What was the League of Nations?

The League of Nations was an international organisation founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that brought the First World War to its end. It was the first intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to keep the whole world in peace. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members. However, the US, although involved in the discussions that set up the League was not a member. The League effectively collapsed with outbreak of World War 2 and was replaced by the UN in 1946.

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Bill Coe

Debbie, they are peer reviewed. Why don't you becomee a quizzclub member and review proposed quesitons. I can see none of the grammar or spelling errors you mention in your follow up post except supercede. Organisation is 100% correct. The only grammatical/spelling mistakes I see are in YOUR post "intergovernemtal". Let she who is without sin cast the first stone.

Ian Swindale

In 1990 I had a signatory to the League of Nations Charter as a client. Listening to him was fascinating. If my memory serves me right he was either the last living signatory or with 3 others. He was in his ninety's when we first met and did not survive very long after that.

Larry W. Jones

Organization with an "s" is a British spelling.

steve

One of the most toothless, impotent organizations in world history. Did NOTHING when Japan attacked China, and Japan got offended at the League's condemnation, so they walked out. Again, they did NOTHING when Italy attacked Abyssinia. By that time, everything was going downhill, and the League soon followed.

Glenn

A big waste of money and has never accomplished anything

Ray Chancellor

wilson' ego got in the way---wanted everything his way--sulked--and refused too join--and it was his idea and he fought to get it started---but his ego was so great it got in the way---and so he refused to let usa join

johnpburkhardt

And there was a band called Human League

bsvice

Is it me, or did anyone else find this to be an easy question?

gridirongreen

David Coe, a woodchuck could chuck 10 cords of wood if a woodchuck could chuck wood. I just don't know how long it would take. How do you know what the alternate to Hitler would have been? I'm betting you don't know the answer, but I do. The answer is you don't have the slimmest idea. It's just human nature of the bottom 99+ percent to pretend to know that which is not possible to know.