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League of Nations

A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League. Essentially powerless, it was dissolved in 1946.

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League of Nations

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an international association of states founded in 1920 with the aim of preserving world peace: dissolved in 1946

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League of Nations - an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined and it remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the United Nations was formed

global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization - an international alliance involving many different countries

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(26.) Gaebelein, "The Pre-Eminence of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Coming Glory," in Christ and Glory, 19; Gaebelein, The League of Nations in the Light of Prophecy, 32, 37-38; "The Threatening Revolution," Our Hope, October 1919, 312-13; "The Appear to the Wrong Party," Our Hope, September 1919, 173-74.

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* Despite honorable intentions, such efforts have proved naive or unworkable; neither the League of Nations nor its successor, the United Nations, has stopped the rise of brutal dictatorships and militant leaders.

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He asks the rare question: why "have Americans again and again been the first to create international institutions and then the first to forsake them?" His answer dates back to 1919 and the Senate debate over the League of Nations. Fundamental questions about America's role in world affairs, its obligations to other countries or lack thereof, were never answered.

MIXED MESSAGES: American Politics and International Organization, 1919-1999

, a provisional or tentative agreement on the terms of this Mandate between the Principal Allied and Associated Powers to be proposed to the Council of the League of Nations and a formal confirmation agreement on the terms therein explicitly defined by the Council and agreed to between the Mandatory and the Council representing the League and its Members.

Attacking Iraq and international law

Siam gained its intended prize of a seat at the Peace Conference in Versailles and membership in the new League of Nations. Victory over Germany meant that one of the unequal treaties was annulled, and the new friendship with the United States resulted in a second being revised in 1920.

Siam and World War I: An International History

League of Nations was an international organization formed in the aftermath of World War I in Europe, to ensure peace and stability between nations to avoid any such future wars in the world.

Past in Perspective

The League of Nations Mandate became the United Nations Trust Territories, which inherited a paramount clause from the League of Nations Mandate.

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The game of the third round of the League of Nations Group 3 Division D between the football teams of Azerbaijan and the Faroe Islands took place on Thursday, October 11, in Torshavn.

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"It is a fantastic game for him, but five days later we've got a League of Nations game in Dublin with points available so it's about getting the balance right for the two games."

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Archie Bowman: Foot Soldier, German PoW and League of Nations Man

With the war in its fifth year, the idea of a League of Nations to settle international disputes was starting to gain traction.