NCERT 9th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Democracy in the Contemporary World

Question: How did Nkrumah became unpopular axon-gist the  people of Ghana?

Answer:

1. Ghana became independent in 1957.
2. Nkrumah became first prime minister and the president of Ghana.
3. He got himself elected president for life. Soon, after in 1966 he was overthrown by the military.

Question: What is UN? What are its objectives? Briefly describe the Security Council.

Answer: The UN is a global association of nations of the World.

Its objectives are:

1. To help cooperation in international law.
2. To maintain security.
3. To help in economic development.
4. To promote social development.

The Security Council:

1. The UN security council an organ of UN is responsible for maintaining pace and security among countries.
2. it can put together an international army and take action against the wrong doer.

Question: Discuss the role of US on Iraq.

Answer:

1. The US and its allies like Britain, alleged that Iraq possessed secret number weapons and other “weapons of mass destruction.
2. UN term went to Iraq to search for such weapons,  it did not find any.
3. The US and its allies invaded Iraq, occupied it and removed Saddam Hussein from power in 2003.
4. The US installed an interim government of its preference.
5. Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary General, said that the US war on Iraq was illegal.

Question: Who elects the President of the World Bank?

Answer: The president of World Bank has always been a citizen of US, conventionally nominated by the Treasury Secretary (finalee  Minister) of the US government.

Question: Write a short note on Salvador Allende.

Answer: Salvador Allende was the founder leader of the Socialist Party of Chile. He led the Popular Unity coalition party to victory in the presidential election in the year 1970. He was then elected President of Chile. After his election, Allende passed many reforms for the betterment of the poor people of his country.

Salvador Allende reformed the educational system and ensured that free milk was provided for all the children. He also redistributed land to the landless farmers.

As President he did not allow foreign companies to take away natural resources like copper, from the country.

There was a lot of opposition for Salvador Allende’s policies from the rich landlords, the Church and other political parties.

Question: What was the out come of the Military Coup of 1973, in Chile ?

Answer: A coup is the sudden overthrow of a government illegally, it may or may not be violent in nature’.
There was a Military coup in Chile, in the year 1973. The military coup took place under General Augusto Pinochet. Salvador Allende’s government, that was elected by people, was overthrown by the military, through conspiracy and violence. On the 11^th of September, 1973, the military took over the seaport. The Defense Minister was arrested by the military.

Then the military surrounded the President’s house and started bombing it. President Allende died in the military attack. General Pinochet became the President of the country and ruled it for the next 17 years. Supporters of Allende were tortured and put to death.