The Collapse of The League of Nations

The League Didn't Achieve its original Aims

1. The League aimed to act against aggression, encourage nations to discuss their disputes, and work towards disarmament. These aims were all intended to prevent another war. The League failed to do this - WWII started in 1939.

2. The League did have some success in settling disputes in the 1920s, e.g. Upper Silesia.

3. It also managed to encourage cooperation on social issues. It helped to improve the lives of ordinary people around the world - but this wasn't its main purpose.

Some say the League was Doomed from the Start

1. The LoN had to defend the Treaty of Versailles, even though many of the members themselves thought the treaty was unfair. This associated the League with unpopular diplomacy from the start.

2. When the USA refused to join, Britain and France had a very difficult task - they had to support the League's finances and military, but they weren't very strong themselves. Germany and …