WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The idea of “safety in numbers” promoted by the League was known as “collective ____ “?
A
ignorance
B
assistance
C
attack
D
security
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -collective security, system by which states have attempted to prevent or stop wars. Under a collective security arrangement, an aggressor against any one state is considered an aggressor against all other states, which act together to repel the aggressor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cardinal Richelieu proposed a scheme for collective security in 1629, which was partially reflected in the 1648 Peace of Westphalia.

Detailed explanation-3: -They cited the failure of the United States of America to join the League from the start and the rise of the Soviet Union outside the League as one of the major reasons why the League failed as instrument for the development and enforcement of collective security.

Detailed explanation-4: -The false hopes of the UN The principle of collective security was nevertheless adopted once more by the United Nations, established by the San Francisco Charter on 26 June 1945.

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