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To what extent has the UN proved itself to be an improvement on the LON?

By: Shaun Koo Gabriel Wong Nicolas Phua. To what extent has the UN proved itself to be an improvement on the LON?. Improvement. Changes in the structure of the UN LON required a unanimous decision before general policy could be passed. UN: A unanimous vote was not needed

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To what extent has the UN proved itself to be an improvement on the LON?

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  1. By: Shaun Koo Gabriel Wong Nicolas Phua To what extent has the UN proved itself to be an improvement on the LON?

  2. Improvement • Changes in the structure of the UN • LON required a unanimous decision before general policy could be passed. • UN: A unanimous vote was not needed • A two- third majority was all that was required • In the security council, at least 9 out of 15 members were needed to pass any decision, inclusive of all five permanent members. • Any one permanent member can veto a decision and prevent any action from being taken. http://blogs.ubc.ca/astu400e2010/files/2010/09/400px-UN_Institutions.svg_.png

  3. Improvement • Membership of US • Provided essential support and resources that LON lacked • Provided vital military forces during certain disputes, ie Korean War • Resulted in great UN success • LON rejected by USA which meant the loss of a powerful member whose presence would have provided great and necessary psychological support since President Woodrow Wilson was the man behind the idea. • LON could not rely on US, then a major superpower which would have been able to provide military and financial support to aid the LON in times of crisis as US was not a member. http://neweasternpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/unusa.jpg

  4. No Improvement • Inability to stop Great Powers • UN was unable to prevent aggression by Russia during Hungarian Uprising • Similarly, LON also could not prevent aggression by Italy and Japan during Abyssinian Crisis and Manchurian Incident respectively http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/issues/military.shtml

  5. No Improvement • Hungarian Rising (1956) similar to both invasions • Russia vetoed a resolution calling for their withdrawal from Hungary • Nothing could be done as military sanctions could result in nuclear war • LON also could not stop the Italians or Japanese as the other members were afraid it might lead to a war they were ill-prepared to fight. https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~park25h/classweb/worldpolitics/analysiscoldwar.html

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