WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

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Read this excerpt from the text:"Lodge viewed the League as a supranational government that would limit the power of the American government from determining its own affairs."From context clues, what does “supranational” mean here?
A
Having power greater than the national government.
B
Having devotion to one’s own country.
C
A policy of removal from other nations.
D
A relationship between two or more nations.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The League of Nations (1920 – 1946) was the first intergovernmental organization established “to promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security”. It is often referred to as the “predecessor” of the United Nations.

Detailed explanation-2: -The League of Nations was a international organization founded after the Paris Peace Conference, 1919. The League’s goals included disarmament, preventing war through collective security, settling disputes between countries through negotiation diplomacy and improving global welfare.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Versailles officially ended military actions against Germany in World War I and created the League of Nations, an international organization designed to preserve peace. President Woodrow Wilson, who led the U.S. delegation to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, was a principal architect of the League.

Detailed explanation-4: -The League was formally disbanded on April 19, 1946; its powers and functions had been transferred to the nascent United Nations.

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