AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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The League operated less effectively than it would have if the U.S. had joined.
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Despite not being League members, the U.S. associated with League efforts on several issues because Americans generally agreed with the League’s goals.
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It became clear that an effective international organization was necessary to mediate disputes, eventually leading to the formation of the United Nations.
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All of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the end, the U.S. did not join the League, despite being its main architects. The League failed to intervene in many conflicts leading up to World War II, including the Italian invasion of Abyssinia, the Spanish Civil War, and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The main impact of the United States’ rejection of the League of Nations was that the organization ultimately collapsed. Furthermore, the U.S.’s reaction to and hostility toward the League weakened it, as its inception was predicated on the United States’ involvement.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many historians believe that if America had joined the League, there would have been a lot more support in preventing conflicts. Other major powers such as Germany and the Soviet Union were not allowed to join.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The refusal of the United States to join the League of Nations indicated a reluctance on the part of the American public to get involved in any further foreign conflicts. This was especially true of Republicans like Henry Cabot Lodge.
Detailed explanation-5: -The main problem with the League of Nations was that the Monroe Doctrine was violated. America was not supposed to interfere with European nations because it was an act of aggression. If the U.S. joined the League of Nations it would have brought the U.S. into foreign disputes, which would cause the violation.