unit 3 test

Question 1

need vs want

Answer 1

need is nesacarry for survival or to maintain health/security where a want is something people would like to have

Question 2

isolatism

Answer 2

remaining apart from affairs or intrests of other groups

Question 3

unilateralism

Answer 3

nation state has enough power alone to engage in one sided polices that does not require an agreement amongst multiple nations

Question 4

bilateralism and why

Answer 4

2 nations make an agreement that excludes all other because:
- working together on issue of common interest
- establish preferenital relationships between the 2 nation states
- allow greater flexibility

Question 5

multilateralism and why

Answer 5

3 or more nation states make agreements to work together
- issues requiring broad international support
- increase joint power- middle powers often do this

Question 6

supranationalism and what does it do

Answer 6

international group or union of states that poses
- shared decision making \
- decisions of union are bonding on members
- member states lose sovernity
- trade between member nations

Question 7

internationalism

Answer 7

political prinicpal advocating greater political or economical co operation amount states and nations
- all members of global community accept collective responsibility facing the world

Question 8

economic sanctions

Answer 8

penatly imposed on country, its officals or citizens to change their behaviour through economic disruption

Question 9

collective secuirty

Answer 9

states agree to work together to prevent to stop wars by defending each other from external threats

Question 10

gross national income

Answer 10

total value of countrys income from both domestic and foreign sources

Question 11

tied aid

Answer 11

developmental assistance where recipant country is required to purchase goods and services from donor

Question 12

voluntary balkanization

Answer 12

process of larger country breaking up into smaller independent states usually ethincally homogenous

Question 13

responsibility to protect

Answer 13

international norm requiring states to protect citizens from mass atrocity crimes

Question 14

common human heritage

Answer 14

certain areas and resources are available for everyone’s use

Question 15

trickle down effect

Answer 15

benefits given to the top of a system will eventually be passed onto those lower down

Question 16

world trade organization

Answer 16

intergovernemntal organization regualting and facilitating international trade
- implementing rules and guidelines

Question 17

absolute poverty

Answer 17

household income is too low to meet basic needs

Question 18

odious debt

Answer 18

legal theory that countrys debt is illegitament and should not be enforced when curred by despotic regime

Question 19

humanitarism

Answer 19

belief in imporving peoples life and reducing suffering

Question 20

forgein policly

Answer 20

gov strategy in dealing with other nations

Question 21

international law of sea

Answer 21

collection of treatys and agreements that govern how governments maintain order, productivity and peace in the oceans

Question 22

maslows hierarchy of needs

Answer 22

states that humans move up the pyramid as their more basic needs get met
people are motivated in life by WANTs and NEEDs

Question 23

4 motives of nations/ nation states

Answer 23

1) economic stability: qualified workforce, high employment, states are able to support themselves without aid
2) peace and security: sense of national safety and security
3) Humanitarianism: assist and relive suffering in world through aid
4) self determination: recognition within larger nations, control, sovernity and self gov

Question 24

what is peacekeeping

Answer 24

UN established securit council as means of persuring international peace and security

Question 25

guidelines to being a peacekeeper

Answer 25

only deployed after ceasefire, patrol a buffer zone only can act in self defense otherwise no use of weapons - consent: must respect sovernity of host - impartiality: must not take sides - self defense: only use force to defend themselves

Question 26

what is a peacemaker

Answer 26

ending armed conflict and human rights abuses directly enter country uninvited shoot to kill does not remain neutral

Question 27

canadas role in afganistan

Answer 27

help rebuild country and fight terrosism sent both peacekeepers and peacemakers

Question 28

artic sovernity

Answer 28

high seas are not owned by anyone area is being disputed through proving which contential shelf it lays on

Question 29

6 issues with forgein aid

Answer 29

- many belive that instead of spending more money is needs to spent more efficenity 1) competing motives: uses aid to help illegit gov or protect economy/ military ally while neglecting actual needs 2) tied aid: complex delivery system 3) lack of consultation: sending aid that is inappropriate for country actually receiving it 4) Bureacry: paperwork slows down arrival 5) corruption: sometimes countries seize money and supplies for themselves 6) Brain drain: smartest of country end up working for the agency and leaving the country rather then setting up shop in home

Question 30

decolonization

Answer 30

process of ending domination of one nation of another land, people and culture Ex: Britain leaving India in 1947

Question 31

what is the european union (EU)

Answer 31

politcal and economic union of 27 member states become economically independent to avoid conflict

Question 32

benefits and drawbacks of EU

Answer 32

benefits: massive/strong economy, collective security, ease of trade, creates jobs with free movement of people, increase number of goods drawbacks: limits country sovernity as must follow mandates, pay to be part of EU, economies may be negatively affected by other members

Question 33

what is GATT

Answer 33

general agreement on tarrifs and trade - legal agreement aimed to reduce trade barriers by boosting global economy - post world war 2

Question 34

what is world health organization

Answer 34

agency that works to imporve global health and safety through setting standards for disease control and health care - part of UN

Question 35

what is the IMF

Answer 35

international monetary fund - UN agency proving financial assistance and advice to member country to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity

Question 36

what is the world bank

Answer 36

part of UN - finical and tech assiatnce to devolpoing countries to reduce poverty and improve living standards

Question 37

international court of justice

Answer 37

part of UN responsible for settling legal disputes between members of the UN and provide advisory on legal problems

Question 38

what is artic council

Answer 38

intergov forum promoting cooperation cordination and interaction among artic states ingenious communites etc not part of UN

Question 39

what is NATO

Answer 39

- military alliance of 32 countries in Europe and north America based on collective security and protect secuiry and freedom of members countries pay 2% of GDP to fund

Question 40

ngos

Answer 40

non governemnt organization non profit indpendent of gov to work toward social or public welfare goals

Question 41

what is the united nations and 4 purposes

Answer 41

world most extsnive international organization charter created by China USSR, UK and USA - maintain friendly relations among nations - international peace and security - co op in solving international problems - coordinate actions of nations

Question 42

7 UN principals

Answer 42

- soveign equality of all members - members act in good faith - settle disputes peacefully - assist UN in its actions - refian from threat and use of violence - ensure non members act in accordance with UN principals - UN wont intervene in domestic affairs

Question 43

advantages and disadvanges of UN

Answer 43

adv: confclit prevention, human rights, economic progress and peacekeeping dis adv: effectiveness, limited ability to enforce decisions, power held by only a few, failed peacekeeping, reduced UN influence around world

Question 44

what are some key points about the security council

Answer 44

5 perm members: US great brittain france china and russia they all have veto power responsible for work peace and decide when threat to peace exist - respond to threats by resolutions sanctions and peacemaking member states are obligated to carry out council decisions

Question 45

problems with secuirty coucil

Answer 45

countries often veto resolutions affecting them or close allies(national interests) - no African south American or central American permanent members - veto power can block any resolution of council