An international organization established after World War I under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. Its goal was to promote world peace by encouraging diplomatic negotiation and disarmament.
Think about when teachers assign group projects - they hope everyone will work together peacefully to achieve a common goal. The League of Nations was like a global group project aiming for world peace.
Collective Security: A system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace for all involved; this was one principle behind the League of Nations.
Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points: A proposal by President Woodrow Wilson outlining his vision for ending WWI peacefully; it included creating an association (League) promoting mutual guarantees among nations.
Treaty of Versailles: The treaty that ended WWI; it included provisions establishing the League.
Which event led to the creation of the League of Nations?
Which event led to the creation of the League of Nations?
What was the purpose of the League of Nations, established at the end of the Versailles Conference?
Why did the United States not agree to its own idea of the League of Nations after WWI?
Why couldn't the League of Nations stop Italy's invasion of Europe?
How might the aftermaths of World War I be different if Woodrow Wilson hadn’t proposed his Fourteen Points plan and League Of Nations idea?
Which nation was not allowed to join League of Nations initially?
When did the League of Nations officially come into existence?
Which country was notably absent from the League of Nations as a result of the Versailles Conference?
What major conflict led to the creation of the League of Nations during the interwar period?
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