Year 12 Understanding Key Terms in Conflict

What is the principle of Collective Defence in NATO?

• It means that if one member state is attacked, the others will see themselves as also being attacked.

• It means that each member state must contribute equally to the defence budget.

• It means that NATO will only intervene in conflicts outside of Europe.

• It means that NATO members must share intelligence with each other.

Which term describes any form of hostility between nations or between groups within a nation?

• Peace-Keeping

• Conflict

• Veto

• Independence

What are Cultural Differences?

• Differences in military strategies between nations.

• Any source of difference between two groups of people such as religion, language, customs, traditions or values.

• Differences in economic policies between countries.

• Differences in political systems between nations.

What does the term Independence refer to?

• The ability of a nation to veto UN Security Council decisions.

• The idea that a group of people should be able to determine their own destiny, sometimes called self-determination.

• The use of military measures to enforce peace.

• The prevention of armed conflict between hostile nations.

What are Military Measures?

• The use of non-military measures such as negotiation.

• When coercive force is used to respond to a situation.

• The prevention of armed conflict between hostile nations.

• The ability to veto UN Security Council decisions.

What is the central role of the UN in Peace-Keeping?

• To enforce economic sanctions on hostile nations.

• To prevent armed conflict between hostile nations or parties within a nation.

• To provide humanitarian aid during natural disasters.

• To mediate trade agreements between countries.

What is a Veto in the context of the UN Security Council?

• A power that allows one state to prevent action being taken by the UN, even if all other Security Council members are in favour.

• A power that allows the UN Secretary-General to override Security Council decisions.

• A power that allows member states to propose new resolutions.

• A power that allows the General Assembly to enforce decisions on the Security Council.

Which of the following is NOT an example of Cultural Differences?

• Religion

• Language

• Military strategy

• Customs

Which term is used to describe the idea that a group of people should be able to determine their own destiny?

• Collective Defence

• Independence

• Peace-Keeping

• Conflict

What does the term Conflict NOT refer to?

• Hostility between nations

• Hostility between groups within a nation

• Peaceful negotiations between countries

• Hostility within a nation