UNITED NATIONS Tammy-Lee Knopp 6 th grade

CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT  GLCE C4.3 Conflict and Cooperation Between and Among Nations  Explain the various ways that nations interact both positively and negatively.  6 – C4.3.3 Give examples of how countries work together for mutual benefits through international organizations (e.g. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Organization of American States (OAS), United Nations (UN)).

FUN FACT SHEET  Click on the link and read (or click the reader to have it read to you) the Fun Fact Sheet.

LESSON OBJECTIVE  After you careful review the Power Point you will be able to identify why the United Nation was created, how many countries and what languages are spoken. Then you will correctly answer the three quiz questions don’t forget to review any wrong answers as needed.

CANT WE JUST GET ALONG  The United Nations is an international organization with 193 country members. These countries have joined together to strive for peace and security in the world.  Its first meetings were in San Francisco and delegates came there from all over the world at the end of World War II to begin this exciting new project. There were only 51 countries in the beginning.  The UN headquarters are now in New York City, they meet and discuss world developments. Retune to quiz

EACH COUNTRY STILL HAS ITS OWN SOVEREIGNTY. United Nations is not a government it is a peace mission. This means that member countries are forbidden to interfere or meddle with the local affairs of another country. The UN cannot impose taxes on the different member countries, but each country pays its share of the UN expenses. Retune to quiz

THE UN HAS 4 MAIN PURPOSES:  To keep peace throughout the world.  To develop friendly relations between different countries.  To help different countries work together to improve the lives of the very poor people in the world, to help with hunger, disease and illiteracy and to promote respect for others rights and freedoms.  To be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations to achieve the above goals.

 Click Link 17c59&t=Cold-War 17c59&t=Cold-War to watch a short video about the United Nations.

SO MANY MEMBERS  Since the UN was founded, many countries have been accepted as members, and as there are so many different countries and members, six official languages have been adopted: Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish. Retune to quiz

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QUIZ TIME  There are three questions in this quiz.  Click on the correct answer and then click to continue on.  If you get the answer wrong click on the flag to review.  When done reviewing click return to quiz and try again.  Happy Quizzing

THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE UN ARE ALL ACCEPT?  a. Arabic a. Arabic  b. Chinese b. Chinese  c. French c. French  d. German d. German

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WHY DID WAR NOT BREAK OUT?  The United Nations help prevent war.  The US took over and made she things did not go to war.  War did happen.

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HOW MANY COUNTRIES ARE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS?  a. 50 a. 50  b. 51 b. 51  c. 193 c. 193  d. 292 d. 292

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TRUE OR FALSE?  The UN was established to act as a world government that is able to pass laws and impose taxes. TrueFalse

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CONCLUDING  Now that you have completed this assessment you can identify what the United Nation was created for, where it is located and who are members.  Next you will learn why having sovereignty is so important.

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