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# United Nations **General** * Evolved out of wartime conferences between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. * Wanted an organization that would rehabilitate war-torn world. * In 1942, 26 nations at war with Axis signed the Washington Pact; this was the nucleus of future discussions for global secu...

# United Nations **General** * Evolved out of wartime conferences between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. * Wanted an organization that would rehabilitate war-torn world. * In 1942, 26 nations at war with Axis signed the Washington Pact; this was the nucleus of future discussions for global security. **Basic Plan** * Proposed by Americans at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington D.C. in September 1944. * Idea for 4 policemen (USA, Britain, USSR, China) would create the Security Council, and all other countries would be invited. **Security Council** * Originally USSR wanted 15 seats for each of their republics at Yalta. * It was decided that 15 seats for each of their republics, and France would be permanent members of the Council. **Basic Structure** * Agreed upon by major powers (with a united front) in San Francisco in April 1945. * Major powers (USA, USSR, Britain, France, China) were guaranteed veto powers in the Security Council and demanded sovereign interests. **Charter** * Signed by 50 countries on June 26, 1945. Poland was added on October 24, 1945. **Purpose** * To maintain international peace and settle disputes.

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