Deck 4: Historical Events and Figures in Human Rights Development

Question 1

This was achieved in the British Empire by the Slave Trade Act 1807 and the Slavery Abolition Act was passed in British Empire in................

A)1833
B)1843
C)1853
D)1863

Answer 1

1833

Question 2

At the 1945 .............. Conference, the Allied Powers agreed to create a new body to supplant the League's role; this was to be the United Nations.

A)yalta
B)washington
C)paris
D)delhi

Answer 2

yalta

Question 3

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in............., partly in response to the atrocities of World War II.

A)1948
B)1958
C)1968
D)1978

Answer 3

1948

Question 4

The UDHR was framed by members of the Human Rights Commission, with former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt as Chair, who began to discuss an International Bill of Rights in................

A)1927
B)1937
C)1944
D)1947

Question 5

In............., the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) were adopted by the United Nations.

A)1926
B)1936
C)1956
D)1966

Question 6

The Geneva Conventions came into being between 1864 and 1949 as a result of efforts by ..............., the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

A)henry dunant
B)john humphrey
C)rené cassin
D)mahatma gandhi

Question 7

The United Nations Human Rights Council, created at the ............... World Summit to replace the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, has a mandate to investigate violations of human rights.

A)2005
B)2007
C)2008
D)2009

Question 8

To protect future generations from a repeat of these horrors, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in ........................

A)1918
B)1928
C)1938
D)1948

Question 9

The Human Rights Act 1998 (also known as the Act or the HRA) came into force in the United Kingdom in October...............

A)2000
B)2004
C)2005
D)2008

Question 10

On 10 December 1948 in.............., the General Assembly of the UnitedNations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

A)paris
B)peking
C)delhi
D)lisbon

Question 11

In Britain key developments include the Magna Carta of............., the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 and the Bill of Rights of 1689.

A)1215
B)1225
C)1235
D)1245

Question 12

Slavery Abolition Act …………. effectively banned slavery in the British Empire

A)1823
B)1833
C)1846
D)1849

Question 13

................was one of Britain's great social reformers.

A)william wilberforce
B)john humphrey
C)rené cassin
D)mahatma gandhi

Question 14

..................... died in 1833, just three days before Parliament passed the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which effectively banned slavery in the British Empire.

A)william wilberforce
B)woodrow wilson
C)mahatma gandhi
D)paul gready

Question 15

......................was born in Hull, to a wealthy family.

A)woodrow wilson
B)william wilberforce
C)paul gready
D)mahatma gandhi

Question 16

It was at Cambridge that .................became friends with William Pitt the younger.

A)william wilberforce
B)mahatma gandhi
C)abraham lincoln
D)desmond tutu

Question 17

William Pitt was the Prime Minister of..................

A)england
B)spain
C)america
D)portugal

Question 18

Slave Trade Act was passed in British Empire in ……….

A)1807
B)1809
C)1817
D)1827

Question 19

On 26 July................, the Slavery Abolition Act was passed - outlawing slavery in most parts of the British Empire.

A)1833
B)1835
C)1839
D)1843

Question 20

........... was born on 24 August 1759 in Hull, the son of a wealthy merchant.

A)william wilberforce
B)abraham lincoln
C)philip alston
D)olivia ball

Question 21

In ................. Wilberforce became Member of Parliament for Hull, later representing Yorkshire.

A)1780
B)1789
C)1832
D)1845

Question 22

............... retired from politics in 1825 and died on 29 July 1833, shortly after the act to free slaves in the British Empire passed through the House of Commons.

A)wilberforce
B)abraham lincoln
C)desmond tutu
D)mrs. dadabhoy

Question 23

While the term 'civil war' generically refers to a war within the nation, it has now become synonymous to the American Civil War - also known as the War Between the States - of................, which was fought between the United States of America (Union) and the Confederate States of America (Confederacy).

A)1761
B)1767
C)1856
D)1861

Question 24

The American Civil War started on 12th April, .............., and came to an end on 9th April, 1865, thus lasting for four years and resulting in heavy loss of life and property.

A)1841
B)1851
C)1861
D)1871