AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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UN (United Nations)
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UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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WTO (World Trade Organization)
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The main organization ceased operations on 20 April 1946 but many of its components were relocated into the new United Nations.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1920s, the League was very successful in its work for a better world: took half a million PoWs home. helped Turkish refugees. attacked slave traders and drug sellers.
Detailed explanation-4: -The United Nations officially has no connection with the League of Nations. However, some assets – like the League’s headquarters in Geneva, the Palais des Nations – were transferred to the UN. In some cases, activities managed by the League were also taken over by the United Nations or by organs part of the UN system.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.