World History-C International Organizations

By ethan.tseng
  • Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points

    Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points

    United States president Woodrow Wilson delivers a speech intedning to assure the country that the Great War was being fought for moral and just reasons.
  • League of Nations Paris Peace Conference

    League of Nations Paris Peace Conference

    The constitution of the League of Nations was adopted by the Paris Peace Conference.
  • First withdrawal

    First withdrawal

    Brazil becomes the first of the founding states to withdraw from the League of Nations.
  • Another Country leaves

    Another Country leaves

    Japan leaves the League of Nations
  • Yet another leaves

    Yet another leaves

    Italy leaves the League of Nations
  • The Last State

    The Last State

    Egypt becomes the last state to join the League of Nations

  • Bretton Woods Conference

    Conference held where the IMF was formed to discuss the campaign "50 Years is Enough".
  • Founding plans of the IMF

    Founding plans of the IMF

    The founding plans of the International Monetary Fund are laid to combat economical instability since the 1930s.
  • Founding of the United Nations

    Founding of the United Nations

    The United Nations is formed due to the failure of the League of Nations.
  • Birth of the World Bank

    Birth of the World Bank

    The International Monetary Fund is officially established.
  • League of Nations dissolved

    League of Nations dissolved

    The League of Nations has dissolved and disbanded due to its inability to prevent another global conflict and the lack of major nations as members.
  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    The U.N. makes great contributions to raising the consciousness of human rights beginning with the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights".
  • SAP imposed in Yugoslavia

    SAP imposed in Yugoslavia

    The IMF imposes a SAP in Yugoslavia which devalued the dinar. The resultant inflation is considered a contributing factor to the already tense environment of ethnic tension and nationalism which has led to the current conflict throughout the region.
  • Economic Shock therapy

    Economic Shock therapy

    The IMF uses "economic shock therapy" to introduce capitalism into previous command economies. In the case of Poland, unemployment rose from 0% in 1990 to 15% by 1993.
  • U.N. organized coalition of forces during Persian Gulf War

    U.N. organized coalition of forces during Persian Gulf War

    The U.N. successfully organizes a coalition force from 34 nations against Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
  • U.N. failure to stop Somalian Warlords

    U.N. failure to stop Somalian Warlords

    A U.N. mission failed to prevent local warlords from seizing food aid intended for starving citizens of Somalia.
  • The World Trade Organization is born

    The World Trade Organization is born

    The WTO is offically founded on the basis of multilateral trade negotiations.
  • U.N. failure to protect refugees in Bosnia-Herzegovina

    U.N. failure to protect refugees in Bosnia-Herzegovina

    U.N. peacekeepers in the area failed to intervene during killings in Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina despite the fact that the U.N. designated it a “Safe Haven” for refugees.
  • 3 more countries join the WTO

    3 more countries join the WTO

    Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan join WTO simultaneously.
  • The WTO exceeds 150 countries

    The WTO exceeds 150 countries

    The WTO currently has 153 member countries