US.58: United Nations and Cordell Hull

Who was the U.S. Secretary of State from 1933 to 1944 and a strong advocate for the creation of the UN?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

• Cordell Hull

When was the United Nations established?

• December 7, 1941

• October 24, 1945

• September 1, 1939

• June 6, 1944

What was the predecessor of the United Nations?

• NATO

• ASEAN

• League of Nations

• European Union

What is the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN?

• General Assembly

• Economic and Social Council

• Security Council

• Trusteeship Council

Which organ of the UN is responsible for maintaining international peace and security?

• General Assembly

• International Court of Justice

• Economic and Social Council

• Security Council

What was the proposed international organization comprising an assembly of all member states and a 10-member executive committee?

• The United Nations

• G7

• G20

• NATO

Which country was not part of the 'four policemen' proposed by FDR to enforce peace?

• Germany

• United States

• Great Britain

• Soviet Union

Which organ of the UN is responsible for promoting economic and social development?

• General Assembly

• Trusteeship Council

• Economic and Social Council

• Security Council

What is the principal judicial organ of the UN?

• Security Council

• Trusteeship Council

• International Court of Justice

• General Assembly

Which organ of the UN carries out the substantive and administrative work as directed by the General Assembly and the Security Council?

• International Court of Justice

• Trusteeship Council

• Secretariat

• Economic and Social Council