| A | B |
|---|
| # of members on UN Security Council | 15 |
| 5 veto weilding members of Security Council | China, France, Russia, USA, Great Britain |
| 2 nations that argue for permanent seats on the Security Council | India, Brazil |
| 4 main causes of failure of League of Nations | No military, US didn't join, Lack of interest, Failure to prevent |
| Where was the first UN charter signed | New Orleans |
| Where is the UN headquarters | New York |
| ECOSOC | promotes higher standards of living, employment, economic and social progress; finds solutions to economic, social and health problems; facilitates cultural and educational cooperation; encourages universal respect for human rights |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| The Secretariat | Deals with day to day functions |
| What is the IJC? where does it meet? | International court of justice; Hauge |
| What kind of Nations do UN Secretary Generals come from? | small, less powerful nations |
| What nation has used their veto power the most since 1990? | USA |
| Does UN charter prohibit intervention into matters which are essentially within the jurisdiction of any state | Yes |
| The Family | the “fortress” against misery and a source of power |
| Prestige | impress one another; no matter how menial the task |
| Machismo | “manliness”- virility, honor, dignity, generosity; the “patron” wielder of power |
| Marianismo | “womaness”- spirituality, motherhood, morality, sensuality |
| Leasure and Time | “Salud, amor, y pesetas…y el tiempo para gozarlos”; leisure as a goal; work a necessary evil; the real “power” lunch break |
| Calypso | Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad |
| Reggae | Jamaica |
| Limbo, Soca and Steel Pan | Trinidad |
| Mambo | Cuba |
| Salsa | Puerto Rico |
| Meringue and Rumba | Dominican Republic |
| Most popular pastime in the Spanish Caribbean | baseball |
| Venezuela | oil resources |
| Patrias Chicas | "little countries” |
| Mestizo | mixed native and spanish |
| Maquiladores | border factories |
| When did Brazil's military dictatorship end? | 1964 |
| 18% of Brazilian children between 10-14 work | full time |
| Brazil sends mainly | raw materials (wood, metals, food) |
| These events haunt and shape Europe’s global outlook | WWI, WWII, the Holocaust and the Cold War. |
| 1992 | The Maastricht Treaty is signed creating the European Union |
| 2002 | Euro currency is introduced (no Britain) |
| The Council of Ministers (the most powerful) | the “Congress” of Europe; meets in Brussels; representatives of all EU nations vote and create EU legislation |
| The European Commission (the engine of integration; the “Eurocrats”) | the other “Congress” of Europe; dominated by the Big 5 (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Britain) each having two commissioners and other nations one; works on executive AND legislative issues (implementation and regulation) |
| The European Court of Justice | each nation sends a judge for renewable six year terms; hears cases dealing with EU law and policy |
| The European Parliament (most democratic and weakest) | the 3rd “Congress”; meets in Brussels and Strasburg; MEPs are elected directly by the people of the EU nations |
| 1999 | NATO w/German troops for the first time) begins an air war vs. Serbia over Kosovo |
| March 2004 | Madrid terror bombings |
| June 2005 | London terror bombings |
| Europe is seeing a huge influx of people from | North Africa, the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the former USSR |
| ½ mil. | Illegal per year |
| ¾ mil. | Legal per year |
| conserative Dutch politician assassinated in 2002 | List Pim Fortuyn |
| Dec. 31, 1999 | President Boris Yeltsin resigned unexpectedly |
| Crime is a huge problem | 50% of the economy controlled by organized crime |
| Much of Russia is horribly polluted | 13-15% of all soil has some level of toxic pollutants |
| Very low morale and pay | only 30% of draftees show up) outdated equipment (Kursk submarine incident, 2001) |
| Belarus | Russia wants to annex; but dictator Alexander Lukashenko does not want to lose power |
| Ukraine | Putin embarrassed by “Orange Revolution” of Victor Yushenko over Russian backed opposition in 2005; Ukraine divided over moving away from Russia to Europe or vice versa; now more with Russia |
| Moldova | unrest b/t Romanian, Ukrainian and Russian ethnic groups; breakaway Trans-Dniester province has become a crime state |
| Georgia | friendly w/USA; annoys Putin; helps w/ war on terrorism, short provocative war in 2008 |
| Armenia | Christian Orthodox nation in constant conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh region w/Azerbaijan; close ally of Russia |
| Azerbaijan | Islamic nation (hates Armenia) very important source of Caspian Sea Oil; Russia, USA and Iran all have strong interests here |
| Tajikistan | most conflict ridden; unstable relations b/t former communists and Islamic fundamentalists; conflict over border w/Afghanistan |
| Kazakhstan | largest Russian minority (40%); close ties to Russia, USA and China; abundant natural resources; many former Soviet nuclear installations; very autocratic |
| Uzbekistan | very repressive rule by Islam Karimov; close ties to Russia and USA (sometimes); worries over Islamic fundamentalism |
| Turkmenistan | close ally of Russia and USA vs. Taliban/terrorism; strong Islamic culture vs. autocratic ruler |
| Kyrgyzstan | close ties militarily to USA and Russia (both have military bases); problems w/ Russian, Uzbek and Chinese minorities (Uyghurs) |
| Japan | still never officially signed peace treaty after WWII; tensions over N. Korea, oil/gas, island territory and fishing rights |
| whaat % of the Chinese economy is "command" controlled by the CCP? | 25% |
| Japan has always been | resource poor |
| high cost of living reduces buying power | to 70% of the USA |
| Avg. Japanese worker | works 6 more hrs. a week than their American counterpart |
| Imitative | Copy success; Teach conformity and compliance to a successful model; Beginning to change as young Japanese behave more “western” and individualistic |
| Preventive | Prefer long range over short range planning; Foreknowledge over postmortem analysis; Can be very cautious and careful |
| Pragmatic | Focus on the common good rather than individual freedoms; High personal savings rate; Higher interest rates on loans than USA |
| Obligative | Very strong sense of duty and honor to others; High respect for authority; slackers are not tolerated; assumes everyone will try hard to do their best every time |
| Inquisitive | Very knowledgeable of other cultures; English lessons are mandatory; most take another language too; |
| Many “live at work” | do not marry until 30 for men, and 28 for women |
| 30-35% | of marriages are still arranged |
| The Diet | The National Parliament of Japan |
| Nihojin-ron | debate over japan's role |
