AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Winston Churchill of England first suggested League of Nations. The purpose of the League of Nations was to prevent further conflicts from developing into similar results of WWI.
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Lenin of Russia first suggested League of Nations. The purpose of the League of Nations was to spread communism
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Woodrow Wilson of the USA first suggested League of Nations. The purpose of the League of Nations was to prevent further conflicts from developing into similar results of WWI.
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League of Nations never existed
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Detailed explanation-1: -Wilson took direct personal control of American foreign policy, which he believed was constitutionally mandated. He personally attended meetings and negotiations and penned his approval of the Terms of Peace and the Covenant of the League of Nations.
Detailed explanation-2: -In January 1919, at the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I, Wilson urged leaders from France, Great Britain and Italy to come together with leaders of other nations to draft a Covenant of League of Nations. Wilson hoped such an organization would help countries to mediate conflicts before they caused war.
Detailed explanation-3: -The League of Nations was established at the end of World War I as an international peacekeeping organization. Although US President Woodrow Wilson was an enthusiastic proponent of the League, the United States did not officially join the League of Nations due to opposition from isolationists in Congress.
Detailed explanation-4: -The League’s primary goals were stated in its Covenant. They included preventing wars through collective security and disarmament and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration.