The First World War and the Discussions on Establishing the Universal International Organization

The First World War and the Discussions on Establishing the Universal International Organization

Traditionally, historians begin the League of Nations’ history with the postwar settlement and the creation of the Versailles system. However, the continuity exists between the First World War and the emergence of international organization. There was no steady institution of multilateral diploma...

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Main Author: Khodnev Aleksandr
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Volgograd State University 2014-11-01
Series:Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения
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historians begin the League of Nations’ history with the postwar settlement and the creation of the Versailles system. However
the continuity exists between the First World War and the emergence of international organization. There was no steady institution of multilateral diplomacy for the international arbitration before the War. The Hague Peace Conferences (1899
1907) were not able to create strong international institutions. The ways out of the Great War and the mechanisms of preventing its repetition had to be looked for in the bloody conflict. The situation in the USA and in the UK differed significantly. The censorship rules that did not allow publishing essays about peace or any negotiations with the enemy were introduced. In the US they could freely discuss these issues. In the US the university academicians
businessmen
and representatives of various faiths
and prominent politicians were involved in the discussions. In the UK
the League of Nations theme was discussed by the pressure groups such as Fabian Society and selected intellectuals such as Leonard Woolf. During 1916–1917 the views of the governments and various social organizations about the League of Nations significantly differed. The public opinion and social groups demanded the creation of the international organization immediately
First World War
Great War
International organization
League of Nations
Hague Peace Conferences
multilateral diplomacy.
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