League of Nations

An overview of The League of Nations, an international organization that existed between 1920 and 1946 to promote peace. It was the precursor to the modern United Nations.

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WWI was the most horrific war the world had ever seen at that time. When the conflict ended, there was an effort to make sure that such a thing never happened again.

To that end, a deliberative body was created where nations could come together to debate and discuss matters before starting an armed conflict.

While having some success, this deliberative body ultimately failed at its stated goal of avoiding another world war.

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The League of Nations

WWI was the most horrific war the world had ever seen at that time. When the conflict ended, there was an effort to make sure that such a thing never happened again. To that end, a deliberative body was created where nations could come together to debate and discuss matters before starting an armed conflict. While having some success, this deliberative body ultimately failed at its stated goal of avoiding another world war. Learn more about the League of Nations and why it failed

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Briand, Aristide: Briand signing the Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928-Kellogg-Briand Pact, also called Pact of Paris, (Aug. 27, 1928), multilateral agreement attempting to eliminate war as an instrument of national policy. It was the most grandiose of a series of peacekeeping efforts after World War I. Hoping to tie the United States into a system of protective alliances directed against a possible resurgence of German aggression, the French foreign minister, Aristide Briand, first suggested a bilateral nonaggression pact in the spring of 1927. The U.S. secretary of state, Frank B. Kellogg, prodded by the American “outlawry of war” movement and supported by those who were disappointed at the failure of the United States to join the League of Nations, proposed that the pact be converted into a g Treaty Of Paris, Contemporary History, Yorkie, United States, New York, Paris, France, History, Concert

Kellogg-Briand Pact | Facts, Purpose, & Significance

Kellogg-Briand Pact (August 27, 1928), multilateral agreement attempting to eliminate war as an instrument of national policy. It was the most grandiose of a series of peacekeeping efforts after World War I. The treaty’s failure to establish a means of enforcement rendered the agreement completely ineffective.

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Canadian historian, prof Susan Pedersen wins $75K Cundill lit prize | CBC News

Congratulations to Susan Pedersen for being awarded the 2015 Cundill Prize in Historical Literature for "The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire".

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League of Nations Reading with Questions

The League of Nations - Free printable reading with questions for high school American History students.

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Y&R Branding unveils identity for new UEFA Nations League football tournament

Lisbon-based creative agency Young & Rubicam Branding has created an identity for the UEFA Nations League Tournament that will commence in November 2018. The football tournament replaces the international friendly calendar with a new league structure in which teams will compete over a two-year schedule.

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The Successes and Failures of the League of Nations

An overview of The League of Nations, an international organization that existed between 1920 and 1946 to promote peace. It was the precursor to the modern United Nations.

League of Nations

Via @TIME: 5 Things to Know About the League of Nations

The League of Nations

Haunting Stories

Kellogg-Briand Pact | Facts, Purpose, & Significance

Canadian historian, prof Susan Pedersen wins $75K Cundill lit prize | CBC News

Congratulations to Susan Pedersen for being awarded the 2015 Cundill Prize in Historical Literature for "The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire".

League of Nations Reading with Questions

The League of Nations - Free printable reading with questions for high school American History students.

Y&R Branding unveils identity for new UEFA Nations League football tournament

[Pakistani members of the Sind Muslim Women's National Guard during marching practice]

[Pakistani members of the Sind Muslim Women's National Guard during marching practice] | International Center of Photography

Flags outside the UN's Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

League of Nations, 100 years later(© Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Image)

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