us domination of the un and the isolation of china Flashcards
what was the un used to do ?
ratify us actions
how were the us able to dominate the un?
due to the soviets not being present in the security coucil the usa was able to introduce a uniting peace resolution
what was the united peace resolution?
if a country used its power to veto the security council’s proposal it would be passed to the general assemble which only a two-third majority was needed
what did the usa’s domination of the un secure?
secured a commitment from sixteen countries to send troops under the un banner to help south korea
after the fall of china what american policy was active?
to push communist china into a state of diplomatic isolation
what did the usa implement in 1950 against china? and what was this aimed at?
a complete embargo that forbade all financial transaction with communist china, was aimed at causing a breakdown of communist china
what did the us hope the embargo would do?
reduce the support of the people, leading to a civil unrest and the removal of the communist government
how was china also politically isolated?
the un seat for china was held by the capitalist government in tawian under chaing
how did the china view this economic isolation?
they didnt want to trade with communist countries,as it strived for self-reliance, so the impact of this embargo was not as effective as the west thought
