After the war: the United Nations, human rights and rebuilding Europe
Grade 10 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence
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Card A (June 26, 1945): "Charter of the United Nations". Who made it: representatives of 50 countries at San Francisco. For whom: the world's governments. Why: to create an organization that would prevent another world war. Summary in our words, not a quotation: The Charter set up the United Nations. Four months after the conference ended, the UN officially began, on October 24, 1945. Context (what else was happening): World War II was about to end, and many nations were in ruins. Limits (what this source cannot tell us): It sets out goals and rules. It cannot show how well the UN would keep the peace. Card B (December 10, 1948): "Universal Declaration of Human Rights". Who made it: the UN General Assembly, from a draft by representatives from every region of the world. For whom: all peoples and all nations. Why: to set a common standard of human rights. Summary in our words, not a quotation: For the first time, it set out basic human rights to be protected for everyone. It has been translated into over 500 languages. Context (what else was happening): It came three years after the UN began. Limits (what this source cannot tell us): It sets a standard to aim at. It does not show how each country treated its people. Below the strip: Card summaries are in our words, from the United Nations.
Who signed card A, the UN Charter, Ari asks?
- The UN General Assembly
- The leaders of Germany
- Representatives of 500 countries
- Representatives of 50 countries
Why was the UN created, by card A, Bo asks?
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- To set a standard of rights
- To end the Cold War
- To rebuild Germany's factories after 1945
- To prevent another world war
When did the UN officially begin, by the strip, Esme asks?
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- April 25, 1945
- June 26, 1945
- December 10, 1948
- October 24, 1945
Where and when was card B proclaimed, by the strip, Jun asks?
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- San Francisco, December 10, 1948
- Paris, October 24, 1945
- Paris, December 10, 1948
- San Francisco, June 26, 1945
On card B, what does a common standard mean, Kira asks?
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- A vote held every year
- A treaty that ends a war
- A goal every nation can aim for
- A law with a fixed punishment for breaking it
By card A's context box, what was the world like in 1945, Luz asks?
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- The world had been at peace for many long years
- The war was ending and nations were in ruins
- The UN was already 50 years old
- The Declaration had just been proclaimed
How many years passed from the Charter (1945) to the Declaration (1948), Milo asks?
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- 13 years
- 30 years
- 3,893 years
- 3 years
By card B, into how many languages has the Declaration been translated, Noah asks?
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- Over 5,000
- Over 500
- Over 50
- Exactly 1,948
Why do the cards matter together, Tala asks?
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- Both were written and signed by one single country alone
- Both were signed in San Francisco
- One built the UN; the other set its rights standard
- Both ended World War I
By card B, who drafted the Declaration, Zee asks?
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- The 50 countries that signed in 1945, alone
- Representatives from every region
- One lawyer working alone
- The leaders of 1919
