United Nations

According to this book, which of this situation would the United Nations be tasked to help with?

• an outbreak of a contagious virus in the Caribbean

• protest in China against tax increases

• a criminal trial in Great Britain

• the election of a new prime minister in Australia

Which department makes decisions about issues such as border disputes and rights to natural resources?

• the Economic and Social Council

• the High Commissioner for Refugees

• the International Court of Justice

• the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Which group of people would ECOSOC support?

• delegates to the UN

• peacekeeping soldiers

• Aboriginal peoples in Australia

• General Assembly of Committees

What is an example of a World Heritage Site?

• UN-run camps refugees

• The Pyramids of Giza

• the country of Egypt

• the Peace Palace

The United Nations was created as a result of ________.

• the end of World War I

• the end of World War II

• the end of the Civil War

• the end of the Vietnam War

Which of the following is a goal of the United Nations?

• to promote human rights worldwide

• to help countries in need, as long as they are members of UN

• to solve the environmental issues of the world

• to provide aid for small scale problems

Which of the following would you expect to read about in the section titled "The UN High Commissioners for Refugees"?

• The UN has six official languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese.

• The UN workers taught the public about smallpox, helping to eliminate the disease from the world.

• One of the UN's goal is to protect World Heritage around the globe such as the Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza

• In the mid-2010's, close to five million Syrian fled the war-torn country, and many now live in UN-run camps.

What is the main idea of the section titled " A Charter for Peace"?

• The United Nations is a controversial organization.

• The United Nations is often in the news.

• The United Nations was created in 1945 to help keep the peace.

• The United Nations has its headquarters in New York City.

China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States always hold a seat on the security council because _________.

• they were the five main Allies in World War II

• they were the richest in the world

• they have the biggest populations

• they donate the most money to the UN

What point of view are the author's trying to convey in this section "Complexity and Controversy of the UN" ?

• The news people hear about the UN is not always positive and the organization needs to do a better job of spreading good news.

• There are too many issues currently in the world for the UN to handle effectively.

• Any positive change that happens in the world is the result of the work of the UN.

• While there are critics of the UN, this organization has had a positive influence on the world.