Practise MYP History questions on 8.4 Supranational Institutions and review the explanations to check your understanding.
Use these questions for topic practice and to find ideas you want to revisit in your notes or lessons.
During the 1945 Yalta Conference, which critical structural element of the United Nations was agreed upon by the 'Big Four'?
Beyond settling legal disputes between states, what is a primary function of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?
Which of the following is cited as a major achievement of the United Nations in maintaining global stability since 1945?
Why was the UN Security Council able to authorise military intervention in the Korean War in 1950 despite Soviet opposition?
Supranational institutions promote international stability primarily by which of the following methods?
The immediate abolition of the League of Nations
The permanent location of the UN headquarters in New York
The creation of the International Monetary Fund
The granting of veto power to the permanent members of the Security Council
Arresting and prosecuting heads of state for political crimes
Overseeing the transition of colonies to independent states
Managing the UN's internal administrative budget
Issuing advisory opinions on legal questions referred by the UN
The creation of a single global currency
The elimination of all national borders
The total abolition of nuclear weapons
The prevention of a great power war
South Korea was not yet a member of the United Nations
The USSR was boycotting the UN and was not present to use its veto
The USSR supported the US intervention at the time
The USSR did not have veto power in the Security Council until 1955
Dissolving national borders to create a single world government
Granting the most powerful nations total control over smaller ones
Eliminating the need for national militaries entirely
Creating formal rules that lead to more predictable state behaviour
