threats, force, or punishment to get its way.
What is hard power?
100
This international organization was formed after WWII to make world peace. It has grown to include dozens of offices around the world working to help diplomats and bureaucrats work on solving major world problems.
What is the United Nations?
100
Human rights are supposed to be this—meaning they apply to everyone, everywhere, no matter what.
What is universal?
100
This term describes a person fleeing their country due to war or persecution.
What is a refugee?
100
This European country is famous for chocolate, a foreign policy of neutrality, and four official languages.
What is Switzerland?
200
This type of power convinces people to want what you want.
Soft Power
200
We talked about two kinds of foreign aid in this class. This kind of U.S. aid helps other countries grow economies and reduce poverty over time.
Development Aid
200
These people do the work of defending rights, even when it puts them at risk from their own governments or others.
Who are human rights defenders?
200
This U.S. city and county has become a leader in refugee resettlement per capita.
What is Lancaster, Pennsylvania?
200
This country is the most populous in Africa and famous for Nollywood.
What is Nigeria?
300
These are formal agreements signed between countries to resolve conflicts, promote trade, or protect rights.
What are treaties?
300
This global plan includes 17 goals for peace, equality, and sustainability by 2030.
What are the SDGs?
300
This 1948 document guarantees rights like education, freedom of expression, and safety.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
300
This is the most common cause of people becoming refugees today.
What is war (or conflict)?
300
This country is a theocracy where religious leaders hold political power, and its nuclear program has drawn global attention.
What is Iran?
400
This economic tool, often used in trade wars, raises the cost of imported goods using taxes in order to pressure other countries without using military force.
What are tariffs?
400
This goal (#1 of the SDGs) focuses on ending this major cause of suffering and instability.
What is poverty?
400
What are three rights listed in the UDHR?
(Mr. Johnson will judge)
400
We talked about two kinds of foreign aid. This form of aid responds to emergencies, while the other helps countries grow over time.
What is humanitarian aid?
400
This Southeast Asian nation is made up of over 17,000 islands and has the world’s largest Muslim population.
What is Indonesia?
500
This U.S. department oversees diplomacy, including embassies, consulates, and global relations.
What is the State Department?
500
This term means improving life through jobs, education, and freedom.
What is development?
500
These types of rights protect your participation in political and public life—like voting and free speech.
What are civil and political rights?
500
The vast majority of scientists predict this will be the number one driver of conflicts and natural disasters in your lifetime.
What is climate change?
500
This landlocked Central Asian country is rich in oil and borders Russia and China.
What is Kazakhstan?
600
This U.S. official currently serves as both Secretary of State and interim National Security Advisor, a rare dual role not seen since the Nixon era.
Who is Marco Rubio?
600
This organization gave over half of U.S. foreign aid and was gutted in 2025 over accusations of wasteful spending.
What is USAID?
600
These rights ensure people have access to education, health care, and fair working conditions.
What are economic, social, and cultural rights?
600
According to class, the three causes of global inequality are human choices, access to resources, and this unpredictable factor.
What is luck?
600
This country has hosted peace talks for conflicts in Colombia and the Philippines and is the top global exporter of bananas.
What is Ecuador?