How did World War II influence thinking about “national sovereignty” and its role in a post-war security system? What sort of security system did Roosevelt initially advocate and on what earlier arrangement was it based?
What particular problems did Roosevelt seek to remedy with the system he advocated? What problems did this idea suffer from?
How were the above challenges remedied in the form of the United Nations? What were to be the central functions of the United Nations?
Under the U.N. Charter un der what two conditions would the use of force be considered legitimate?
How did the composition and agenda of the U.N change in the 1950s and 60s and what drove these changes?
