20. The United Nations - a history: part 5 - 1968 to 1985
Jack P Taylor's Political and Historical Curiosities
English - April 16, 2017 09:12 - 16 minutes - 19.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHistory Government international president history nuclear politics primeminister relations unitednations Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In today's episode I cover 1968 to 1985 in the UN's history, discussing:
The 1968 Protests in Czechoslovakia
Rhodesia and the first US veto in the UNSC
China's representation in the UN
The Yom Kippur war
The UN Security Council chamber's renovation
Many many wars in around 85 words.
Invasions from outer space
The boy who cried wolf
Horrendous cliches