History & Civics
Read the excerpt given below and answer the questions that follow:
Fifty Nations Charter The Rights of Man Peace By Strength
With reference to the above headline in the Daily Mail dated June, 1945, which incident is being referred to and what was its final outcome?
Answer
The incident referred to is the San Francisco Conference (June 1945), where representatives of 50 nations signed the Charter of the United Nations.
The final outcome was the establishment of the United Nations on 24 October 1945 to maintain international peace and security and promote cooperation among nations.
Related Questions
(I) The General Assembly is the main deliberative organ of the UN.
(II) The General Assembly elects the non-permanent members of the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council.
- (II) contradicts (I)
- (II) is the reason for (I)
- (I) is true but (II) is false
- (I) and (II) are independent of each other.
(I) The Security Council's five permanent members have the veto power.
(II) If a permanent member abstains from voting it does not amount to a veto.
- (II) contradicts (I)
- (II) is the reason for (I)
- (I) is true but (II) is false
- (I) and (II) are independent of each other.
Why did world leaders decide to set up a world organisation to maintain peace?
When was the name "The United Nations" used for the first time? Where was the UN established?