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In 1945, delegates from fifty countries met to draft the Charter of the United Nations. Where did they…

Delegates from fifty countries met in San Francisco from 25 April to 26 June 1945 for the United Nations Conference on International Organization. Dumbarton Oaks and Yalta…

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In 1945, delegates from fifty countries met to draft the Charter of the United Nations. Where did they meet?

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Delegates from fifty countries met in San Francisco from 25 April to 26 June 1945 for the United Nations Conference on International Organization. Dumbarton Oaks and Yalta hosted preparatory meetings. London hosted the first sessions of the General Assembly and the Security Council in 1946.

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Option A

Incorrect. The Dumbarton Oaks Conference (August–October 1944 in Washington, D.C.) was a preliminary four-power meeting (USA, UK, USSR, China), not the 50-nation conference of 1945.

Option B

Incorrect. London hosted the first sessions of the UN General Assembly and Security Council in January 1946, not the 1945 Charter-drafting conference.

Option C

Correct. Delegates of 50 nations met at the United Nations Conference on International Organization (UNCIO) in San Francisco from 25 April to 26 June 1945 to draft and sign the UN Charter.

Option D

Incorrect. The Yalta Conference (February 1945) was a wartime summit of the 'Big Three' Allied leaders (Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin), not the 50-nation conference that drafted the UN Charter.

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