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Slide 1How successful has the UN been as a peacekeeping organization? Slide 2 Successes West New Guinea (1946) The Korean War (1950-1953) The Suez Crisis(1956) Slide 3 West…

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Slide 1Test your level of sensitivity to justice Slide 2 Every violent conflict between tribes or nations creates refugees. Every era sees some conflict somewhere on the…

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