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1. As of 2003, how many states were members of the United Nations?
2. How many states were members of the United Nations General Assembly?
3. How many states were members of the United Nations Security Council?
4. How many United Nations countries have either a "Non-Veto" vote or "Veto
Power" in the Security Council?
5. What percent of United Nations countries have "No Vote" in the Security
Council?
%
6. What percent of United Nations countries have "Veto Power" in the Security
Council?
%
7. True or False: Based on the observations you have made, it is accurate to
say that power in the United Nations is evenly distributed among the member states.
8. True or False: A majority of the world’s countries are members of the IMF.
9. How many states exercise less than one percent of the IMF’s votes?
10. How many states exercise four percent or more of the IMF’s votes?
11. Which of the following regions has the most states exercising four percent or
more of the IMF’s votes? (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, South America)
12. Which of the following regions has the most states exercising 0.49 percent or
less of the IMF’s votes? (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, South America)
13. Which country possesses the largest block of votes in the IMF?
14. What percent of the vote in the IMF is controlled by this country?
%
15. Assuming that the top states vote alike, what is the fewest number of states needed
to reach 50 percent of the vote in the IMF?
16. True or False: Based on the observations you have made, is it accurate
to say that power in the IMF is evenly distributed among the member states.
17. How many European countries were unconquered "Allies" at war with Germany
in November 1942?
18. True or False: By November 1942 the majority of non-Axis countries in Europe
had been conquered by the Axis powers.
19. How many European countries were neutral, as of November 1942?
20. How many European countries left the Axis Alliance led by Germany and joined the
Allies?
21. How many European countries left the Allied Alliance and joined the Axis Alliance
led by Germany?
22. How many European countries remained officially neutral during the entire Second
World War?
23. Based on the observations you have made for this exercise, explain how the example
of Europe in the Second World War either supports the realist argument that states
will band together to prevent domination by one power, or how it does not?
24. How many European states were split members, meaning that they were divided between
both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact?
25. How many European states were members of NATO?
26. True or False: The majority of European countries were members of the Warsaw
Pact.
27. There is a division of opinion within the literature regarding the balance of
power and whether a relatively equal balance leads to peace or war. Considering that
war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact was avoided, and based on what you have observed
about the balance between the NATO and Warsaw Pact alliances in Europe, which of these
arguments do you believe is more accurate for the Cold War period in Europe and why?
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