United Nations
Un: History of the United Nations
Find a history of the United Nations by decade. Read about the history of the charter and the many meetings that led to the writing of the charter.
US Department of State
Milestones: 1937 1945: Wartime Conferences, 1941 1945
A brief description of each major conference held by members of the Allies in World War II discussing how the course of the war would be fought and ideas of what would happen when the war ended.
US Department of State
Office of the Historian: The Formation of the United Nations, 1945
Read about the background of the formation of the United Nations, and the ratification of its charter in 1945.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The United Nations
Formation and organization of the United Nations. See why the United Nations was chartered and read about its tasks.