How the United Nations was Born from WWII (opens in new tab)

The Allies met in several conferences from 1941 to 1945 to discuss how to guarantee a more peaceful and cooperative world once the Second World War (1939-45) was concluded. To foster global cooperation, facilitate free trade, and give aid to war-ravaged and developing countries, the United Nations was formed along with other new international bodies such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and International Court of Justice. This terrible global conflict had, it was hoped, at leas...