The United Nations

THE UNITED NATIONS
1. Study the extract, and then answer the questions which follow. (Nov’08)

In my generation this was not the first time that the strong had attacked the weak.I remembered how each time the democracies failed to act it encouraged the aggressors to keep going. Communism was acting in Korea just as Hitler, Mussolini and the Japanese had acted ten, fifteen and twenty years ago. I felt certain that if South Korea was allowed to fall Communist leaders would be encouraged to invadenations closer to our shores.
From President Truman’s memoirs, 1956.

(a) Describe the structure of the United Nations Organisation. [5
(b) Why did the UN become involved in the Korean War? [7]
(c) How successful was the UN in Korea? Explain your answer. [8]

2.Study the extract, and then answer the questions which follow.
The main differences between the League of Nations and the UNO were the stronger powers of the Security Council, the extent of the specialised agencies (15 by 1989) and the requirement thatmember states should make available armed forces to serve as peacekeepers or to repel an aggressor. The Secretary-Generals have achieved greater influence than their predecessors in the League. (Nov’02)

(a) Describe the basic structure of the UNO. [5]
(b) Why did the UNO become involved in the Congo (1960–63)? [7]
(c) How important was the involvement of the UNO in the Korean War? Explain your answer.[8]

3.Study the extract and then answer the questions which follow.
In 1945 there were 51 members of the United Nations (UNO). By the end of 1970 there were 128 – many of them newly-independent nations from the former colonial empires of Britain and France. There were fifteen major agencies by 1970, like WHO, UNESCO and the UPU.(June '03)
(a) Describe the work of any two of the agencies of the UNO. [5]
(b) Why have most countries become members of the UNO? [7]
(c) How far has the importance of the UNO increased since 1945? Explain your answer. [8]
4. Study the extract, and then answer the questions which follow.
Asia is where the communist conspirators have elected to make their attempt at global conquest. If we lose this war to communism in Asia, the fall of Europe is inevitable. There is no substitute forvictory.(Nov'06)
General Douglas MacArthur, commander of UN forces in the Korean War.
(a) Describe events in Korea between 1945 and June 1950. [5]
(b) Explain why the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. [7]
(c) ‘The United Nations was more successful in Korea than in the Congo.’ How far do you agree
with this statement? Explain your answer. [8]