Vocabulary
When you don't care about the suffering of others in the world around you, you are said to have this.
What is apathy?
apathetic
Even though it was called the "War To End All Wars," it was followed up less than half a century later by another world war.
What is/was World War I?
The Four Aims of this international organization are
1. Peacekeeping
2. Cultivating of friendly relationships among states
3. Assisting in alleviating poverty, hunger, disease, and illiteracy, and encouraging respect for human rights
4. Providing a forum where nations work together for these goals
What is the United Nations
This motivation for going to war has arguably been the most widely cited reason. It is a major reason Russia recently invaded Ukraine.
What is Territorial Expansion?
This island in Asia claims to be the official government of China.
What is Taiwan?
This occurs during war when neither side makes any progress. During WWI when this occurred, it forced the troops to "dig in" where they were and led to trench warfare.
What is stalemate?
The atomic bomb was dropped on what Japanese cities at the close of which war?
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki and WWII?
China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America enjoy these two special privileges in the UN Security Council.
What are permanent membership and veto power?
The One China policy is the US official stance on this island.
What is Taiwan?
This land in the Middle East has been a source of conflict due to unequal distribution of land and broken promises. Many here face human rights violations.
What is Palestine?
Economic Sanctions are examples of this international relations strategy to avoid all out war. MAD is another example.
What is deterrent.
The 38th Parallel established a DMZ (demilitarized zone) in which conflict?
What is/was the Korean War.
This flawed, post war international organization is partly responsible for the economic deterioration which ultimately led to increased militarization and another world war.
What is/was the League of Nations?
This was the justification for the US War in Afghanistan.
What is revenge?
Given that this land borders northern India, Pakistan, and China, (it is officially part of India) it is unsurprising that it is host to occasional skirmishes.
What is Kashmir? (Jammu and Kashmir)
35 million out of more than 50 million of the world's _______ are children.
What are refugees?
During this war, most of England's military resources were busy with the Napoleonic wars in Europe.
What is/was the War of 1812.
The UN intervened in several conflicts during the Cold War due to European colonial powers being removed, often forcibly, from nations. This process of removing colonial powers is known as this.
What is decolonization?
The UN intervened in several conflicts during the Cold War due to European colonial powers being removed, often forcibly, from nations. This process of removing colonial powers is known as this.
What is decolonization?
At 11pm on November 11th, 1918, World War I officially ended owing to a signing of this document. (*Hint - the holiday is commonly known as this around the world.)
What is an armistice?
American justification for this war was revenge.
What was the US War in Afghanistan.