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Formation of the Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany and the Allied Powers. The Covenant forming the League of Nations was included in the Treaty of Versailles and came into force on 10 January 1920. -
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League Of Nations Joining Members
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Founding Members
ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CUBA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, DENMARK, EL SALVADOR, FRANCE, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HONDURAS, INDIA, ITALY, JAPAN, LIBERIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA, NORWAY, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERSIA, PERU POLAND, PORTUGAL, RUMANIA, SIAM, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SOUTH AFRICA, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY VENEZUELA, YUGOSLAVIA -
Austria Joins
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Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Finland, Luxembourg join
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Albania Joins
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Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania join
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Hungary Joins
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Irish Free State (Ireland) Joins
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Abyssinia (Ethiopia) joins
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Dominican Republic Joins
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Germany joins
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Mexico Joins
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Turkey Joins
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Kingdom of Iraq Joins
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USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) Joins
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Afganistan Joins
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Ecuador Joins
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Dissolution of the League of Nations
The League of Nations was dissolved on 18 April 1946, when its assets and responsibilities were transferred to the United Nations, with the contract signed by W. Moderow, representative of the League, and Sean Lester, the last Secretary-General of the League of Nations.
