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League of Nations

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Thomas J. Edward Walker

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2008
Subject:
History, Contemporary History (post 1945)
Length:
1,218 words
Illustration(s):
1
Established by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and spearheaded by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, the League of Nations was organized to promote world peace and international cooperation ... More
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The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Social sciences
Length:
2,093 words

Often presented as the archetypal doomed idealistic project, the League of Nations is cited as an example of a utopian

League of Nations

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Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (3 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
Law, International Law
Length:
337 words

The first global international organization, forerunner of the United Nations, whose constituent document, the Covenant, formed Part I of the

League of Nations

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Oxford Companion to Australian Politics

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2008
Subject:
Social sciences, Politics
Length:
314 words

The League of Nations was the first international organisation dedicated to promotion of peace. Established in the immediate aftermath of

League of Nations

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Francine McKenzie

The Oxford Companion to Canadian History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
332 words
In 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference US President Woodrow Wilson outlined his vision of an international institution with a mandate to prevent war: the League of Nations. Prime Minister ... More
League of Nations

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Francine McKenzie

The Oxford Companion to Canadian History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
332 words
In 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference US President Woodrow Wilson outlined his vision of an international institution with a mandate to prevent war: the League of Nations. Prime Minister ... More
League of Nations

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World Encyclopedia

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Encyclopedias
Length:
59 words

International organization (1920–46), forerunner of the United Nations (UN). Created as part of the Treaty of Versailles

League of Nations

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The Oxford Companion to Irish History (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2007
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
349 words

established by the treaty of Versailles in 1919 as a vehicle for the regulation of international relations through collective security.

League of Nations

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M. R. D. Foot

The Oxford Companion to World War II

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2003
Subject:
History, Military History, Social sciences, Warfare and Defence
Length:
481 words

founded in 1919 as part of the Versailles settlement at the end of the First World War, was intended

League of Nations

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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2002
Subject:
History, Military History, Social sciences, Warfare and Defence
Length:
119 words
an association of countries established in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles to promote international cooperation and achieve international peace and security. It was powerless to stop ... More
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Deborah Stienstra

The Oxford Encyclopedia Women in World History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2008
Subject:
History
Length:
1,674 words

World War I ended with the signing of the armistice in November 1918. The League of Nations emerged from the Paris Peace Conference in ...

League of Nations

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The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Social sciences, Politics
Length:
811 words

The covenant of the League of Nations, the first permanent international organization charged with the task of preserving international peace

The League of Nations

The League of Nations (1919–46)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to American Military History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
History, Military History, Social sciences, Warfare and Defence
Length:
946 words

(1919–46) peacekeeping organization began when Woodrow Wilson secured the inclusion of its charter in the Treaty of Versailles

League of Nations.

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Thomas J. Knock

The Oxford Companion to United States History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
1,097 words

This international organization came to life in 1919 when President Woodrow Wilson secured the inclusion of its charter in the Treaty of ...

League of Nations, the

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Language reference, History of English, Literature, Literary theory and cultural studies
Length:
78 words
an association of countries established in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles to promote international cooperation and achieve international peace and security. Although the League greatly ... More

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