law things??

Question 1

Atlantic Charter

Answer 1

• a joint declaration in August 1941 that set out a vision for the postwar world.
• In January 1942, a group of 26 Allied nations pledged their support for this declaration, known as the Atlantic Charter.
• The document is considered one of the first key steps toward the establishment of the United Nations in 1945.
• agreed not to seek territorial gains from the war, and they opposed any territorial changes made against the wishes of the people concerned. The two countries also agreed to support the restoration of self-government to those nations who had lost it during the war

Question 2

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Answer 2

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized President Lyndon Johnson to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression” by the communist government of North Vietnam.

It was passed on August 7, 1964, by the U.S. Congress after an alleged attack on two U.S. naval destroyers stationed off the coast of Vietnam.

A blank cheque

Question 3

Grand-Strategy post Cold War

Answer 3

Basically there was no defined, cohesive strategy.

Question 4

Molotov Ribbentrop Agreement

Answer 4

A non-aggression pact between Nazi-Soviet during the start of WW2 (1939-1941).

The breaking of which led to the alliance of Russia, Britain and America, created the Eastern Front.

Question 5

War Powers Resolution

Answer 5

The War Powers Act is a congressional resolution designed to limit the U.S. president’s ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad.

The law requires that presidents notify Congress after deploying the armed forces and limits how long units can remain engaged without congressional approval.

Enacted in 1973 with the goal of avoiding another lengthy conflict such as the Vietnam War

often ignored