How many nations were charter members of the League of Nations?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is 42.

Key Points

The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded in 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I.
The League of Nations was established in 1920 by 42 nations, they are called Charter members of League of Nations.
The League had 58 member countries at its peak in 1934 and 1935.
The League of Nations member countries encompassed the majority of Southeast Asia, Europe, and South America.
At the time of the League of Nations, practically all of Africa was made up of Western-power colonies.

Additional Information

It was the first international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.
The League of Nations was formed after the end of World War I in 1919.
League of nations was formed to prevent another war.
The United States never joined the League of Nations.
Germany was not permitted to join until 1926, and the USSR joined only after Germany departed in 1934.