{"id":2203,"date":"2022-06-01T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brianjgriffith.com\/interwarcrisis\/?p=2203"},"modified":"2024-12-09T16:56:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T00:56:48","slug":"the-founding-of-the-united-nations-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brianjgriffith.com\/interwarcrisis\/the-founding-of-the-united-nations-1945\/","title":{"rendered":"The Founding of the United Nations (1945)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In June 1945, the representatives from 46 nations gathered in San Francisco to debate and, ultimately, vote on the United Nations Charter, which marked the founding of the United Nations as an international organization designed to emphasize diplomacy and peace over conflict and war.<span id='easy-footnote-1-2203' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.brianjgriffith.com\/interwarcrisis\/the-founding-of-the-united-nations-1945\/#easy-footnote-bottom-1-2203' title='&amp;#8220;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/sections\/history-united-nations-charter\/1945-san-francisco-conference\/index.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;&gt;1945: The San Francisco Conference&lt;\/a&gt;,&amp;#8221; &lt;em&gt;United Nations&lt;\/em&gt;.'><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The following is a\u00a0<em>British Path\u00e9<\/em> newsreel from 1945 which shows the signing and viewing of the United Nations Charter in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shaping The Future - U.N. 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