What is one reason the United Nations has been limited in political and military intervention?
A) Ultimate power has been retained by the Secretariat.
B) Ultimate power has been retained by sovereign states.
C) Wide authority of power lies with the General Assembly.
D) Intervention has been overshadowed by the work of WHO.
E) Intervention was not as important as the work of UNESCO.
Question 2
Which of the following statements is NOT true of Japan at the time of European contact?
A) The country was divided into local states dominated by warriors.
B) The towns had a daimyo's castle and large temples and monasteries.
C) The political authority was fragmented.
D) The Japanese people had been open and receptive to Westerners and Christianity.
E) The population practiced either Shinto or Buddhism.
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