1)The ruling body of the United Nations is called the Security Council. Which of the following countries is NOT a permanent member of the Security Council?
a) China
b) USSR (Russia)
c) United States
d) Japan
2) Which of the following issues would be addressed by the UN Disarmament Commission?
a) Outer space weapons
b) Reduction of military budgets
c) Banning chemical weapons
d) All of the above
3) Which of the following statements accurately reflects the UN’s role in human rights?
a) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is voluntary and not legally binding.
b) The UN has not taken a position on human rights.
c) The US opposes the UN stand on human rights because it doesn’t go far enough.
d) The UN supports the rights of women to participate in politics.
4) The original purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was to
a) provide for joint defense of Europe and North America against the Soviet Union.
b) create an economic partnership between the North Atlantic nations.
c) establish a partnership between the US and the USSR in order to prevent nuclear war.
d) create an alliance of European and North American nations against Nazi Germany during World War II.
5) How might you infer that membership in the military alliance of Eastern European nations, known as the Warsaw Pact, was not entirely voluntary?
a) All members of the Warsaw pact pledged to defend each other.
b) The alliance was dominated by the USSR, which kept strict control over the other countries in the pact.
c) All of the countries of Eastern Europe except Yugoslavia joined the pact.
d) The Warsaw Pact was created as a response to the perceived threat of NATO.
6)The World Trade Organization operates by consensus. Which of the following best defines the meaning of consensus?
a) A collective opinion, more than a majority
b) Democratic majority rule
c) Unanimous agreement among all nations participating
d) Control by a powerful minority
7) Not everyone supports the World Trade Organization. What group of people would most likely oppose the WTO?
a) The United States
b) Business Groups
c) Lobbyists for large industries
d) Anti-globalization movement
What is the purpose of the World Bank?
a) Provide a safe, secure place where nations can deposit their money
b) Provide financing for the elimination of poverty and create development
c) An international organization for private multi-national corporations to pool their money
d) All of the above
七月 5th, 2009 at 11:49 下午
1.D
2.D, Because all of those fall under disarmament which is taking weapon or the means to acquire weapons away.
3.A, there are many menber countries of the UN that dont follow the Universal Declaration of Human rights, yet are not penalized for it.
4.A, During the cold War the US needed as many allies as it could get to fight the so called domino effect and to stop the spread of Soviet Communism.
5.B, All the Republics of the USSR werent republics by choice, they had been conquered in World War II when the Russians were making a march to conquer Berlin.
6.A, you can look it up on pedia if you want to.
7.D, Anti Globalization movements want to stop jobs from going away from their countries, and once of the principles of the WTO is to have companies hire overseas.
8.D, that is self explanatory.
all i know is you better give me my 10 points
七月 6th, 2009 at 6:32 上午
You want us to do your homework for you? Sorry, study next time.
七月 6th, 2009 at 11:16 上午
d Japan
#4 A
#6 A
7 D
That is all I know.
七月 6th, 2009 at 5:10 下午
1)The ruling body of the United Nations is called the Security Council. Which of the following countries is NOT a permanent member of the Security Council?
d) Japan
2) Which of the following issues would be addressed by the UN Disarmament Commission?
d) All of the above
3) Which of the following statements accurately reflects the UN’s role in human rights?
c) The US opposes the UN stand on human rights because it doesn’t go far enough.
4) The original purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was to
a) provide for joint defense of Europe and North America against the Soviet Union.
5) How might you infer that membership in the military alliance of Eastern European nations, known as the Warsaw Pact, was not entirely voluntary?
b) The alliance was dominated by the USSR, which kept strict control over the other countries in the pact.
6)The World Trade Organization operates by consensus. Which of the following best defines the meaning of consensus?
c) Unanimous agreement among all nations participating
7) Not everyone supports the World Trade Organization. What group of people would most likely oppose the WTO?
a) The United States
What is the purpose of the World Bank?
b) Provide financing for the elimination of poverty and create development
七月 6th, 2009 at 11:50 下午
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七月 7th, 2009 at 2:56 上午
It took you longer to type it out than it would to look up the answers in your text book. You need to do your own homework.
七月 7th, 2009 at 7:47 上午
1 d 2d 3 a 4 a 5b …..you do the last 3 ……just remember, these things may seem trivial and boring to you, but they have a major impact on many aspects of life….everything from the outsourcing of jobs from the US , to the price of gas you have to pay at the pump to wars/political conflicts.