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Lesson Number: 088

Aim: Why was the United Nations created and how did the United States' position in the world change?

1. The United Nations

1. The United Nations consists of two main groups or bodies (and several other smaller organizations), where the nations of the world can discuss and settle their differences.
1. The General Assembly - all nations in the United Nations vote on international issues and problems.
2. The Security Council consists of the 5 permanent members of France, Britain, China, the United States and the Soviet Union; along with 10 elected member nations.
2. The United Nations can impose economic sanctions on nations that are causing trouble in the world.
3. The United Nations can vote on sending United Nations peacekeeping forces to "hot spots" in the world.



2. The United States' position after World War Two

1. The United States was the world's first and only nuclear power and was called a superpower after World War Two.
2. After World War Two, the United States had to decide on its position in the world -- an isolationists position or a globalists position.
3. The United States deicided on a globalist position and adopted a policy of containment.
1. This containment policy was aimed directly at the Soviet Union and to stop the spread of communism throughout the world.

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