League of Nations
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS former international organization...World War I. Like its successor, the United Nations , its purpose was the promotion...War I (with the exception of the United States, whose Senate refused to ratify...Versailles) and most of the neutral nations. Among later admissions to membership...efforts of Sir Eric Drummond, the first secretary-general of the League, a truly international...