3.5 - Can Military Intervention Be Successful?

Question 1

Why Do We Intervene?

Answer 1

Humanitarian - Protecting human rights, justifies intervention and part of long-term strategies to protect country interests.

Question 2

Why China & North Korea Intervene?

Answer 2

Protect national interests of a country e.g. Russia in Ukraine
Shore up allegiance of other states e.g. Russia in Syria
Influence strategically important regions of the globe e.g. USA in Saudi
Protect natural resources - US & UK in Gulf wars

Question 3

Sierra Leone

Answer 3

7 million mans in West Africa
Vaious military groups - West Side Boys and pro-government
Intervention from ECOMOG, United States & British Army

Question 4

ECOMOG

Answer 4

Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group - To achieve and monitor cease fire in Western Africa countries

Question 5

What?

Answer 5

British army wanted to evacuate citizens but now they want to help those in Sierra Leone

Question 6

Where?

Answer 6

Their jkob was to secure the airline and hodl back the rebel forces

Question 7

Why?

Answer 7

Rebel forces used sheer brutality e.g. cutting off limbs, come to came to get out their own troops but didn’t have much to lose in terms of people and ammunition

Question 8

Who?

Answer 8

British intervention against the RUF and West Side Boys

Question 9

How?

Answer 9

They sat down with the government of Sierra Leone, and committed themselves to support the people of the country against the rebels.

Question 10

Why Was Sierra Leone Intervention Successful?

Answer 10

It restored (not empowered) the democratically elected government
There was complete public backing in the country
There wasn’t much burden on the UK, they used the same resources
Sustainable as there’s British influence in the country.