WORLD WAR I
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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Geneva
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London
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Paris
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Luxembourg
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Detailed explanation-1: -The League of Nations officially came into existence on 10 January 1920. On 15 November 1920, 41 members states gathered in Geneva for the opening of the first session of the Assembly. This represented a large portion of existing states and corresponded to more than 70% of the world’s population.
Detailed explanation-2: -The League of Nations initially established its Secretariat in the Hôtel National building, today known as Palais Wilson, along the shores of Lake Geneva. An Extraordinary Assembly was held in 1926 to decide on Germany’s admission to the League.
Detailed explanation-3: -In February 1920, the League voted to recognize the perpetual neutrality of Switzerland. The League also established its headquarters in the Swiss city of Geneva, a tribute to the country’s neutrality as well as its relative economic and political stability, which has continued to the present day.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why Geneva? The choice of the City of Geneva as headquarters of the LoN was not insignificant. Since 1863, Geneva had been home to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). It was nevertheless primarily thanks to the joint efforts of Federal Councillor Gustave Ador and the economist William E.