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Information from this website: http://www.ck12.org/user:a2fyzw4ubgf3c29uqhrjc2vkds5uzxq./book/Tennessee-5th-Grade-Social-Studies-American-History-1850-to-Present/section/5.19/

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1. What is the General Assembly?

2. What committees are included in the General Assembly?

3. What power does the General Assembly have?

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The main body of the United Nations is called the General Assembly. Every member nation holds a seat in the General Assembly, which is often described as a town meeting for the world. The General Assembly has standing committees to address ongoing issues such as economics and finance, social, cultural and humanitarian concerns, and legal problems. The General Assembly passes resolutions and has the power to make recommendations to the Security Council, but has no power to require any action. In addition to the General Assembly, and Economic and Social Council has committees designed to address a wide array of topics from the Status of Women to the Environment.

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1. What serves as the executive branch of the United Nations?

2. What is the Security Council's job?

3. Who are the Great Powers that hold a permanent seat on the Security Council?

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The UN charter called for the establishment of a Security Council, or "upper house." The Security Council serves as the executive branch of the United Nations. The Security Council must authorize any actions, such as economic sanctions, the use of force, or the deployment of peacekeeping troops.

Each of the "Great Powers" — the United States, Great Britain, France, China, and the Soviet Union — holds a permanent seat on the Security Council. The remaining ten seats are elected to two-year terms by the General Assembly. Each permanent member holds the power of veto. No action can go forth if any one of the five objects. As the Cold War crystallized, the countervailing veto powers of the United States and the Soviet Union served often to inhibit the Security Council from taking any forceful or meaningful action.

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1. What replaced the weak- structured League of Nations?

2. Who decided to create the United Nations?

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An examination of the period between WWI and WWII showed a lack of commitment to the spirit of internationalism. The old League of Nations proved too weak in structure to fill this void. Perhaps a stronger international body, as envisioned by Woodrow Wilson, was necessary to keep the world powers from tearing each other apart. It was in this spirit that Franklin Roosevelt championed the creation of a United Nations.

The Big Three of Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin had devoted hours of dialogue to the nature of a United Nations. After agreeing on the general principles at the Dumbarton Oaks and Yalta Conferences, delegates from around the world met in San Francisco to write a charter.

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1. Hull was a member of the House of Representatives and the Senate for how many years?

2. What did President Franklin Roosevelt appoint him to?

3. What did he help plan?

4. Why was Hull given the Nobel Peace Prize?

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Cordell Hull was born in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee in 1871. His family was very poor and his family taught him at home before he was able to attend public schools. Hull was always interested in politics and at the age of 16, he gave his first political speech.

Hull was a member of the United States House of Representatives and Senate for a total of 30 years. After serving in Congress, Hull was appointed by Franklin Roosevelt to be Secretary of State.

Hull was involved in the planning of the new organization that was known as the United Nations. When 46 countries sent representatives to San Francisco to make plans for the United Nations, Hull served as an advisor for the American delegation.

In 1945, Cordell Hull was given the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in founding the United Nations. Hull died in 1955.