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WEALD MIS Edexcel 8b.7- The UN

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The United Nations is a...

a)

IGO

b)

NGO

c)

GOGOGO

d)

TNC

2.

An American initiative in 1919 founded the ...

a)

League of gentlemen

b)

Team America

c)

League of Nations

d)

The United Nations

3.

The United Nations was founded in ...

a)

1919

b)

1939

c)

1945

d)

1999

4.

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

a)

USA

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

China

5.

The current UN secretary general is...

a)

Kim Jong Un

b)

David Attenborough

c)

Antonio Guterres

d)

Ban Ki-Moon

6.

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

a)

Climate Change

b)

Human Rights

c)

Aid

7.

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

a)

True

b)

False

8.

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

a)

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

b)

Social sanctions- stopping people watching western films

c)

Political sanctions- banning travel to the naughty countries

d)

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

9.

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 ?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

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

a)

Economic sanctions- trade embargo

b)

Military sanctions - Dutch peacekeepers sent in

11.

Unilateral action means...

a)

The UN taking one united approach to an issue

b)

One country (or a group of countries) acts against another without UN approval

c)

Moving sideways to navigate complex geopolitics

12.

Unilateral action was taken against Russia after it annexed...

a)

Ukraine

b)

Europe

c)

Crimea

d)

The Arctic

13.

The UN and its actions/ sanctions are always considered to be effective- true / false?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Give one example of when the UN and its actions/ sanctions have not been "effective"

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