Why did the League of Nations fail?
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- Created on: 16-02-13 20:28
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- Why did the League of Nations fail?
- Self-interest of leading members
- At times of crisis, neither British or French governments were prepared to abandon their own self-interests to support the League
- The absence of USA and other important countries
- Undermined League's authorities
- Big powers were needed to impose sanctions
- Big countries would not listen to the League
- Lack of troops
- League had no armed forces of its own
- B and F were not willing to commit troops
- At no time did troops ever fight on behalf of the League
- Military force was needed if economic sanctions failed
- Economics sanctions did not work
- Members of the League did not willingly impose sanctions because there was the worry that without USA they would not work
- Sanctions that were imposed were easily broken
- Therefore, League lacked muscle to enforce decisions of its Assembly and Council
- Decisions were slow
- Meetings were too infrequent
- The need for all members to agree on a course of action undermined the strength of the League
- Treaty of Versailles
- Seen as harsh and unjust
- Further undermined the League
- Self-interest of leading members
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