WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In some ways, the League of Nations was strong. Forty-two countries joined the League at the start. By the 1930s about 60 countries had signed the 26 promises of the Covenant – notably Article 10, in which nations promised to keep the peace and help nations which were attacked.

Detailed explanation-2: -At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members. After some notable successes and some early failures in the 1920s, the League ultimately proved incapable of preventing aggression by the Axis powers in the 1930s.

Detailed explanation-3: -The League of Nations officially came into existence on 10 January 1920. On 15 November 1920, 41 members states gathered in Geneva for the opening of the first session of the Assembly.

Detailed explanation-4: -Members. An anachronous map of the world in the years 1920-1945, which shows the League of Nations and the world. The League of Nations had 42 founding members with the notable exception of the United States of America, 16 of them left or withdrew from the international organization.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the 1930s, the world economic depression encouraged nations to be more aggressive towards each other. Fascist dictatorships took power in Germany, Italy and Japan, which were intent on empire-building and these countries defied the League. Japan conquered Manchuria in 1932. The League objected, but could do nothing.