11. The United Nations - a history: part 1 - what came before, and who wants what?

Jack P Taylor's Political and Historical Curiosities

English - March 19, 2017 09:23 - 15 minutes - 18.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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In this episode I consider what came before the United Nations, how the term United Nations first referred to a military alliance, and what each of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin aimed to secure from the organisation as it was established.