The League of Nations

Aims of the League

The League came from Wilson's 14 points

2 Main Aims:

1. To maintain peace - using 3 different methods:

• Disarmament involved reducing the number of weapons that each country could have.
• Arbitration meant helping countries to talk about their disputes rather than fight.
• Collective security meant that if 1 country attacked another, League members would act together to control the aggressor.

2. To encourage cooperation - and help solve economic and socialproblems, such as disease, slavery, and poor working and living conditions.

Various parts of the league

All members of the League followed a Covenant (agreement) of 26 articles (rules). Articles 1 to 7 set up the structure of the League:

The Assembly

• Met once a year
• Every country in the League had 1 vote in The Assembly
• Decisions could only be made if everyone agreed on them

The Council

• Met at least 4 times a year
• Had permanent members (Britain, France, Italy, Japan and later Germany) and temporary members
• All…