AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
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Some countries went bankrupt.
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Wars broke out between countries, including WWII.
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Germany did not get punished enough.
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The USA did not join the League.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. The onset of the Second World War demonstrated that the League had failed in its primary purpose, the prevention of another world war.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ultimately, the League of Nations fell short of succeeding its goal of world peace. This caused the domino effect of the Treaty of Versailles failure, German aggression, appeasement, and intolerance that caused World War II.
Detailed explanation-3: -The League did not have military powers and this acted as a challenge when dealing with hostile countries. Sanctions were not applied properly since the member states did not work together and formed separate pact with aggressive countries, thereby making the presence of the League irrelevant.
Detailed explanation-4: -The League failed to bring about disarmament and also to solve several problems. These failures included: Vilna, 1920, Russo-Polish War 1920-21, Greece vs. Turkey 1920-21, Memel 1923, the occupation of Ruhr 1923, Corfu Incident 1923. The League often failed to carry the self-determination policy out.