United Nations

The goal of the United Nations is to

• maintain peace throughout the world.

• help nations develop friendly relationships with each other.

• help solve economic, social, and humanitarian concerns.

• All of the above.

The United Nations was officially created

• during WWI

• at the end of WWII.

• during the Vietnam War.

• None of the above.

The founding purpose for the United Nations was to

• protect the Soviet Union from the United States.

• to protect the United States from the Soviet Union and China.

• to promote world peace and prevent another world war.

• All of the above.

Who influenced the development of the United Nations?

• The United States

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

• All of the above.

The headquarters of the United Nations is located in

• Manhattan, New York City.

• London, England.

• Paris, France.

• Beijing, China.

To become a member of the United Nations,

• the country must agree to the rules and goals of the UN Charter.

• the Security Council must approve the application of the interested nation.

• two-thirds of the General Assembly must agree let country into the UN.

• All of the above.

How is the United Nations funded?  It is funded

• by only the nations in the Security Council.

• through mandatory payments based a complex formula and voluntary contributions.

• by solely voluntary contributions.

• by the U.S. and Russia.

Which country pays the largest percentage of the United Nations budget?

• China

• Russia

•   

  U.S.

• France

The five permanent members of the Security Council hold significant power because they have

• their own UN army and Navy.

• the power of veto over other nations in the Council.

• the power of rockets and spaceships.

• All of the above.

Which organ or department instrumental in the decolonization and the supporting of the independence of territories in Africa and the Pacific has been closed down?

• Secretariat

• Trusteeship Council

• c.       International Court of Justice

• All of the above