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assess significance: positive / negative / none / less compared to another / less over time

forceful military action: assimilative policies, military suppression -- economic exploitation, deaths, social unrest

pursuit of national unity: in trying to achieve harmony

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significance: (-), (-), (+), why it is not as significant (give other factor)

forceful military action -> forced assimilation/ cooperation by SEA countries which are dominated by the military (eg Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar) or have significant military sway/ influence

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Assess Significance - large/Little effect (Positive/Negative)

forceful military action - Use of army and violence when armed rebellion or protests are taking place

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forceful mil action: soldiers, protestors killed by military (Karens, Shans in Burma) , or even the mil fighting the minority (Burma/Thailand coups)

pursuit of NU: suggests that NU has not been achieved yet

significance: what was the effect/impact of the mil action?

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Assess the significance of forceful military action in independent SEA governments’ pursuit of national unity.

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Assess the significance of forceful military action in independent SEA governments’ pursuit of national unity.

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GA1: In the early years of the UN (40s-50s) where it was the height of the Cold War, the UN depended on the US to be effective. As the US concentrated its efforts on the UN in a bid to gather anti-communist allies, it also meant that US, with its veto and resources, could determine the effectiveness of many organs. UNGA: Reso 1514 UNSC: Crafted 377a to enter Korean War despite the veto

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effectiveness -> the ability to achieve their intended outcomes

purely dependent -> only relied/ only could be done (because of)

American interests -> aligned with the US foreign/ domestic policy, or vested interests in specific regions

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Effectiveness - Ability to execute aims of organs
Time - 45 to 00
Purely dependent - Completely rely on; Without US, we die, With US, we succeed
Assess - Two sided answer

Thesis: Yes, the UN completely depended on the US from 45 to 00 and its effectiveness and ineffectiveness was determined by the US.

Anti-thesis: The UN did not rely on the US at all, and was ineffective or effective without the US.

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effectiveness: how quick or capable the UN was in achieving its aims to maintain peace and security, its ability & quickness to come up with a resolution / carry its plan out

maintaining peace and security: preventing conflicts, helping to deploy peacekeepers, helping maintain peace / allowing it to flourish, aiding the achievement of peace

purely dependent: the only reason that determined whether the UN worked effectively or not was America's interests and its stake in the worrrld?

American interests: power? its relations with the other powers

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Keywords:

effectiveness: the UN worked/succeeded in what they set out to do
maintaining: continuous period of time
American interests: political (Cold War)/economic
purely dependent: ONLY US interests

GA1: The effectiveness of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security was purely dependent on American interests as they were the main superpower with the most influence in the UN since the 1940s.
- Wield veto power in the SC
-Controlled the GA esp in the 1950s (most nations were West-leaning nations)
-Greatest economic and military power in the world

GA2: The effectiveness of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security was not purely dependent on American interests but superpower interests in general, especially during the CW era from 1945-1991
- USSR interests also made UN effectiveness reduced, with many conflicts not put on agenda/vetoed, such as KW

GA3: The effectiveness of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security was dependent not on US interests but the nature of the conflict, i.e. if the conflict was not too complicated (such as Gulf War), it was effective, but otherwise not (e.g. Congo)

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“The effectiveness of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security was purely dependent on American interests.” Assess the validity of this claim.

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“The effectiveness of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security was purely dependent on American interests.” Assess the validity of this claim.