League of Nations

End of World War 1

Nov 11, 1918

War ended when Germany agreed to an amistice.

Formation of League of Nations

Jun 28, 1919

Woodrow Wilson's proposal of creating the League of Nations had been accepted and the Treaty of Versailles had been signed.

Entry into force of League of Nations

Jan 10, 1920

ORIGINAL 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.
The League of Nations was set up to sort out disputes between nations fairly.

Admission of Austria into the League.

Dec 15, 1920

Admission of Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Finland and Luxembourg into the league

Dec 16, 1920

Admission of Albania into the League.

Dec 17, 1920

Admission of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania into the League.

Sep 22, 1921

Admission of Hungary into the League

Sep 18, 1922

Admission of Irish Free State into the League

Sep 10, 1923

Admission of Abyssinia into the League.

Sep 28, 1923

Admission of Dominican Republic into the League.

Sep 28, 1924

Withdrawal of Costa Rica from the League

Jan 22, 1925

Admission of Germany into the League

Sep 8, 1926

Admission of Mexico into the League

Sep 23, 1931

Admission of Turkey into the League

Jul 18, 1932

Admission of Kingdom of Iraq into the League

Oct 3, 1932

Withdrawal of Germany from the League

Oct 19, 1933

Admission of the USSR into the league

Sep 18, 1934

Admission of Afghanistan into the League

Sep 27, 1934

Admission of Ecuador into the League

Sep 28, 1934

Admission of Kingdom of Egypt into the League

May 26, 1937

Withdrawal of Austria from the League.

Mar 13, 1938

Withdrawal of Hungary from the League

Apr 11, 1939

Start of World War 2

Sep 1, 1939

Expellation of USSR from the league

Dec 14, 1939

Creation of United Nations

Oct 24, 1945

A replacement for the then ineffective League of Nations.

End of League of Nations

Apr 18, 1946

The assets and responsibilities were passed to the United Nations.