<P> At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 , Wilson , Cecil , and Smuts all put forward their draft proposals . After lengthy negotiations between the delegates , the Hurst - Miller draft was finally produced as a basis for the Covenant . After more negotiation and compromise , the delegates finally approved of the proposal to create the League of Nations ( French : Société des Nations , German : Völkerbund ) on 25 January 1919 . The final Covenant of the League of Nations was drafted by a special commission , and the League was established by Part I of the Treaty of Versailles . On 28 June 1919 , 44 states signed the Covenant , including 31 states which had taken part in the war on the side of the Triple Entente or joined it during the conflict . </P>
<P> At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 , Wilson , Cecil , and Smuts all put forward their draft proposals . After lengthy negotiations between the delegates , the Hurst - Miller draft was finally produced as a basis for the Covenant . After more negotiation and compromise , the delegates finally approved of the proposal to create the League of Nations ( French : Société des Nations , German : Völkerbund ) on 25 January 1919 . The final Covenant of the League of Nations was drafted by a special commission , and the League was established by Part I of the Treaty of Versailles . On 28 June 1919 , 44 states signed the Covenant , including 31 states which had taken part in the war on the side of the Triple Entente or joined it during the conflict . </P>
when did league of nations become united nations
when did league of nations become united nations
1919
1919