Establishment+of+the+United+Nations


 * Establishment of the United Nations**

August 1941-British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and American President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed the Atlantic Charter on board the HMS Prince of Wales off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. This proposal was for international collaboration trying to maintain peace, security, and economic stability.

Franklin D. Roosevelt thought of the phrase “United Nations” on January 1st, 1942, while making a reference to the 26 Allied nations, which were fighting against the Axis powers, in the Declaration by the United Nations. The Axis powers consisted of Germany, Japan and Italy.

__**Nations Involved**__ United States, The United Kingdom The Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, China Australia, Belgium Canada, Costa Rica Cuba, Czechoslovakia Dominican Republic, El Salvador Greece, Guatemala Haiti, Honduras India, Luxembourg Netherlands, New Zealand Nicaragua, Norway Panama, Poland South Africa, Yugoslavia

"WW2 and the United Nations." //Cyber United Nations//. Web. 3 Jan. 2012. . This site had a lot of information on the signing of the United Nations, such as:location, signers, who was present, and date. It also indicated the nations involved.