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1 International Relations

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Exploring Social Studies / Grade 7

 Learning Intention
We are learning about
❖International relation,
international organizations,
factors that led to the formation
of the international organisations
and their roles and functions.
❖Different organisations that
Maldives is a part of
Success Criteria
We will be successful if we can
▪Identifies with the idea of international relations and the role of
international and regional organisations.
▪Identifies and recognises the reasons and motives for the
formation of the international organisations (league of Nations and
the United Nations)
▪Explore its structure, functioning, goals, mission and some
success stories and some failures of the league of nations
▪Locates and identifies the regional and global organisations that
Maldives is a part of
▪Explores the reasons behind Maldives being a part of the regional
and global organisations that is significant in the current context
 Guiding questions from International
Relations
✔ Definition of international relations
✔ Two types of organizations
✔ Definition and aim of diplomacy
✔ Importance of international organizations
✔ Name of two international organizations
 Guiding questions from The League of
Nations
✔ Task of The League of Nations
✔ Where headquarter was located?
✔ Why and when The League of Nation was founded?
✔ Aim of The League of Nation
✔ How many laws are in covenant?
✔ Aims of the Covenant (peace treaties adopted at the end of WWI)
✔ How many nations were initially involved in The League of Nation?
✔ The structure of the League of Nations
✔ Achievements and Failures of The league of Nations
 The league of nations
Achievements
1920- The League took home half a million First World
War prisoners of war.
1920’s -The League worked to prevent malaria and leprosy.
1921 Sweden and Finland accepted the League’s arbitration
to give the Aaland Islands to Finland.
1922- The League set up camps and fed Turkish refugees.
1923 The League sent economics experts to help Austria
when its government went bankrupt.
Failures
The League was powerless to stop Hitler when he began to
break the Treaty of Versailles in the 1930s
The Japanese army invaded Manchuria, threw out the
Chinese, and set up their own government there
The League sent officials to study the problem, Japan
refused to leave Manchuria. Japan left the League.
The League could not agree on sanctions as many countries
had significant trading links with Japan.
The League even could not ban on the weapons Britain and
France the leading powers in the League did not want a
war, so nothing was done
 Guiding questions from United Nations

✔ When it was founded and by whom?

✔ Where headquarter was located?
✔ How many languages are involved in United Nations
✔ Purpose of forming United Nations
✔ Objectives of United Nations
✔ How many nations were initially involved in United Nation?
✔ The structure of the United Nations
✔ Which day world celebrates United Nations day?
 Structure
The League of Nations
Assembly : decide general policy, and discuss international disputes
and problems. Anonymous voting for decision making.
Secretariat: records of League meetings and prepare reports for
different agencies of the League
Council: advised the Assembly on what action to take. A much
smaller body which, at least three times a year. It was the most
powerful body of the League.
Commissions and agencies: tackle other major problems
through commissions such as health organisation, the commission for
refugees, the slavery commission etc.
International Labour Organisations: Its object was to improve
the labour conditions in various parts of the world.
The Permanent Court of International Justice: based in The
Hague in the Netherlands, was made up of judges from various
countries. The Court ruled on border disputes and gave legal advice to
the Assembly and Council.
United Nations
The general assembly : discusses and decides on issues of
international peace and security. Decisions will be passed by votes of
two-third of majority
Secretariat: Executive arm. Sets the agenda for the UN’s deliberative
and decision making bodies. Helps to resolve international disputes,
administering peace keeping operations etc. Brings the attention of
Security Council
The security council: responsible for maintaining peace, and tries
to settle conflicts that threaten international security.. It can set up
peacekeeping operations in countries.
The Trusteeship Council: help ensure that non- self-governing
territories were administered in the best interest of the inhabitants and
of international peace and security.
The Economic and Social Council: Has 54 members, 18 of
whom are elected by the General Assembly for a three- year term.
Discuss economic and social issues.
The International court of Justice: settle disputes submitted to
it by states and give advisory opinions on legal questions submitted to it
by the General Assembly or the Security Council, or by specialised
agencies.
 Guiding questions from Foreign relations of
the Maldives

✔ When Maldives started to follow policy of international engagement?

✔ Different international organizations that Maldives has membership

✔ When Maldives joined those international organizations

 Foreign relations of the Maldives
• Since 1978, the Maldives has followed a policy of international engagement, intensifying links with strategic
partners and the international system

• Maldives became members of the United Nations in 1965, being one of the first of the small states to
join the world body
1965 • Maldives has participated in all sessions of the U.N and has been an active contributor in its debates.

• Maldives became a member of the Organisation of Islamic conference (OIC) in 1974 to

1974 strengthen its ties with Islamic nations

• Maldives first joined the Commonwealth as a special member in 1982 and became a full
1982 member in 1985.

• In 1992, Maldives hosted the First Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting. On 13th October
1992 2016, after 31 years of full membership (preceded by 3 years of special membership), the Maldives
became one of the most recent nation to withdraw from the Commonwealth (2016).
All The Best!!!!