League of Nations

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politics Virginia Woolf
VW 's feminist and socialist views went along with firm opposition to the war, and to the militaristic political structures that had produced the war, which is evident in many of her writings. Leonard was...
Occupation Virginia Woolf
The Press, which began as therapy and for the purpose of publishing the works of its owners, grew into a major engine of modern culture and thought.
Lee, Hermione. Virginia Woolf. Chatto and Windus.
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Its political interests were served by enlightened...
Family and Intimate relationships Ethel Wilson
While she had mixed feelings for the relatives on her mother's side, EW greatly enjoyed her father's side of the family. His half-sister Margaret Bryant was a respected journalist for The Observer and although her...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Evelyn Waugh
The man who emerges as the white protagonist of the story, Basil Seal, is in trouble with his feckless, privileged circle at home, fed up and wanting to get away, when he is invited to...
politics Annie S. Swan
In the light of the First World War and its aftermath, ASS 's latent interest in politics came to life, taking the form of a desire to serve the League of Nations (whose later fall...
Occupation Ray Strachey
Following her experience as a parliamentary candidate and an (unpaid) MP's secretary and advisor, RS worked for the League of Nations with Lord Robert Cecil .
Strachey, Barbara. Remarkable Relations: The Story of the Pearsall Smith Women. Universe Books.
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politics Ray Strachey
She later devoted much time and effort to work for the League of Nations Union and then the League of Nations itself.
Occupation Mary Stott
At the end of her school days Mary had her sights set on a high-powered secretarial course and working for the League of Nations . But when she was set to write an essay on...
Travel Evelyn Sharp
ES 's time in Berlin brought her an engagement for a lecture tour of Holland in November 1920.
Sharp, Evelyn. Unfinished Adventure. John Lane, Bodley Head.
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In 1923 she made two visits back to Germany, both in order to report on the...
politics Lady Margaret Sackville
The UDC lasted until the mid-sixties. After World War One, it concentrated on foreign affairs, pressing for a reformed League of Nations (to include Germany and Russia), opposing expanded imperialist activities in China and East...
politics Maude Royden
Brought up in a Conservative family, MR began in her late twenties and early thirties to develop the Socialist views she espoused throughout her adulthood. She said, however, I never joined any party ....
politics Maude Royden
The first such confrontation in which the Peace Army intervened was the Manchurian Crisis (which had begun in September 1931 when the Japanese launched a forcible takeover of the Chinese region of Manchuria). The...
Textual Production Anne Ridler
Anne Bradby, later Ridler, was highly precocious in some kinds of writing. Her elder brother at the front in World War One recorded receiving a long and interesting letter from her when she was only...
politics Eleanor Rathbone
Representing international women's committees, ER began serving as Assessor to the Child Welfare Committee of the League of Nations .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Textual Production Eleanor Rathbone
ER 's short political treatise War Can Be Averted: The Achievability of Collective Security (Left Book Club ) argued for collective security organized by the League of Nations , and against either appeasement, non-intervention, or disarmament.
Stobaugh, Beverly. Women and Parliament, 1918-1970. Exposition Press.
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Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

Timeline

March 1917: British troops invading Ottoman territory,...

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March 1917

British troops invading Ottoman territory, having suffered defeat at Kut the previous spring, succeeded in capturing Baghdad.

7 May 1919: The League of Nations assigned Samoa as mandated...

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7 May 1919

The League of Nations assigned Samoa as mandated territory to New Zealand.

28 June 1919: The Treaty of Versailles was signed, settling...

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28 June 1919

The Treaty of Versailles was signed, settling the peace terms imposed by the victors of World War I on Germany and its allied nations.

November 1919: The American Senate voted against the United...

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November 1919

The American Senate voted against the United States joining the League of Nations .

1 January 1920: The League of Nations officially came into...

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1 January 1920

The League of Nations officially came into being—without the United States, although the first suggestion for such a body had been made by President Woodrow Wilson .

19 March 1920: The US Senate refused to endorse the Treaty...

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19 March 1920

The US Senate refused to endorse the Treaty of Versailles (signed on 28 June 1919, which set, among other things, the post-war French-German frontier).

25 April 1920: The Supreme Allied Council, supported by...

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25 April 1920

The Supreme Allied Council , supported by the League of Nations , gave Britain the Mandate to administer Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq, formed from the three Turkish provinces of Mosul, Baghdad, and Basra) and for Palestine (present-day Israel).

15 November-18 December 1920: The first League of Nations Assembly met...

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15 November-18 December 1920

The first League of Nations Assembly met.

: A conference held at Cairo installed the...

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Spring1921

A conference held at Cairo installed the Hashemite Faisal I as king of Iraq, then a new entity under British Mandate conferred by the League of Nations .

June 1921: Nansen passports were first issued by the...

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June 1921

Nansen passports were first issued by the League of Nations to identify refugees and stateless persons. Dr Fridjtof Nansen , Norwegian Arctic explorer appointed League of Nations Commissioner for refugees, was awarded the Nobel Peace...

1923: The League of Nations sponsored an International...

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1923

The League of Nations sponsored an International Conference in Geneva for the Suppression of Obscene Publications.

24 July 1923: Turkey agreed to cede territory under the...

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24 July 1923

Turkey agreed to cede territory under the Treaty of Lausanne; this signalled the end of the Ottoman Empire.

10 September 1923: The Irish Free State (Saorstt Éireann) entered...

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10 September 1923

The Irish Free State (Saorstt Éireann) entered the League of Nations .

16 October 1925: The Locarno Agreements (sometimes known as...

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16 October 1925

The Locarno Agreements (sometimes known as treaties or guarantees) were signed: a series of undertakings among various European countries mutually to guarantee each other's borders.

29 May 1926: Dr Ethel Williams set out from Aberdeen to...

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29 May 1926

Dr Ethel Williams set out from Aberdeen to walk the more than two hundred miles to London on the Peacemakers' Pilgrimage.

Texts

Lyttelton, Edith. Protection of Women and Children in the Near East. League of Nations.