Global Politics Study Sheet Flashcards

Flashcards about the UN, human rights, causes and effects of WWII and the Treaty of Versailles.

What are the main purposes of the UN?

To maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for human rights, achieve international cooperation in solving international problems, and provide a meeting point for countries to cooperate for achieving shared goals.

How does the UN promote peace, human rights, and development?

Through peacekeeping missions, mediating conflicts, supporting disarmament, creating and enforcing international human rights laws, providing aid, supporting education, healthcare, and infrastructure in developing countries, and driving global goals like the SDGs.

What was the purpose of UNAMIR I?

To help end the Rwandan Civil War.

What were the goals of UNAMID?

To protect civilians from the Darfur conflict in Sudan, genocide, and ethnic cleansing.

What shapes UN peacekeeping mandates and deployments?

The geopolitical interests of powerful Security Council members.

What is the goal of the UDHR?

To establish a universal set of fundamental rights and freedoms that every person everywhere should enjoy.

Why are human rights important?

They set a universal standard that guards against abuse, discrimination, and violence by affirming that every person has inherent dignity and worth and underpin democratic governance and the rule of law.

Why is Article 26 (right to education) important today?

Education is essential to eliminate poverty and inequality, and ensure sustainable development.

Why is Article 6 (recognition before the law) important today?

Legal identity is the gateway to all other rights, enabling individuals to vote, own property, access justice, and be visible to the state.

What were the causes of WW2?

Treaty of Versailles and interwar grievances, the Great Depression’s political shockwaves, the rise of totalitarian expansionism, the failure of the League of Nations, and appeasement and diplomatic miscalculation.

What did the War Guilt Clause (Article 231) of the Treaty of Versailles do?

Forced Germany to accept full responsibility for World War I.

What did the Reparations Clause (Article 232) of the Treaty of Versailles do?

Required Germany to pay reparations of 32 billion US dollars at the time for civilian damages.

What did the military restrictions (Article 160) of the Treaty of Versailles do?

Limited Germany’s army to 100,000 men and prohibited Germany from having an airforce, tanks, and submarines.

What did the Territorial Losses (Article 45) of the Treaty of Versailles do?

Germany lost Alsace-Lorraine to France, parts of Prussia to Poland, the Sudetenland region, and colonies in Africa and the Pacific to Allied powers.

How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany politically, economically, and socially?

Politically, led to hatred of the Weimar Republic; economically, it crippled the economy with inflation; socially, many were unemployed.

How did the Allies react to the Treaty of Versailles?

The Allies were satisfied by the treaty’s harshness because they got revenge; however, some British politicians saw it as too harsh.

How did Germany react to the Treaty of Versailles?

It caused national humiliation among all Germans which caused the beginning pf political radicalisation, hyperinflation creating fear for savings.

How did the Treaty of Versailles influence international relations leading up to WW2?

The Treaty of Versailles weakened international relations by creating long-term resentment in Germany, isolating it politically and economically, and fostering a desire for revenge.

What were different perspectives on the Treaty of Versailles?

German politicians and citizens called the Treaty a 'Diktat' (dictated peace). France felt the treaty didn’t go far enough. British leaders feared creating a long-term enemy. President Woodrow Wilson believed in peace based on justice and self-determination, not punishment.