Milletler cemiyeti: Birleşmiş Milletler'in temeli sayılabilecek bu organizasyon, İ. Dünya Savaşı'nin ardından İsviçre’de 1919'da "Cemiyet-i Akvam" (Milletler Cemiyeti) adıyla kuruldu. Amacı, ülkeler arasında yaşanabilecek sorunları barışçı yollarla çözmek idi. Bir süre çalıştı fakat fazla bir varlık gösteremedi. İİ. Dünya Savaşı'nin ardından dağıldı. 6 Temmuz 1932'de Cemiyet-i Akvam, Türkiye'yi üyeliğe davet etmiş, 9 Temmuz'da TBMM Türkiye’nin Milletler Cemiyeti'ne giriş davetini onaylamış ve 18 Temmuz 1932'de Türkiye, Cemiyet-i Akvam'a resmen üye olmuştur
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Definition of league of nations in English English dictionary
An international organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the First World War. Its goals included disarmament, preventing war through collective security, settling disputes between countries through negotiation, diplomacy and improving global quality of life. The predecessor of the United Nations
A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League. Essentially powerless, it was officially dissolved in 1946. an international organization that was established after World War I to encourage countries to work together and achieve international peace. It was replaced in 1946 by the United Nations. Organization for international cooperation established by the Allied Powers at the end of World War I. A league covenant, embodying the principles of collective security and providing for an assembly, a council, and a secretariat, was formulated at the Paris Peace Conference (1919) and contained in the Treaty of Versailles. The covenant also set up a system of colonial mandates. Headquartered at Geneva, the League was weakened by the failure of the U.S., which had not ratified the Treaty of Versailles, to join the organization. Discredited by its failure to prevent Japanese expansion in Manchuria and China, Italy's conquest of Ethiopia, and Germany's seizure of Austria, the League ceased its activities during World War II. It was replaced in 1946 by the United Nations
international organization established after World War l to create world peace and cooperation, forerunner of the United Nations (1920 - 1938)
an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined and it remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the United Nations was formed