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  1. League of Nations, an organization for international cooperation established on January 10, 1920, at the initiative of the victorious Allied powers at the end of World War I. The terrible losses of World War I produced, as years went by and peace seemed no nearer, an ever-growing public demand that some method be found to prevent the renewal of ...

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  2. The League of Nations (LN or LoN; French: Société des Nations [sɔsjete de nɑsjɔ̃], SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. [ 1 ] It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War.

  3. Oct 12, 2017 · The Covenant of the League of Nations went into effect on January 10, 1920, formally instituting the League of Nations. By 1920, 48 countries had joined. By 1920, 48 countries had joined. League ...

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  4. Sep 25, 2024 · The League of Nations was founded in January 1920 to promote world peace and welfare. Created by the Treaty of Versailles, which formally ended the First World War (1914-18), the League provided a forum where nations promised to resolve international disputes peacefully. Any state that attacked another would be subjected to the collective ...

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  5. The League of Nations was founded in January 1920 to promote world peace and welfare. Created by the Treaty of Versailles, which formally ended the First World War (1914-18), the League provided a forum where nations promised to resolve international disputes peacefully. Any state that attacked another would be subjected to the collective ...

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  6. Sep 22, 2010 · The League of Nations was an international organization founded on January 10, 1920, following the conclusion of World War I. It was established as part of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the war and was a pioneering attempt at forming an international organization aimed at maintaining peace and preventing future conflicts on a global scale.

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  8. The League of Nations officially came into existence on 10 January 1920. On 15 November 1920, 41 members states gathered in Geneva for the opening of the first session of the Assembly. This represented a large portion of existing states and corresponded to more than 70% of the world’s population. Officially, the League was an organization ...

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