The Conferences With World Leaders That Led to the Formation of UN

Q. ______ is celebrated worldwide as “United Nations Day”.

1. 7 October
2. 24 October
3. 21 August
4. 1 January

Q. Which among the following declarations were made in the Moscow Conference of 1943?

1. A united action plan to prosecute and defeat the enemy at war.
2. To act together in unison regarding the unconditional surrender and disarmament of the enemy.
3. To institute an international organisation based on the principles of sovereignty and equality of all peace-loving states.
4. To employ military forces within the territories of enemy states for maintaining peace and security.

Q. The Declaration of the United Nations was signed in _______.

1. 1942

Q. Who among the following first coined the term “United Nations”?

1. Winston Churchill
2. Franklin D Roosevelt
3. Joseph Stalin
4. Foo Ping Shen

Q. The London Declaration took place in the year _______.

1. 1941

Q. Who among the following met at the Yalta Conference of 1945?

1. Franklin D Roosevelt
2. Winston Churchill
3. Joseph Stalin Foo
4. Ping Shen

Q. Which among the following statements are true about the Dumbarton Oaks Conference?

1. The discussions for the structure of an international organisation was submitted by the US, UK, USSR, and France.
2. As per the proposals, four principal bodies were to constitute the organization to be known as the United Nations.
3. It also discussed the roles of a General Assembly and Security Council.
4. It also finalised the method of voting in the Security Council.

Q. With reference to the Atlantic Charter, which of the following statements is not correct?

1. The countries had to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
2. The countries need to settle all disputes peacefully, without resorting to war.
3. Increase the use of armaments and ammunition.
4. Encouragement of international cooperation and friendly relations between all countries.

Q. 'X' was an international conference that was held in February 1945. In this conference, the head of states of allied powers conjured a plan for the defeat and occupation of Nazi Germany. The plan to deal with the independent states of Eastern Europe was also discussed in this conference. Identify the conference 'X'?

1. Dumbarton Oaks Conference
2. Tehran Conference
3. Yalta Conference
4. San Francisco Conference

Q. 'Y' was an international conference that formally established the "United Nations". The conference was dominated by discussions of the extent of the Big Four's powers as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). This conference was concluded with the signing of the UN Charter on 26 June 1945. Identify the conference 'Y'?

1. London Conference
2. Guangzhou Conference
3. San Francisco Conference
4. Tehran Conference

Q. Match the following events with the dates:

1) 1 January 1942	A) The draft of the UN Charter was drawn up
2) 2 January 1942	B) 22 countries added their signatures on the Declaration of the United Nations
3) 30 October 1943	C) United Nations would be open to all nations
4) 21 August to 7 October 1944	D) The term “United Nations” was officially adopted.

1. 1- A, 2- B, 3- C, 4- D
2. 1- D, 2- B, 3- C, 4- A
3. 1- D, 2- C, 3- B, 4- A
4. 1- A, 2- B, 3- C, 4- D

Q. Which among the following statement(s) is true about the fallout of the Yalta Conference?

1. The agreements reached at Yalta was highly criticised in the US in 1946.
2. Communist governments were established in Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria with the help of USSR.
3. Democratic governments were established in Poland and Czechoslovakia with the help of UK.
4. There were widespread disagreements on the amount of reparations between US, UK, and the Soviet Union.

Q. Along with Soviet Premier Stalin and British Prime Minister Churchill, representatives ofcountries were present in the San Francisco Conference.

1. 51
2. 44
3. 20

Q. The result of the Washington Conference, held in 1921, was __________.

1. An undermining of the authority of the United Nations
2. Treaties of disarmament among Great Britain, Japan and the United States
3. An end to Japanese aggression in China
4. The development of the Stimson Doctrine
5. The rise of Mussolini in Italy

Q. Give reasons: League of Nations was unable to stop the warring countries.

Q. The 1921 Four-Power Treaty stated that France, Great Britain, Japan, and the United States would _______.

1. Respect one another's claims to territory in the Pacific
2. Maintain navies of equal size
3. Provide aid if any of the other three nations were attacked by a foreign power
4. Work together to establish free trade with China
5. Eliminate tariffs on imports from the other three nations signing the treaty

Q. On 30 October, 1943, the Foreign Ministers of China, Britain, USSR, and America met at to decide the future of Germany.

1. London
2. Moscow
3. Washington

Q. Which among the following statement(s) is/are true about the circumstances surrounding the Atlantic Charter of 1941?

1. It was held just two months after the London Declaration in June 1941.
2. The Axis powers were much in ascendancy and Hitler had established a pact with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
3. Japan had bombed a US Naval base in Pearl Harbour near Hawaii and US had officially entered the war.
4. The head of states of major powers the US and Great Britain met in a British Naval ship in the Atlantic Ocean to discuss the way forward.

Q. Which among the following was not the goals of signing the Atlantic Charter?

1. Peaceful settlement of disputes without resorting to war.
2. Respecting territorial integrity and sovereignty of other nations.
3. Increasing armaments and ammunition.
4. Promoting international cooperation and friendly relations.

Q. Identify the following statements as True or False.
S1: From 21 August to 7 October of 1944, the Dumbarton Oaks Conference took place in China.
S2: Representatives of Britain, the Soviet Union, China and the United States of America met at the Dumbarton Oaks Conference.
S3: A draft of the UN Charter was drawn up at the Dumbarton Oaks Conference.

1. S1: False, S2: True, S3: True
2. S1: False, S2: True, S3: False
3. S1: False, S2: False, S3: True
4. "S1: True, S2: True, S3: True

Q. The foreign ministers from which of the following nations signed the Moscow Declaration?

1. China
2. USSR
3. Britain
4. Germany

Q. Match the following.

X - Dumbarton Oaks Conference
Conf: - Conference

1. X
2. Washington Conf:
3. Moscow Conf:
4. 7 October, 1944
5. 30 October, 1943
6. 1 January, 1942

Q. As the United Nations Charter came into force on 24 October, 1945, this day is celebrated worldwide as the United Nations Day.

1. True
2. False

Q. Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The change required for sentence underlined at [11] is _____________.

1. Instead, they do form orderly lines
2. No change
3. Instead, they form lines that are orderly
4. They are forming, instead, orderly lines

Q. In which of the following meetings was the need to establish a body enforcing and maintaining peace and security in the world was first discussed?

1. Atlantic Charter
2. Moscow Declaration
3. London Declaration
4. Dumbarton Oaks Conference

Q. Which among the following statements is true about the Declaration of United Nations?

1. Representatives of major allied powers signed this document on 1 January 1942.
2. On 2 January 1942, 26 countries came forward to add their signatures to this document.
3. The signatories pledged to not make a separate armistice with the members of the Tripartite Pact.
4. This conference of world leaders was held in Moscow.

Q. The maintenance of the peace and safety of the United States was the stated aim of the _____.

1. XYZ Affair
2. Alien and Sedition Acts
3. Bill of Rights
4. Federalist Papers
5. Louisiana Purchase

Q. The United States signed both The Kello-Briand Pact and Washington Naval Treaty during the 1920s. The signing of these agreements Illustrate which of the following statements?

1. American shipbuilding and ammunition corporations pressured the government to increase the strength of the military
2. The nation was more Interested in enjoying peacetime prosperity than concerning itself with foreign affairs.
3. The nation was interested in building up its military while limiting the strength of other nations
4. The nation grew increasingly concerned about the increasing militarism evident in both Germany and Japan.
5. The nation made it a large priority to prevent another world war considering the horrific devastation the Great War left behind.

Q. Who among the following world leaders coined the term 'United Nations'?

1. Winston Churchill
2. Franklin Roosevelt
3. Joseph Stalin
4. Margaret Thatcher

Q. The Fourteen Points talked about:

1. All countries to work towards disarmament
2. Colonies to have a say in their own future
3. Free trade between countries
4. All of the above