league of nations

It's fairly well recorded that the Japanese government pushed for a racial equality clause at the Versailles conference and the other Allies blocked it because white supremacism. Is there any way they or the League of Nations might've accepted it, and what impact would it have? (The immediate...

IOTL, Britain planned to offer the United States mandates over Wilsonian Armenia and the Turkish Straits post-WW1. These never came to be, but what if they did? How would this affect Turkey, the Entente, and the rest of the world?

Challenge: With a POD between 1800 to 1900, create a intergovernmental organization that promotes peace and cooperation, a earlier “League of Nations/UN”. The purpose of this Intergovernmental Organization is to resolve conflicts, and promote cooperation between the Great Powers, to stop wars...

The League of Nations is one of the world's great disaster stories. Intended to be the keepers of the peace to ensure that something as terrible as World War One never occurred again, through a mixture of apathy and weakness the League faltered time and time again until it finally fell apart at...

Early 1955 An emergency meeting of FIFA is called, as the success of WC 1954 just came in. Most members want a more regular World Cup that would truly represent the best team in the world, while teams could prepare towards the next WC in four years time. It was then that Gabriel Hanot, editor...

From what I understand in 1920 Esperanto was seriously considered to be the official language of the League of Nations, possibly with member nations even agreeing to teach the language in school curriculums but suffered opposition from French officials who feared that it would damage the...

'An Appeal to the Common Sense' September 1st, 1939 A man of relatively average stature stands at the dais of the Palace of Nations in Geneva, his round, fleshy face, heavyset build, and simple but formal outfit making his presence stand out among the audience of delegates from states the world...

Say, for the sake of argument, the Faisal-Weizmann Agreement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisal%E2%80%93Weizmann_Agreement) went a bit differently, and the Knesset voted to elect Faisal of Iraq and Syria to be King of Israel. How would this work? Could an Austro-Hungarian-style dual monarchy...

Just an idea I've been having for while. The League of Nations went down in history as paper tiger, but could that change? Under the Convention of Constantinople from 1888 the canal is open for all Nations during peace and war. But if the League of Nations really meant business to punish...

The League of Nations was international governing system, formed after WWI to maintain world peace, and solve many international issues. It however, failed horribly. Failing to prevent WWII and was consider ineffective. It would later give way, to the United Nations But what if the League of...

There was a movement to establish an American Mandate in Armenia after WWI with some powerful supporters (including Wilson) but it was always a long shot given the isolationism sweeping the US at the time and was massively defeated in the Senate. How could it have become feasible and what would...

With a POD no earlier than November 1st, 1918, find a feasible way to prevent or minimize post-war revanchism in both the Entente and Central Power nations. Bonus points if self-determination is carried out peacefully through an entity analogue to the League of Nations by 1930.

Ch 1. - “His Superfluous Excellency” "[the Office of Vice President] is one anomalous insignificance and curious uncertainty." - Woodrow Wilson, c. 1885 in his book “Congressional Government”. The typical newspaper headlines the week following October 2nd, when President Wilson passed of a...

Looking around the forums I've seen some ideas floating around regarding possible German (Prussian) settlement of the island of Tierra del Fuego (Preußisch-Feuerland). What would be the best time frame for this to take place (my rough guess would be from the 1850's to the 1870's) What would be...

There's a general opinion on this forum that had Hughes beaten Wilson in 1916 and taken the US into WW1, he would most likely have lost in 1920 due to the bad economy, rioting, and backlash against internationalism that plagued Wilson and helped elect Harding by a wide margin. However, was there...

Yes, another of those threads. Well, the 20th century, apart from the massive human rights violations in the soviet union and the japanese invasion of China, plus some decolonization wars and the breakup of India, could have been way bloodier than it was, as there was no major european war since...

The Great War has just ended, but it's aftermath can still be felt in the Russian Civil War and other places. The Paris/ Versailles Peace Conference now aims to create Peace for our Times, so that this devastating war truly was the War to End all Wars. To prevent future wars, a collective...

I've previously posited a couple of scenarios where I suggested that a more effective League (i.e. one with strong US support) might have prevented WWII and Japanese intervention in China. These have been, if not shot down in flames, at least limped back to base with one engine out, no rear...

Alternative names for the United Nations What names are possible for the united nations? The name can not have league or any reference the league of nations in its name Possible names Using country instead of nations like '' United Countries '' Union of nations Unified nations Group of nations...

This isn't as far-fetched as it sounds: Churchill supposedly proposed it to Lloyd-George during the Entente's occupation of the Straits Zone after the First World War. How would Mustafa Kemal react to this? What role would a neutralized Constantinople play in the post-war development of Europe...