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luminitza

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Which of the following is NOT a reason that UN
 
  collective security was successfully used for the first time in forty years against Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait?
   a. It was an extraordinarily clear-cut aggression.
  b. The end of the Cold War created a global consensus on the need for robust, automatic United Nations responses to any threat to international security, no matter how minor.
  c. It was believed that if UN collective security failed in such a clear case, it would not be a principle for order in a postCold War world.
  d. The small states in the United Nations supported the action because most of them were fragile and had disputable postcolonial boundaries.
  e. The arguments Saddam Hussein used to justify his invasion of Kuwait threatened most of the other small states as well.

Question 2

Self-determination is generally defined as
 
  a. the right of a people to be free from colonial rule.
  b. the right of a people with nationalistic ties to provide for their own basic needs.
  c. the right of a people to be recognized as a national group.
  d. the right of a people to negotiate directly with other state entities.
  e. the right of a people to decide their own political fate.



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vickybb89

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: e




luminitza

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Reply 2 on: Sep 4, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


bblaney

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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