HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It was easy to ignore their demands
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The United States was not a member
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It couldn’t really force any nation to do anything
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The League was far too busy dealing with other international policies to worry about Nazi Germany
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Detailed explanation-1: -American absence defanged the League, making it unable to effectively enforce its decisions, as without America’s military presence the League lost the ability to create a formidable standing army, and so none was established.
Detailed explanation-2: -The League of Nations first failed because of a weak coalition of support. Multiple major world powers were not a part of the League of Nations: “Germany wasn’t allowed to join the League, …. Russia was also excluded, … [and] the US had adopted a policy of isolation from European affairs” (Doc 2).
Detailed explanation-3: -set up by the Treaty of Versailles (which every nation hated) aims were too ambitious. Germany, Russia and the USA were not members. no army. organisation was cumbersome. decisions had to be unanimous.
Detailed explanation-4: -USA’s Policy of Isolation. Lack of Army and member support. Benefactor of Winners.