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1) What is the main purpose of the United Nations?
World peace and better the conditions of humans
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6) What are flown in front of the UN headquarters?
Flags of every member nation
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11) Which part of the UN does every member have one vote?
General Assembly
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18) What is the economic system of the United States called?
Capitalism
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38) What does the "H" in H-bomb stand for?
Hydrogen
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2) When did the United Nations officially begin operations?
October 24, 1945
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7) Which nation contributes the most money to the United Nations?
The United States
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13) Which nations were considered the superpowers after World War II?
US and Soviet Union
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21) When did the Cold War end? (Year)
1991
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38) What does "UN" stand for?
United Nations
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3) Where is the headquarters of the United Nations located?
New York City
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8) When was the constitution written for the United Nations? (Year)
1945
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14) Who was the dictator of the USSR in 1945?
Joseph Stalin
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23) What is brinkmanship?
Never backing down from a crisis even on the brink of war
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38) What does "FCDA" stand for?
Federal Civil Defense Administration
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4) How many nations belong to the United Nations today?
192 nations
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9) How many members belong to the Security Council of the United Nations?
15 Nations
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15) What was the Iron Curtain?
Soviet Union's control of Eastern European countries
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24) Who was the President of the United States in 1950?
Harry S. Truman
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38) What does "NATO" stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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5) What are the official languages of the United Nations? (List 6)
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic
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10) How many permanent members belong to the Security Council of the United Nations?
5 (US, UK, France, China, Soviet Union)
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17) Approximately how many people did the Soviet Union lose during World War II? a) 5 million b) 10 million c) 15 million d) 20 million
20 million people
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28) What was the nickname of the biggest hydrogen bomb that the United States ever tested?
Bravo
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38) What does "NASA" stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration