Political Science

Study Questions These Questions are from Zakaria, The Post-American World 1. What is the great transformation that Zakaria says is taking place? 2. What does Zakaria mean by “the rise of the rest”? Specifically, who is “the rest”? 3. To Zakaria, what is the difference between an “anti-American world” and a “post-American world”? 4. According to Zakaria, what is necessary for America to thrive? These Questions are from Thomas De Waal, “The G-Word: The Armenian Massacre and the Politics of Genocide” http://carnegieendowment.org/2014/12/16/g-word-armenian-massacre-and-politics-of-genocide 5. What happened to the Armenians during World War 1? How many were killed? Why did this happen? 6. How does the U.S. government currently describe the massacre against the Armenians? Do you agree with the U.S. position? 7. Why is it important whether the word “genocide” is used to describe the massacre against the Armenians?