Lesson 16: The United Nations

Introduction

Important Icon At the end of World War II, Eleanor Roosevelt was viewed as an impactful world leader.  Important Icon

Focus Questions:

How did the war change America’s role in the world? 

How were other countries affected by the aftermath of World War II?

 


The United Nations

During WWII, Allied leaders wanted to create an international group to help keep the peace in the future. The United Nations would be different from the League of Nations in that its members would have to agree to provide military forces, if needed, to enforce peacekeeping decisions.

  In your journal:  Print the notes page and complete it as you go through the slides. If you do not have access to a printer, another option is to draw/write your notes page in your social studies journal.

The United Nations Download The United Nations

View the slideshow below to learn more about The United Nations.


 Interactive

In your journal: Now, we will review some of the key terms you learned today. Throughout this unit, we will learn new words while adding to the key terms we have already learned. As you learn the words, continue to add to your vocabulary table you started in the previous lesson. Add the new terms below while also studying the previous terms.


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