Identify a historical perspective that could be applied to THE CREATION OF THE UN.

• Ensure that evidence is used, such as examples or quotes, from sources to support the particular perspective.

• Explain how historical perspective and evidence from sources influenced the research question (How did the creation of the United Nations in 1945 affect peaceful relations and its role in preventing future conflicts?)
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  • How did they strengthen or challenge the research question?
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Primary Sources

Charter of the United Nations

 

United Nations. (1945). Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice. New York: United Nations, Office of Public Information.

Atlantic Charter

 

Roosevelt, F. D. & Churchill, W. S. (14 Aug 1941). Atlantic Charter. The Avalon Project, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School.

Poster with the United Nations organizational chart and illustrations of its goals. Published in 1947.

The United Nations: For Peace and World Progress (Broadside)

United States. Department of State. The United Nations: for peace and world progress: the United Nations promotes international cooperation. [Broadside]. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

The Free World and the United Nations

Jebb, G. (1953). The free world and the United Nations. Foreign Affairs, 31(3), 382-391.

The Crisis in our Civilization This link opens in a new window

Laski, H. J. (1947). The crisis in our civilization. Foreign Affairs, 26(1), 36-51. https://dx.doi.org/10.2307/20030088

Secondary Sources

The United Nations: before, during and after 1945

Weiss, T. G. (2015). The United Nations: before, during and after 1945. International Affairs, 91(6), 1221-1235. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-2346.12450

The Untold History of the United Nations, the US State Department, and Organized Interests in the Postwar Era This link opens in a new window

Mathews-Schultz, A. (2020). The untold history of the United Nations, the US State Department, and organized interests in the postwar era. Social Science History, 44(2), 197-222. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2020.4

What if there was no UN? This link opens in a new window

Theckanath, V. (2008). What if there was no UN? Peace & Conflict Monitor, 5.

The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction

Hanhimaki, J. M. (2008). The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.

The United Nations in International History

Sayward, A. L. (2017). The United Nations in International History. Bloomsbury Academic.

historical context- The United Nations was created in 1945 after World War 2 to promote international peace, security, and to strengthen diplomatic relations.

historical figure or group's participation- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and the Prime Minister of England, Winston Churchill, came up with the declaration for the United Nations

historical figure or group's motivation- To prevent an event like World War 2 from happening ever again

context caused or influenced- World War II had become so devastating to the world, with the Allied and Axis Powers tearing each other down, combined with the horrors of the Holocaust.

connecting your historical event and current event- The massive human rights violations that wracked Europe with the Holocaust, and Hitler's rampage throughout the war. Not to mention the tragedy that was Pearl Harbor.