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Geneva Convention 1864
Was concerned with the basis on which rest the rules of international law for the protection of the victims of armed conflicts. -
The Hague Convention of 1899
An international Treaty and a Declaration that negotiated international peace at The Hague, Netherlands. -
Geneva Convention 1906
Was concerned with the protection of the victims of maritime warfare and replaced the Hague Convention. -
The Hague Convention of 1907
Resulted in Treaties containing only few major advancements from the 1899 Convention. -
Start of The League of Nations
The League of Nations was an organisation founded for international cooperation, founded in 1920. -
Geneva Convention 1929
Was concerned with ‘Relative Treatment of Prisoners of War’ it replaced the Geneva Convention of 1929 that dealt with prisoners of war. -
United Nations Established
It was founded with its main objectives being to maintain global peace and security -
End of The League of Nations
The league failed for numerous causes, including:
-The Great Depression allowed Nations to try to get more land and power. Only caring for themselves and not world peace. -The more the League failed, the more Nations had no confidence and by the end everyone ignored it -
Geneva Convention 1949
Was concerned with adding the ‘Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War’. It was the first Geneva Convention to deal with civilians. -
NATO Established
Is an intergovernmental military alliance designed with the purpose to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.