League of Nations vs. United Nations
This international organization was created after World War I to prevent future wars.
League of Nations
This 30-year period of violence took place in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to the 1990s
The Troubles
After WWII, Germany was divided into occupation zones controlled by the Allies
Germany
The Berlin Wall fell in this year.
1989
This document written by Roosevelt and Churchill helped inspire the UN.
Atlantic Charter
This organization was created after World War II to maintain peace and provide humanitarian aid
United Nations
The Troubles were mainly between Catholics and Protestants in this region
Northern Ireland
The “Big Three” Allied powers were the U.S., Great Britain, and this country.
Soviet Union
Germany was officially reunified in this year.
1990
The UN was officially founded in this year
1945
The League of Nations failed mainly because countries wanted to keep this and did not follow its authority.
National autonomy
This paramilitary group fought for Irish independence during the Troubles.
IRA (Irish Republican Army)
Stalin blockaded Berlin in 1947 after the West introduced this new currency
Deutsche Mark
Before reunification, East Germany’s economy was described as inefficient and this.
Environmentally destructive
The UN body responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
Security Council
Give ONE reason the United Nations has been more successful than the League of Nations
Near-universal membership / Allows use of force in self-defense / More incentives to stay / Bigger countries have more say
One major cause of the Troubles was discrimination against this religious group.
Catholics
Western Allies responded to the blockade with this operation that flew in supplies
Berlin Airlift
After reunification, many people in eastern Germany faced this problem
Unemployment
Name one permanent member of the Security Council that has veto power.
United States / United Kingdom / France / Russia / China
Compare the League of Nations and the United Nations and explain why one succeeded where the other failed.
The League failed due to lack of enforcement and cooperation; the UN succeeded due to broader membership, enforcement power, and incentives
This 1998 agreement ended the Troubles by creating power-sharing and equal rights.
Belfast Agreement (Good Friday Agreement)
Describe how Germany was divided in 1945 and identify which Allied power controlled each zone.
U.S. (SE), Britain (NW), France (SW), Soviet Union (NE, including Berlin)
Name TWO struggles Germany faced before or after reunification.
Economic collapse in the East / unemployment / infrastructure problems / reliance on subsidies
Give TWO common criticisms of the United Nations today
Too bureaucratic / too expensive / gives some countries more power / ineffective / oversteps authority