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	History of the United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The history of the United Nations as an international organisation has its origins in World War II.
		United States president Franklin Delano Roosevelt adopted the name and the first official use of the term occurred on January 1, 1942 with the Declaration by the United Nations.
		The United States Senate, by a vote of 89 to 2, gave its consent to the ratification of the UN Charter on July 28, 1945.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_the_United_Nations (811 words)

	United Nations on Encyclopedia.com
		Temporary agencies have included the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, the International Refugee Organization (whose responsibilities were later assumed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which is still in existence.
		(See also the table entitled United Nations Secretaries-General.) The secretary-general transcends a merely administrative role by his authority to bring situations to the attention of various UN organs, by his position as an impartial party in effecting conciliation, and especially by his power to "perform such … functions as are entrusted to him" by other UN organs.
		In Dec., 2005, under pressure from the United States and other wealthy nations, UN members approved a two-year budget with a spending cap for 2006 that was expected to be reached in June of that year.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/un_history.asp (4730 words)

	Can the United Nations Reform
		The United Nations faces serious problems: it has a hide-bound organizational edifice in which, for example, there are overlapping agencies for development and humanitarian assistance; a patronage system that allows member states to appoint supporters and hence encourages incompetence and waste; inadequate financial discipline; and an often indistinct vision.
		The United States was in truth the chief patron of the United Nations.
		Once the United Nations was established, there arose the question of how it was to enforce its authority.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /acad/intrel/schles.htm (2820 words)

	Brief U.S. History Quiz, from United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
		Palau is still subject to the United Nations Trusteeship Agreement, and accordingly, it continues to be governed under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior of the United States.
		A "national of the United States" is (1) a citizen of the United States or (2) "a person, who though not a citizen of the United States owes permanent allegiance to the United States".
		Hence, the people of the United States are free in law and in practice to determine their "political status" within the structure of the Constitution, and to change the Constitution itself through amendment.
	famguardian.org /Subjects/LawAndGovt/History/HistoryCCPR.htm (3353 words)

	United Nations
		The conference drafted the United Nations Charter and it was signed on 26th June and ratified at the first session of the General Assembly of the United Nations in London on 24th October 1945.
		The main differences between the League of Nations and the United Nations were the stronger executive powers assumed by the Security Council and the requirement that member states should make available armed forces to serve as peace-keepers or to repel an aggressor.
		The United States Senate ratified the United Nations treaty by a vote of 89 to 2 on 28th July, 1945.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAun.htm (2620 words)

	Modern History Sourcebook: United Nations: Cuban Missile Crisis Debate, 1962
		The road which the United States is taking with regard to Cuba and the Soviet Union leads to the destruction of the United Nations and to the unleashing of war.
		Peace-loving nations have long been afraid that the reckless aggressive policy of the United States with regard to Cuba may push the world to the brink of disaster.
		(h) The Soviet Government calls on all the peoples of the world to raise their voices in defence of the United Nations, to refuse to permit the break-up of this Organization, and to oppose the policy of piracy and thermonuclear warmongering followed by.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1962-cuba-un1.html (2079 words)

	Milestones In United Nations History
		The United Nations Photo Library is a collection of approximately 200,000 photographs dating back to 1945 and chronicling the history of the Organization and its work.
		United Nations is created as its Charter is ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Council and the majority of other signatories, and comes into force.
		Eritrea was subsequently admitted to membership in the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity.
	www.un.org /Overview/milesto4.htm (2143 words)

	Campaign for Cooperation in Space: The hidden history of the United Nations
		Listed below are links to weblogs that reference The hidden history of the United Nations:
		surrender imposed by, or on behalf of, the United Nations on
		* November 1943: Council of the United Nations Relief and
	peaceinspace.blogs.com /peaceinspaceorg/2005/05/the_hidden_hist.html (5426 words)

	B-52 Stratofortress History- United States Nuclear Forces
		In addition to tactical weapons developments for the B-52, the United States and Great Britain were pursuing a common initiative that would arm the heavy bombers of both nations with a new air-to-surface ballistic missile, Skybolt.
		The primary force objectives outlined at the time were (1) to deter war, (2) resolve conflicts on terms favorable to the United States, and (3) maintain a high state of readiness at a reasonable cost.
		The Nixon administration, in continuing the national commitment to a TRIAD, authorized development of a prototype B-1 bomber as a replacement for the B-52.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/usa/bomber/b-52_hist.htm (5161 words)

	A selected history of the United Nations and racism issues
		The Convention also provides that States which have made the declaration may establish or indicate a national body competent to receive petitions from individuals or groups who claim to be victims of violations of their rights and who have exhausted other local remedies.
		The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) was the first body created by the United Nations to monitor and review actions by States to fulfil their obligations under a specific human rights agreement.
		The Second Decade witnessed one of the greatest achievements of the United Nations: in 1990, the South African Government released Nelson Mandela and began to dismantle the system of apartheid.
	www.icmc.net /docs/en/programs/unracism (1495 words)

	Injury Lawyers - United Nations History
		Main articles: League of Nations and History of the United Nations.
		United Nations (UN), international organization of countries created to from 1920 to 1946 and have a total of 63 member nations through its history,
		United Nations Section: History Related: United Nations The name United Nations was coined by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1941 to
	www.protenix.co.uk /united_nations_history.html (265 words)

	Great American History Fact-Finder - -United Nations
		At the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco in 1945, delegates from fifty nations developed a peace plan and outline for international cooperation called the Charter of the United Nations.
		The United Nations seeks the causes of incipient wars and tries to eliminate them before fighting occurs.
		The six major organs, provided for in the Charter, are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Secretariat, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Trusteeship Council.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/gahff/html/ff_183500_unitednation.htm (217 words)

	World History Archives: The United Nations and Haiti
		At the insistence of Russia and China, the United Nations will shut down its military and police mission in Haiti in 6 to 8 months.
		World History Archives: The United Nations and Haiti
		Hartford Web Publishing is not the author of the documents in World History Archives and does not presume to validate their accuracy or authenticity nor to release their copyright.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/43a/index-ba.html (158 words)

	The United Nations
		The same people who made profit from these wars now ressurrected the League of Nations under a new banner, The United Nations.
		The "idea" for creating the United Nations was born a few years before the First World War.
		This all occurred during "the Great Depression" while the people of the United States were losing their farms, homes and jobs because there "wasn't enough money".
	www.wealth4freedom.com /truth/chapter5.htm (1212 words)

	It's Happening Global Discussion Forum - Let's discuss the history of the United Nations, pro and con.
		It's Happening Global Discussion Forum - Let's discuss the history of the United Nations, pro and con.
		The Charter of the United Nations was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organization, and came into force on 24 October 1945.
		The Statute of the International Court of Justice is an integral part of the Charter.
	www.itshappening.com /printthread.php?t=46460 (849 words)

	A Journey Through Life: Should United Nations be scrapped?
		The United Nations Intellectual History Project (UNIHP) is filling this gap by tracing the origin and analyzing the evolution of key ideas and concepts about international economic and social development born or nurtured under UN auspices.
		Yet, there is no adequate historical study of the origins and evolution of the history of ideas cultivated within the United Nations and of their impact on wider thinking and international action.
		The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was first used in the "Declaration by United Nations" of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.
	www.ladylaila.net /blog/archives/000135.html (759 words)

	Understanding the History of the UNITED NATIONS through a Geography Focus
		Unit Introduction: The following activities are to give students a sense of the history of the United Nations while honing their geography skills.
		Determine which countries (find 51) were original members of the United Nations.
		By visiting the United Nations web site and reading about the current Secretary General of the United Nations
	www.trumanlibrary.org /whistlestop/teacher_lessons/un_geography.htm (515 words)

	YVCC - HISTORY -- UNITED STATES
		HISTORY OF U.S. Research into the History of University Libraries in the United States and the History of their Collections
		Maintained by the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota.
		The photographs in this collection bridge a thirty-two year span from 1938 to 1969, during which time he extensively documented the United States as well as other countries.
	www.yakima.cc.wa.us /library/histus05.htm (1957 words)

	United Nations Postal Administration
		On 3 February 2006, the United Nations Postal Administration will issue a new Geneva hologram definitive stamp in the denomination of F.s.
		The stamp depicts the Armillary Sphere ('Cycle of Life') by Paul Manship, located at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
		On 16 March 2006, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue a set of 12 stamps...
	unstamps.un.org (193 words)

	United States History
		Oral History and Folklore of the Miami Valley, Ohio (Miami University)
		Darrell Reeck, "The Spirit of the Amistad in the United Methodist Church,"
		Foreign Relations [of the United States], FRUS (U.S. State Department)
	www.tntech.edu /history/usa.html (7442 words)

	History: United States and Canada
		Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic Nations
	www.infoplease.com /encyclopedia/0histcanus.html (16 words)

	United Nations Philatelists
		Welcome to the home page of those enthusiasts who make the United Nations their hobby and so much more.
		Come on in and meet some interesting people and learn more about the United Nations and our world in general through the pasttime of stamp collecting.
		This site which was last updated April 24, 2005.
	www.unpi.com (74 words)

	History > United States
		Creating America: A History of the United States
		With a continued emphasis on interpretation and analysis, The Press and America remains the classic authority on the history of mass media in the United States.
		This was the book assigned to my high school and AP history class (my setup was weird 4 periods a week of standard High School history, and 2 a week of AP level history).
	www.alltextbook.com /h_Books/491422_1.html (1864 words)

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	Encyberpedia History by Bob Kerstein
		USA World and United States History-Americans of Hispanic Heritage have a sophisticated ancestry which dates back hundreds of years, exploring and settling our Country before the War of Independence.
		- Washington, DC The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America's national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country's memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust.
		As the war-torn nations of Europe faced famine and economic crisis in the wake of World War II, the United States proposed to rebuild the continent in the interest of political stability and a healthy world economy.
	www.encyberpedia.com /history.htm (60 words)

	United Arab Emirates, United Arab Republic, United Nations, & UN Geneva Covers & Postal History
		Set of five unused 70-c and five unused 23-c continental postal cards bearing art from the book 'This is the United Nations', illustrated by M. Sasek, copyright 1968, with pre-paid postage indicia being miniatures of the picture side.
		SEP 19 1966 two FDC's for United Nations 5-c and 11-c stamps honoring the Coffee Agreement, uncacheted, mailed to Worthington Ohio.
		United Arab Emirates, United Arab Republic, United Nations, and UN Geneva Covers and Postal History
	www.judnick.com /LotsOfCovers/UnitedArabEmirates-UnitedNationsGeneva.htm (543 words)

	Pearl Harbor Attack: Index of Action Reports
		The road to war between Japan and the United States began in the 1930s when differences over China drove the two nations apart.
		Japan's leaders responded by resolving to seize the resource-rich territories of Southeast Asia, even though that move would certainly result in war with the United States.
		The United States, which had important political and economic interests in East Asia, was alarmed by these Japanese moves.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq66-1.htm (543 words)

	History of the United States (1918-1945)
		By a vote of 65 to 7, the United States Senate on December 4, 1945 approved US participation in the United Nations (the UN was established on October 24, 1945 to serve as a body to help prevent future world wars).
		In the United States between 1929 and 1933 unemployment soared from 3 percent of the workforce to 25 percent, while manufacturing output collapsed by one-third.
		The debtor nations put strong pressure on the United States in the 1920s to forgive the debts, or at least reduce them.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/h/hi/history_of_the_united_states__1918_1945_.html (6888 words)

	History of present-day nations and states - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of articles on the history of the countries that still exist today.
		See List of countries for other articles and lists on countries.
		See List of extinct countries, empires, etc. and Former countries in Europe after 1815 for articles about countries that are no longer in existence.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_present-day_nations_and_states (550 words)

	The US50 - A guide to the fifty states
		He was sent as one of the commissioners (1835—36) of the provisional government to obtain aid in the United States, was defeated (1836) by Samuel Houston for the presidency of Texas, and served briefly until his death as secretary of state.
		Texas seceded from the United States and joined the Confederate States of America on Jan. 28, 1861.
		José Antonio Navarro, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and one of the framers of the Constitution of the Republic, was a Texas native, born in San Antonio in 1795.
	www.theus50.com /texas/history.shtml (1904 words)

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