League of Nations

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The League of Nations was an international organization founded after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries, serving as a precursor to the United Nations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international organization
predecessor of the United Nations
category History of international relations
Organizations disestablished in 1946
Organizations established in 1919
covenantAdopted 1919
createdBy Treaty of Versailles
dissolved 1946
firstAssemblyMeeting 1920
firstSecretaryGeneral Eric Drummond
foundedAfter World War I
foundedBy Allied Powers of World War I
foundingDocument Covenant of the League of Nations
foundingMember Belgium
Brazil
China
France
Greece
Italy
Japan
Portugal
Serbia
United Kingdom
hasOrgan Assembly of the League of Nations
Council of the League of Nations
International Labour Organization
Permanent Court of International Justice
Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations
headquartersCountry Switzerland
headquartersLocation Geneva
inception 1919
lastAssemblyMeeting 1946
memberCountAtPeak 58
nonContinuousMember United States of America
surface form: United States
notableFailure inability to prevent Italian invasion of Ethiopia
inability to prevent Japanese invasion of Manchuria
inability to prevent outbreak of World War II
notableSuccess administration of mandates over former German and Ottoman territories
campaigns against human trafficking
efforts against opium trade
resolution of the Åland Islands dispute
work on refugee protection
officialLanguage English
French
purpose collective security
disarmament
international cooperation
peaceful settlement of disputes
promotion of international peace
reasonUnitedStatesNotMember US Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
replacedBy United Nations
secondSecretaryGeneral Joseph Avenol
thirdSecretaryGeneral Seán Lester

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James Eric Drummond employer League of Nations
James Eric Drummond affiliation League of Nations
Secretary Baker supported League of Nations
subject surface form: Newton D. Baker
Palais Wilson formerTenant League of Nations
Palais Wilson associatedWithOrganization League of Nations
Chaco War mediatedBy League of Nations
Total Digital Access to the League of Nations Archives (LONTAD) relatedTo League of Nations
subject surface form: LONTAD
Alawite State mandateAuthority League of Nations
State of Aleppo underMandateOf League of Nations
John Hessin Clarke supported League of Nations
Robert Cecil causeSupported League of Nations
League of Nations records hasMainSubject League of Nations
Mundaneum associatedWith League of Nations
Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance relatedTo League of Nations
this entity surface form: League of Nations collective security system
Allied forces supportedOrganization League of Nations
subject surface form: Allied forces (World War I)
this entity surface form: League of Nations (postwar creation)