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The foundation and precedent for the league was developed gradually throughout the 19th century. While no permanent standing organization representing some or most nations was created, international incidents began to be solved by multi-national congresses. These congresses were often informal meetings of diplomats in the months proceeding the adoption of formal treaties and allowed for some flexibility in solving crises as necessary. These congresses were often employed to resolve territorial disputes between nations or to determine the future of a particular region. Several congresses were held at [[Electorsbourg]] and the most notable congress of the period brought the [[First Fratricide]] to a conclusion. Congresses were not universally accepted; [[King Aedanicus VIII]] refused to submit the matter of [[Carolina]] to a congress in 1845, instead opting to continue to prosecute the [[Third Caroline War]], which came to a conclusion in his favor in 1848. The congress system began a slow decline in the 1910s before fully collapsing in the 1920s. International congresses were unable to resolve disputes between [[Caphiria]] and its neighbors, and were additionally unable to reduce tension in the [[Kingdom of Dericania]]. The failure of the system lead to the [[Second Great War]] which began in 1934.

In the last years of the [[Second Great War]], it became evident that the existing method of diplomacy - bilateral negotiations - had failed. In the early 1940s, initial negotiations to end the war failed and most historians state that the war continued for three years beyond its natural conclusion having been reached had better diplomatic options existed. The great powers involved in the war were hesitant to agree peace deals they perceived as detrimental to their geopolitical standing abroad and political standing at home. As early as 1941, the problem of diplomacy being viewed as zero sum was evident to many observers. An institution designed to arbitrate disputes with a global mandate was viewed by many as a hopeful outcome of the Great War.