What was the League of Nations?

Created by the Treaty of Versailles (1920), the League of Nations (1920-1946) was an intergovernmental organization comprised of 58 members that sought to maintain international peace in the same manner as that of its successor, the United Nations, through disarmament and diplomacy.  However, World War Two effectively ended the LoN because it clearly didn't prevent this horrendous conflict.

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The gorgeous Palais des Nations (www.unog.ch) in Geneva, Switzerland served as the LoN's headquarters from 1938 to 1946.  To read the Covenant of the League of Nations, click here: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/leagcov.asp.