Poli 105 Final Exam Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
Atlantic Charter Answer: -august 1941
-roosevelt and churchill discuss a security organization
-us not on war yet
UN Declaration Answer: -january 1942
-26 nations
-alliance formed but also was focused on principles of the UN
Bretton Woods and Dumbarton Oaks Answer: -BW, new hampshire
1944
-established economic structure of the UN
-IMF, IBRD (later world bank)
-Oaks creates formal structure of UN
Yalta Conference Answer: -small latin american countries upset didn't
have power in security council, may back out early 1945
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-met in mexico city and get to budget and get to have seats in security
council for two years
-secretary general cannot come from the 5 perm countries
-mad security council could veto everything
-the big three meet again to discuss voting in UNSC
Oaks Creates Formal Structure of UN Answer: -international court of
justice (world court)
-UN secretariat: bureaucracy, does the work
-UN general assembly: all states, one state, one vote
-UN security council: where power is, permanent members, weighted
to power....veto votes
-much confrontation in the conference room
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Mexico City Answer: -smaller L.A. states get concessions
-budgetary issues
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-no secretary general will come from perm 5
-UNSC will have all states inevitably on the council for 2 years each
Ideas maintained by the UN Answer: -peace and security
-economic development
-human rights
-tries to avoid direct territorial interventions
-protect state sovereignty at same time
Purpose of the UN Answer: -settle conflict with the least amount of
force
-collective security
-respect sovereignty
-adds up to a norm of non-intervention
Memberships, Rules, and Responsibilities Answer: -UN is made up of
states
-recognition
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