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#1 What American president was responsible for the idea of the League of Nations?

William McKinley

Woodrow Wilson

Franklin Roosevelt

Calvin CoolidgeThe correct answer is Woodrow WilsonFor his work in achieving the concept of the League of Nations to e included in the Treaty of !ersailles"

Wilson won the Noel #eace #ri$e for %&%& 'awarded in %&()*+

#2 The League of Nations was created by what treaty?

Treaty of ,hent

Treaty of #aris

Treaty of !ersailles

Treaty of Laussane

The correct answer is Treaty of VersaillesThe Treaty of !ersailles" the ma-or treaty ending World War %" was signed on (. /une %&%&+ 0t contained

the Covenant of the League of Nations+

# Where were the permanent head!uarters of the League of Nations?

1tockholm" 1weden

,eneva" 1wit$erland

2ntwerp" 3elgium

#aris" France

The correct answer is "enea$ %wit&erlandThe League4s first seat was in London" 5K+ ,eneva was chosen largely ecause 1wit$erland had notparticipated in World War % and was seen as a neutral site+

#' Which of the following was not an organi&ation within the League of Nations?

Commission for Refugees

0nternational Military 3oard

#ermanent Central 6pium 3oard

1lavery Commission

The correct answer is (nternational )ilitary *oardThe League of Nations had no military" nor was memers re7uired to provide any military assistance+

The League had no muscle" and aggressive nations knew it+ 2s a conse7uence" the League was unale to

prevent the march toward World War (+

#+ ,ow many nations were charter members of the League of Nations?

89

9.

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9(

:)

The correct answer is '2The charter memers were; 2rgentina" 2ustralia" 3elgium" 3olivia" 3ra$il" Canada" Chile" China"

Colomia" Cua" C$echoslovakia" onduras"0ndia" 0taly" /apan" Lieria" Netherlands" New ?ealand" Nicaragua" Norway" #anama" #araguay" #ersia"

#eru" #oland" #ortugal" Romania" 1iam" 1pain" 1weden" 1wit$erland" 1outh 2frica" 5nited Kingdom"

5ruguay" !ene$uela" and @ugoslavia+

#- (n addition to the charter members$ how many other nations became members of the League

of Nations?

%(

%8

%.

(%

The correct answer is 21The additional memers were; 2fghanistan" 2lania" 2ustria" 3ulgaria" Costa Rica" onduras

1pain

3ra$il

The correct answer is (ndiaWhen a memer nation disagreed with a League decision" it could simply withdraw from the League

and pursue its own interests+ ,ermany" 0taly" and /apan also withdrew memership as they pursuedgloal domination leading up to World War (+

#4 The League of Nations awarded the Aaland (slands to what nation?

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1weden

Russia

Finland

Norway

The correct answer is 5inlandThe 2aland 0slands were disputed y Finland and 1weden+ 0n one of the League4s few political

successes" it awarded the islands to Finland in %&(%+

#16 /pper %ilesia was a region populated by both "ermans and 7oles3 ,ow did the League of

Nations remedy the issue of /pper %ilesia between "ermany and 7oland?

aving

-oined in %&B9" it was eApelled for its invasion of Finland+

#1 The League of Nations ceased to eist in 14'13

True

FalseThe correct answer is 5alseThe League of Nations dissolved on %. 2pril %&9:+ Many of its assets were transferred to the 5nited

Nations+

/nited Nations

#1 (n what year was the /nited Nations established?

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%&9%

%&9B

%&98

%&9

The correct answer is 14'+The 5nited Nations officially egan operations on (9 6ctoer %&98+

#2 ,ow many nations were charter members of the /nited Nations?

9B

(:

B.

8%

The correct answer is +1The 5nited Nations Charter was signed y 8) nations on (: /une %&98+ #oland signed it later+

# The %ecurity 8ouncil is one of the si principal organs of the /nited Nations3 ,ow many

members does the %ecurity 8ouncil hae?

.

%(

%8

(%The correct answer is 1+The 1ecurity Council has five permanent memers '5nited 1tates" 5nited Kingdom" France" Russia" and

China* and ten nonDpermanent memers+ The nonDpermanent memers are elected y the ,eneral2ssemly for terms of two years+ Nine votes are re7uired to pass resolutions on sustantive issues+ 0fany permanent memer casts a negative vote" the resolution is killed 'veto power*+

#' The (nternational 8ourt of 9ustice is one of the si principal organs of the /nited Nations3

Where is the (nternational 8ourt of 9ustice located?

London" 5nited Kingdom

!ienna" 2ustria

,eneva" 1wit$erland

The >ague" NetherlandsThe correct answer is The ,ague$ NetherlandsThe Court has %8 -udges+ The -udges are elected y the 1ecurity Council and the ,eneral 2ssemly for

terms of nine years+ The Court reviews sumitted cases" and rules in accordance with international law+

#+ :ne of the si principal organs of the /nited Nations has a representatie for each member

nation3 What is this organ called?

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,eneral 2ssemly

Council of Nations

0nternational Congress

World 1enate

The correct answer is "eneral Assembly=ach nation" regardless of si$e" has one vote+ Key issues re7uire a twoDthirds ma-ority vote to pass+

Lesser matters re7uire a simple ma-ority+ The annual regular session of the ,eneral 2ssemly is held

from 1eptemer to

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2lania

5nited Kingdom

The correct answer is /nited =ingdomThe case involved 3ritish warships striking mines in the Corfu Channel near 2lania in %&9:+ 0n %&9&"

the Court -udged in favor of the 5nited Kingdom+

#16 (n what year did the /nited Nations replace the >epublic of 8hina Taiwan@ with the

7eoples >epublic of 8hina?

%&:B

%&88

%&%

%&9&

The correct answer is 14.1China was a charter memer of the 5nited Nations+ When the Communists defeated the Nationalists in

%&9&" the Nationalist government fled to Taiwan+ Mainland China ecame the #eople4s Repulic of

China '#RC*+ 0n %&%" Resolution (8. unseated the TaiwanDased Repulic of China" replacing it withthe #RC+

#11 The /nited Nations flag has a darB blue bacBground set with si white stars encircling a

white polar;oriented map of the world3

True

False

The correct answer is 5alseThe 5nited Nations flag has a dark lue ackground set with white olive ranches emracing a white

polarDoriented map of the world+

#12 The /nited Nations has its own postal system3

True

False

The correct answer is TrueThe 5nited Nations #ostal 2dministration serves as the postal arm of the 5nited Nations+ The 5nited

Nations is the only entity other than a country or territory that is allowed to issue its own postagestamps+

#1 The /nited Nations sanctioned military inolement in the =orean War3

TrueFalse

The correct answer is True

When North Korea invaded 1outh Korea in %&8)" the 1ecurity Council voted in favor of military actionin support of 1outh Korea+ 1upporting nations operated under the 5nited Nations flag+ The 1oviet

5nion" which was oycotting the 5nited Nations" could not utili$e its veto vote to lock the resolution+