UN & Surprise
What is the UN General Assembly?
1 membe,r each nation and 1 vote
What led to the creation of the Israeli state following WWII?
the Holocaust
What was the fundamental principal established at the Nuremberg Trials?
both leaders and their followers are responsible for their wartime crimes
What is the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
agreement among member nations to halt the spread of nuclear weapons
How did the EU achieve greater economic unity?
single currency/euro dollar
What was the main reason for the formation of the UN?
keep and maintain global peace
What was the Arab reaction to the Balfour Declaration of 1917?
disappointment and anger, later attacks/war
What is the status of women in rural Africa today?
tradition keeps women confined to the home and working in the fields
How did the advances in nuclear technology contribute to the cold war period after WWII?
the threat of nuclear destruction through the use of nuclear weapons had a powerful influence on confrontation/determent
What caused the partition of India after its independence from GB?
Hindus and Muslims could not live in peace together
What is one success of the UN?
declaration of human rights
The PLO was created to eliminate the state of Israel and return Palestine to the control of the Arab Palestinians. What explains their lack of success in winning world public opinion to their cause?
the PLO has a reputation as a terrorist organization
What are the characteristics of Apartheid?
racial discrimination and separation
How did Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms help the Soviet Union economically?
reduced shortages and the price of consumer goods
Give an example of economic interdependence among nations?
computers/technology traded for agricultural goods like sugar
What are the permanent members of the UN Security Council?
US, GB, France, Russia and China
What do terrorist groups have the reputation for doing globally?
assassinations, hijacking planes, bombing public places
Nelson Mandela was jailed for life for treason and sabotage. Outside as well as in South Africa he became renown as what?
the symbol of the fight for black freedom in South Africa
The economies of satellite nations Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union had a system of the government setting prices for consumer goods. How did this affect their economies?
shortages on almost everything
If an agricultural, developing nation is rich in natural gas and other raw materials, which items might it need to trade?
manufactured goods
What were the Nuremberg laws partially responsible for?
Holocaust
In many of the worlds developing nations, improvements in life expectancy and health care have contributed to what?
population pressures and limited economic development
Expeditions of medieval crusaders, jihads of the followers of Islam, tactics of the IRA (Irish republican Army) all have in common?
religious groups contribute to global conflict
What is a reason for regional and or global economic cooperation and trade?
uneven distribution of natural resources
The Soviet Union launched it's first satellite, Sputnik into orbit in 1957, what was the result of this launch?
Space race/kindergarten