(#24) Q1 - Module E: Sherman's March (Military Tradition and Rules of War) Retrieval Quiz

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Militaries have published rules for warfare as far back as ancient times.

True

False

making alliances with foreign countries.

ensuring that all the sick and wounded received medical care.

protecting private businesses from invading armies.

educating civilians on the rules of war.

Militaries cannot take prisoners of war. 

Leaders must always fight on the front lines. 

Suffering should be as minimal as possible. 

Wars should be ended as quickly as possible.

Noncombatants (or civilians) should be protected.

The Hague Conventions

The ICRC Code

The Department of Defense Laws of War

The Lieber Code

True

False

No discrimination based on race

Ethical treatment of the civilian population

No killing prisoners of war under any circumstance

No use of rape

No using torture to get confessions

True

False

The Lincoln Letters

The Lieber Code

The U.S. Army Manual

The Geneva Conventions

Leaders who do not follow the rules of war can be prosecuted for __________.

No targeting civilians.

No killing armed enemies.

No causing unnecessary suffering.

Must allow civilians to flee the area.

No attacking hospitals or aid workers.

No torturing prisoners or detainees.

Must provide access to humanitarian aid.

Militaries have published rules for warfare as far back as ancient times. 

True

False

During the U.S. Civil War, the first international humanitarian laws mainly addressed the issue of 

making alliances with foreign countries.

ensuring that all the sick and wounded received medical care.

protecting private businesses from invading armies.

educating civilians on the rules of war.

Check off the THREE main principles that have been part of the rules of war throughout history.

Militaries cannot take prisoners of war. 

Leaders must always fight on the front lines. 

Suffering should be as minimal as possible. 

Wars should be ended as quickly as possible.

Noncombatants (or civilians) should be protected.

What was the name of the rules of warfare that Abraham Lincoln approved of during the Civil War?

The Hague Conventions

The ICRC Code

The Department of Defense Laws of War

The Lieber Code

No one in the world had ever used rules to guide warfare until the U.S. Civil War

True

False

Which of the following was NOT part of the Lieber Code?

No discrimination based on race

Ethical treatment of the civilian population

No killing prisoners of war under any circumstance

No use of rape

No using torture to get confessions

The modern-day U.S. Army Manual still uses ideas that were part of the Lieber Code. 

True

False

What is the name of the major international treaty governing the rules of warfare today?

The Lincoln Letters

The Lieber Code

The U.S. Army Manual

The Geneva Conventions

Check off any of the following that are part of modern-day rules of war.

No targeting civilians.

No killing armed enemies.

No causing unnecessary suffering.

Must allow civilians to flee the area.

No attacking hospitals or aid workers.

No torturing prisoners or detainees.

Must provide access to humanitarian aid.