THE UN AND THE VETO POWER

During the Cold War, many countries allied themselves with one of the two ___, either the United States or the USSR.

• SUPERPOWERS
• SOFT POWERS

• SPECIAL POWERS

International law ___ the development of chemical weapons.

• ENCOURAGES

• PROHIBITS

• OVERLOOKS

___ were imposed on Venezuela in response to human rights abuses committed during anti-government protests.

• SANCTIONS
• RESTRICTIONS

• BANS

The peoples of Latin America succeeded in exercising their ___ following the wars of independence.

• RIGHT TO SELF-DIFFERENTIATION

• RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION

• RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE

Spain banned an independence referendum in Catalonia saying that to allow it would violate its national ___.

• SUPERIORITY

• STRENGTH

• SOVEREIGNTY

The genocides in both Rwanda and Bosnia, despite the presence of the United Nations, show just how ineffective ___ can be.

• PEACE ENFORCEMENT

• PEACEBUILDING

• PEACEKEEPING

How has the UN’s crisis response been described?

• bureaucratic

• reactive

• proactive

2. What does Salil Shetty believe about the UN Security Council?

• it respects other countries

• it is powerless

• it abuses its power

In which year was the UN founded?

• 1945

• 1955

• 1965

The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union won which war together?

• World War 1

• World War 2

• The Vietnam War