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History of the Peace Studies Field
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The United Nations
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Who is the founding father of the peace studies field?
What is Johan Galtung!
100
India and Pakistan, have fought three wars over this disputed territory, while border skirmishes remain frequent.
What is Kashmir
100
Nicknamed the Iron Lady, she was the Prime Minister of the U.K. FROM 1979-1990.
Who is Margaret Thatcher.
100
In Southern Africa he worked ceaselessly to improve the rights of the immigrant Indians. It was there that he developed his creed of passive resistance against injustice, satyagraha, meaning truth force, and was frequently jailed as a result of the protests that he led
Who is Mahatma Gandhi
100
This was the first world organization of countries founded after World War I.
What is the League of Nations.
200
Who is the the Peace Studies Coordinator at Ohio State?:)
What is Dr. John Carlarne
200
For the past five months, a newly formed rebel group in the North Kivu Province of this country have been attacking government forces and seizing small towns. The movement, called the March 23 Movement (M23), is made up of former members of previous rebel groups and is largely a continuation of hostilities in the region that date back to the First War in 1996.
What is Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)
200
He was the last emperor of China
Who is Puyi.
200
In 1967, this famous boxer refused to be drafted into the Army.His 67-page petition to a U.S. District Judge subsequently stripped him of his world heavyweight title and he was not permitted to fight again until 1970 when the conviction was overturned.
Who is Muhammed Ali
200
The name the "United Nations" was first proposed by this U.S. President....:)
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt
300
[_____] refers to the absence of violence.
What is negative peace!
300
In February 2003, the non-Arab ethnic groups of Darfur launched an uprising against the Kartoum government. The government responded by implementing their campaign of genocide, enlisting the help of Arab militia in Darfur called the [_____]
What is the Janjaweed
300
In 1997, this leader of the British Labour Party was elected as Prime Minister.
Who is Tony Blair.
300
She is best known for her teachings on the catastrophic consequences of atomic warfare.She founded Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament and is co-founder of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 for its role in peace education.
Who is Dr. Helen Caldicott
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Kofi Annan is a [______]!
What is a twin?
400
In 2011-12 security forces in this country used tanks, gunfire and mass arrests to try to crush anti-government street protests inspired by the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.
What is SYRIA.
400
What is the name of the 15th President of the United States?
Who is James Buchanan?
400
He served two years as Bishop of Lesotho, and in 1978 was appointed General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches. He then led the churches in opposition to the racial segregation brought about by government policies of apartheid.
Who is Bishop Desmond Tutu
400
The second largest contributor the the UN (after the U.S.) is....
What is Japan.
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It is a semaphoric combination symbol comprising the letters "N" and "D," as in "nuclear disarmament." Semaphoric images use the concept of flags to represent letters.
What is The Peace Sign!
500
To date more than 8,000 children have been abducted for use as soldiers or prostitutes in this country.
What is Uganda
500
This lady was the eleventh Prime Minister of Pakistan and the first woman elected to lead a muslim state/
Who is Benazir Bhutto.
500
As founder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), she has helped persuade nearly 100 governments to support a treaty to end the production, sale and stockpiling of land mines and to clean up existing minefields around the world. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.
Who is Jody Williams
500
This country became the newest member (192nd) of the United Nations in 2006.
What is Montenegro.