WORLD WAR I
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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Ambitious
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Realistic
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Detailed explanation-1: -Its aims were too ambitious. Self-interest by the members of the League. The economic sanctions did not work and also the league was very slow on making decisions. The League of Nations was strongly weakened by the absence of United States of America, Germany and USSR.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main aims of the organisation included disarmament, preventing war through collective security, settling disputes between countries through negotiation and diplomacy, and improving global welfare. The League lacked an armed force of its own to enforce any actions to achieve these aims.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did the League of Nations fail? There had to be unanimity for decisions that were taken. Unanimity made it really hard for the League to do anything. The League suffered big time from the absence of major powers-Germany, Japan, Italy ultimately left-and the lack of U.S. participation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The failures of the League in the 1930s were not only because of aggressor nations undermining its authority, but also down to its own members. Britain and France, the two most influential members, ignored the League in their efforts to appease Hitler-actions that arguably led to the outbreak of the Second World War.