1, Who was Salvador Allende ?
 Ans:   Salvador Allende was the president of Chile in 1970. He is considered as the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in Latin America. Allende's involvement in Chilean political life spanned a period of nearly forty years. He had taken several measures to help the poor and the workers. He reformed the educational system. Redistributed land to the landless peasants. He was against the foreign companies functioning in Chile.

2,  What do you know about the military coup of Chile?

Ans:     Salvar Allende was the ruler of Chile from 1970 – 73. Some of his policies were not liked by USA. So Augusto Pinochet, with the help of USA planned a military coup against Allende. On 11 September 1973, the military arrested the defence minister of Chile and asked the president to resign. Allande refused to resign. But realizing the danger, he addressed the people through radio. Through this radio message be warned the people of Chile about the danger. The military surrounded the President’s house and started bombing. Allende died in the military attack. Thus Augusto Pinochet became the ruler of Chile in 1973.

3, How did democracy restore in Chile ?

Ans:     On 11 September ,1973, military coup  led by General Augusto Pinochet overthrow the government took place in which his government and established military dictatorship in Chile. Pinochet’s government torched and killed several of those who wanted democracy
to be restored.  His military dictatorship came to an end after he decided to hold a referendum in 1988. He was confident the people would say yes to his containing in power.But the people of Chile have not forgotten their democratic condition. The people vote no to his rule. Thus political freedom was restore and elections were held in Chile.
 

4 .What are the difficulties people face in a non-democratic country?
Ans: The difficulties faced by the people in a non-democratic country are:-
In a non-democratic country, the government could do as they wished and no one
could question them.
The people don’t have political freedom to elect their representatives.
Those people who spoke against the leader or the party or the government, were put
in prison.
The people don’t have the right to form independent trade unions.
They don’t have real freedom to express one’s opinions.

5, How democratic is the UN security council and the World Bank?
Ans: UN security council: The 15 member security council of the UN takes crucial decisions.The council has 5 permanent members (US, RUSSIA ,UK, FRANCE and CHINA) and 10 others members (elected by the General Assembly for two year terms).  The real power is with 5 permanent members.They contribute most of the money needed for the maintenance of the UN.Each of them has veto power.This system has led more and more people and countries to protest and demand that the UN becomes more democratic.

World Bank:More than half of the voting power in World Bank is in the minds of only some countries.Remaining countries have only a little say in how it take decisions.President of the World Bank has always been a citizen of the US,conventionally nominated by Treasury secretary of US govt.

6, How democratic is the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
Ans  : IMF is the one of the biggest moneylender for any country in the world.  Its 185 member states don’t have an equal voting rights.The vote of each country is weighed by how much money it has contributed to the IMF. More than 54% of the voting power in the IMF is in the hands of only 10 countries.
The remaining 175 countries have very little say in how these international organizations take decisions.

7.What was the situation in Myanmar when Aung San Suu Kyi became the Prime Minister?
Ans:

• Myanmar gained freedom from colonial rule in 1948 and become a democracy.But the democratic rule ended in 1962 with a military coup.
• In 1990 elections were held for the first time after almost 30 years. The National league for democracy,led by Aung San Suu Kyi won the election.
• Military leaders of Myanmar refused to step down and didn’t recognize the electionresults. They put Suu Kyi under house arrest.
• Despite being under house arrest,Suu Kyi continued to campaign for democracy.
• Her struggle has won international recognition.She has also been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.