WEALD MIS Edexcel 8b.7- The UN

The United Nations is a...

• IGO

• NGO

• GOGOGO

• TNC

An American initiative in 1919 founded the ...

• League of gentlemen

• Team America

• League of Nations

• The United Nations

The United Nations was founded in ...

• 1919

• 1939

• 1945

• 1999

Which of the following countries is NOT a permanent member of the UN security council?

• USA

• Spain

• France

• China

The current UN secretary general is...

• Kim Jong Un

• David Attenborough

• Antonio Guterres

• Ban Ki-Moon

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon made what a UN priority (showing how personal influences can affect the work of the UN)

• Climate Change

• Human Rights

• Aid

The UN aims to provide a forum for countries to discuss differences instead of fighting over them- true or false?

• True

• False

When the forum for discussion fails the UN has two hard power options. Which are they? (select two)

• Economic sanctions- to reduce the nation's ability to trade.

• Social sanctions- stopping people watching western films

• Political sanctions- banning travel to the naughty countries

• Military Interventions- UN Peacekeeping forces can take direct military action.

The UN does not have its own army, instead UN member nations make police or soldiers and equipment available to the UN. True or false ?

• True

• False

IRAN case study- as Iran was attempting to build nuclear weapons the UN imposed:

• Economic sanctions- trade embargo

• Military sanctions - Dutch peacekeepers sent in