Forming of The United Nations
A brief history lesson about how the United Nations came to be today.
On October 24, 1945, the United Nations was created and started to quest to spread peace internationally. Originally, only five countries formed and designed to United Nations (UN). Those countries were the United States, U.S.S.R., Britain, France, and China (Parrish, 145). Although the United Nations now serves a different purpose, during WWII, it was originally designed to stop the axis powers (Japan and Germany) from winning the war. The formation of the UN was also considered at the Yalta Conference and the first blueprint was proposed there as well. At the Yalta Conference, the founders proposed an almost bicameral legislature for the UN (Parrish, 145). It consisted of a General Assembly and a Security Council. The Security Council originally held 11 countries, but now holds 15 members. There are five permanent members (the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, and France) and ten elected representatives from other countries. Each member of the Security Council has the power to veto other countries decisions in order to create a well-balanced and more democratic earth (Parrish 145). This was also discussed at the Yalta Conference. The forming or founding of the UN was designed to create peace throughout the entire world and form new friendly relations with other countries, and the United Nations is still plans to do so in the future.
The United Nations still currently forms peace all around the world as it did when it first started. With hundreds of countries, the UN creates relations and allies with them. In 1945, its original purpose was to stop the axis powers from continuing the war, but now serves a greater purpose for the people. The UN affects the citizens of the world. They try and mostly succeed in preventing wars and even genocides. The UN even supplies countries that have been struck with war, or hit by a natural disaster with medical care, food, water, and shelter. On example of the UN’s effort in order to keep peace was back in the Korean War, the UN Forces was created and helped maintain the peace between the Koreas (Adams, 1). The United Nations does a great effort to ensure the safety of the international people. Still to this day, the United Nations protects and serves the public to great extents.
Works Cited:
“United Nations.” The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ideas. 2007: n.pag. SIRS Renaissance. Web. 27 Mar 2012. <http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SCT0642-0-1016&artno=0000267924&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=UN%20history&title=United%20Nations&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=N&ic=N>
Parrish, Thomas. The Cold War Encyclopedia. 1st ed. New York City: Henry Holt and Company Inc., 1996. Print.
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