Question

In 1950, why did the Soviet Union object to the inclusion of China as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council?

At the time, communists were attempting to take over China and had yet to succeed.

China would have greater veto power than the Soviet Union and would veto Soviet ideas.

At the time, China was a U.S possession and would vote against Soviet interests

China had just become communist and the Soviets did not want another communist nation on the council.

Answer 1

The United States has fought a war with which of the following countries because of concerns about nuclear proliferation?

Iraq

Vietnam

Afghanistan

North Korea

Answer 2

i think the second one is iraq

Answer 3

For the first question, I'd go with the first answer -- that the communists were still attempting to take over China. The answer doesn't tell the whole story, though. Most of the security council nations recognized the Republic of China as the legitimate government (Taiwan). The Soviets, on the other hand, recognized the PRC (People's Republic of China) as the legitimate government. When they didn't get their way to get the RoC removed from the UN, they decided to boycott. If that sounds confusing, it was. It would stay that way for the next twenty or so years.

For the second question, without a frame of reference in history, I'd go with Iraq. The case was made that Iraq had potential WMDs as one of the reasons for invasion.