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League of Nations / 1922

The opening session of the League of Nations in Geneva. The purpose of the League, set up in 1919 & written into the WW1 peace treaties, was to keep peace through arbitration

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Geneva League Nations Opening Peace Purpose Session Treaties Written 1919 1922 Arbitration Ww 1


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This evocative photograph captures the historic moment of the opening session of the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 15, 1922. Established in the aftermath of World War I, the League was a groundbreaking international organization, set up in the peace treaties of 1919, with the noble purpose of maintaining peace and preventing future conflicts through diplomacy and arbitration. The League's founding was a response to the devastating carnage of the war and a collective effort to create a more peaceful world order. The image shows an impressive gathering of diplomats and dignitaries, dressed in formal attire, seated in the ornate Hall of the Palais des Nations. The President of the Assembly, Belgian statesman Paul-Henri-Benjamin-Jules-Joseph Frédéric Bastid, presides over the session, with French statesman Aristide Briand and British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour seated to his left and right. The atmosphere is one of solemn determination, as the delegates embarked on the monumental task of shaping the international community's future. This photograph is a testament to the historical significance of the League of Nations and the hope it represented for a more peaceful world. The League, though ultimately dissolved in 1946, paved the way for the United Nations and remains an essential chapter in the annals of international relations and diplomacy.

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