Organizations
How many people is required for a decision on important issue?
Two third majority is required for a decision on important issue.
What is veto power?
It means that any one of five permanent countries could choose to block any decision.
What are the humanitarian agencies of the United Nations?
The UN oversees several specialized agencies including the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
What did bipolar world mean?
The world was divided into two new superpowers.
Who were new superpowers after the Second World War?
The United States and Soviet Union.
Why countries created the United Nations? (basic goals)
To maintain peace and ensure social and economic progress.
What is the secretariat made up?
The secretariat is made up of thousands of clerks, interpreters, translators, and technical experts.
What is John praised for?
He was praised for drafting the Charter of the United Nations.
What is the concept of domino theory?
Domino theory means America feared that once one country was pulled into the communist camp, then all surrounding countries would be soon to follow.
Which five permanent countries in Security Council of UN?
China, Russia, America, United Kingdom and France.
How many goals did the United Nations have? List 2 of them.
4 goals
keeping world peace, preventing new wars;
encouraging cooperation;
defending human rights and helping t o promote equality;
Improving the standard of living
What is the composition of the security council?
Five permanent members and other 10 countries, which are elected to serve two-year terms.
What decision did the Prime Minister make to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
He won the Nobel Peace Prize for solving the Suez Canal crisis.
What was the strategy of America during the Cold War?
The strategy was to contain communism, preventing it from spreading to other countries.
What contributions have the United Nations humanitarian agencies made?
They provide assistance and aid all over the world.
What are the functions of United Nations?
Discuss and make recommendations on any matter likely to affect world peace.
Being a forum for discussion, supervising special agencies, and controlling the budget.
How does the International Court of Justice work?
The court makes rulings on disputes submitted by members if the members have agreed to abide by its rulings.
What concept did he invent in the process of solving the Suez Canal?
He helped to invent the very concept of peacekeeping.
What was the difference between Cold War and other wars?
It was fought using propaganda, espionage, and economic and political pressures. While enormous arms race ensued, the two superpowers didn’t face each other in combat.
When and where 50 countries met to create the United Nations?
In April 1945, 50 countries met in San Francisco to create the UN.
Which four parts contribute the United Nations?
The General Assembly
The Security Council
The Secretariat
The International Court of Justice
What is the progress of UN for League of Nations? In other words, which machine-made prevent war happening?
UN has a machine-made called unanimity principle, that mean if one of five permanent countries disagree a motion, this motion can’t pass. In League of Nations, if a motion will be passed, all of countries will agree, it is very inefficient. So, UN can prevent the war.
What does peacekeeping mean?
It means working actively to prevent or stop the conflict between nations and communities.
Why bipolar world emerged?
Because of the conflict of political ideas. The Cold War was an ideological struggle. The United States is a capital country while the Soviet Union is a social country.
What is Suez Crisis?
The Suez Crisis was an international crisis in the Middle East that was precipitated on July 26, 1956, when the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, nationalized the Suez Canal.