The League of Nations - Countries not part of it
- Created by: Naomi
- Created on: 15-04-13 10:06
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- Countries not in The League
- The US
- The Treaty
- Some Americans hated the treaty
- The treaty was linked to The League
- All countries that signed the treaty had to join The League
- The League had to enforce the treaty
- There were millions of German immigrants living in America
- They didn't want The League to help squeeze reparation payments out of Germany
- Army
- To many Americans the league suggested the USA was promising to send its troops to settle every little conflict around the world
- The had been appalled at the carnage of WW1 and wanted the US to stay out of such disputes
- Money
- By joining The League, Americans were promising to solve all international problems regardless of cost
- Business leaders said the US had become a powerful country by isolationism (staying out of all European affairs)
- The USA should continue to mind its own business
- Freedom
- Others opposed the League because they were anti-British or anti-French
- They didn't want to fight for Britian's empire
- They believed in freedom and opposed the whole idea of colonies and empires
- Others opposed the League because they were anti-British or anti-French
- The Treaty
- USSR
- In 1917 it had become the World's only communist country
- No where else wanted to have anything to do with a country that wished to remove wealth and share it equally
- Germany
- Germans saw The League as part of The Versailles Treaty
- It had 'caused the war' and countries felt that it had not yet earned the right to join
- League became a winners club, rather than something everyone could join
- France did not want them to be allowed
- The US
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