USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

END OF WWI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did Woodrow Wilson believe the League of Nations was important?
A
It would avoid violent conflicts by abolishing weapons of mass destruction
B
It would prevent wars by using international cooperation to solve conflicts
C
It would offer financial aid to help the Allied Powers recover from World War I
D
It would allow the United States to remain neutral in international disputes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He stressed that the League of Nations embodied American values of self-government and the desire to settle conflicts peacefully, and shared his vision of a future in which the international community could preempt another conflict as devastating as the First World War.

Detailed explanation-2: -Its primary goals as stated in its Covenant included preventing wars through collective security and disarmament and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wilson drew up terms of peace including his design for a League of Nations, a world body to settle future conflicts among nations. Wilson took direct personal control of American foreign policy, which he believed was constitutionally mandated.

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