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  1. Although the League was unable to fulfill the hopes of its founders, its creation was an event of decisive importance in the history of international relations. The League was formally disbanded on April 19, 1946; its powers and functions had been transferred to the nascent United Nations.

  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. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War.

  3. Oct 12, 2017 · The League of Nations was an international diplomatic group developed after World War I as a way to solve disputes between countries before they erupted into open warfare.

  4. The predecessor of the United Nations was the League of Nations, established in 1919, after World War I, under the Treaty of Versailles

  5. 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 ...

  6. League of Nations, Organization for international cooperation established by the Allied Powers at the end of World War I. A league covenant, embodying the principles of collective security and providing for an assembly, a council, and a secretariat, was formulated at the Paris Peace Conference (1919) and contained in the Treaty of Versailles .

  7. The League of Nations (19201946) was the first intergovernmental organization established “to promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security”. It is often referred to as the “predecessor” of the United Nations.