Answer the question after the passage «Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.» —United Nations, «Preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights» (1945) Why is the first passage significant in representing a turning point in modern world history?

• the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and creation of the International Court of Justice after World War II was universally accepted by all nations.
• traditional societies transitioned and openly embraced the goals of human rights.
• the response was a critical reaction to the failed League of Nations after World War I.
• for the first time in human history, a major global institution is backing up the idea of equality for all people regardless of nation.

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