GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why was the League of Nations unable to fulfill its purpose?
A
It lacked a budget to pursue efforts for peaceful cooperation.
B
Russia was not allowed to join
C
It lacked the power or military strength to halt aggression.
D
The U.S. was the first country to join
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It did not satisfy extreme pacifists, who rejected any use of force (even to resist aggression), or extreme internationalists, who wished the League to have its own military forces and to impose all its decisions by its own political and military authority.

Detailed explanation-2: -The League of Nations (1920 – 1946) was the first intergovernmental organization established “to promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security”.

Detailed explanation-3: -So, the League of Nations was successful in small ways in the 1920s, stopping small wars and improving lives. But it could not defend the Treaty of Versailles, it failed to get disarmament, and it could not persuade powerful countries to stop fighting.

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