AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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UN
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UNESCO
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NATO
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WTO
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Detailed explanation-1: -The League was formally disbanded on April 19, 1946; its powers and functions had been transferred to the nascent United Nations.
Detailed explanation-2: -As of 20 April 1946, the League of Nations ceased to exist, having handed over all of its assets to the United Nations, and having granted the new UN Secretariat full control of its Library and archives.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main organization ceased operations on 20 April 1946 but many of its components were relocated into the new United Nations.
Detailed explanation-4: -The UN replaced the ineffective League of Nations, which had failed to prevent the outbreak of the Second World War. The UN was established on October 24, 1945, with headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, and reflected the rise of the United States to global leadership in the postwar period.
Detailed explanation-5: -Though first proposed by President Woodrow Wilson as part of his Fourteen Points plan for an equitable peace in Europe, the United States never became a member.