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13 Cards in this Set
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What's the difference between Culture vs. civilization?
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civilizations, unlike cultures, are permanent; they last longer cultures do
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What is GATT?
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; started in 1948; focused on reducing barriers to trade and reducing tariffs; China originally signed, but then unsigned
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What is WTO?
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157 members; followed GATT in 1995; essentially continued the policies of GATT; Syria and Serbia were the only two countries that were a part of GATT that did not join the WTO; Vanuatu and Russia joined in 2012
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World Bank?
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188 members; created for capita development lending; the declared goal is to reduce poverty, but there is not much of that done; the president must be an American and is currently Jim Yong Kim; headquarters located in Washington, DC
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International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
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188 members; created for liquidity lending; declared goals are monetary cooperation, financial stability, facilitate trade, sustainable growth; because the president of the World Bank is always an American, the president of the IMF cannot be an American; currently the president is Christine Lagarde; headquarters located in Washington, DC
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NPT?
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Non-Proliferation Treaty, 1970; ratified by 190 countries; nuclear materials and technology would not be supplied to those that did not sign it; those that signed have to eliminate nuclear weapons; nuclear technology could only be shared with those that signed it
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Velvet divorce?
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the peaceful separation of the Czech Republic and Slovakia
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What consists of the UN bodies?
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-Security council
-The General Assembly -The secretariat Substantive and administrative work of the UN -The economic and social council Coordinate the economic and social work of the United Nations and the UN family organizations • World Health Organization • International Labor Organization • Now deals with issues like o Rights/ interests of women, climate change, resource depletion, population growth, terrorism and the spread HIV |
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Trusteeship council?
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Prepare territories for self-governance or independence
International Court of Justice |
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International Court of Justice?
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Decides disputes between countries
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General Assembly?
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contrasts the Security Council and serves like the “parliament of Nations”. All members are represented and
2/3-majority vote required for decision. Their resolutions are not-binding and represent a recommendation indicative of world opinion. |
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Security Council?
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recognizes great power prerogatives; is responsible for maintain international peace and security
Countries that have veto within the UN. It has five permanent members: China, France, Russia, US, UK. And ten rotating countries. |
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What is the United Nations System?
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The six main organizations:
1. The security Council - 5 permanent members with 10 non permanent members 2. The general assembly- 192 members, 1 country=1 vote 3. The secretariats: Ban Ki Moon 4. The economic and social council 5. the trusteeship council 6. The international court of justice (UNDP, UNEP) |
