WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -By establishing a bond of solidarity between Member States, the League is considered the first attempt to build a system of collective security. This principle relied on a simple idea: an aggressor against any Member State should be considered an aggressor against all the other Member States.

Detailed explanation-2: -Palmer and Perkings observed that the League of Nations was a complete failure as an instrument for enforcement of collective security.

Detailed explanation-3: -While the League of Nations did not succeed in its primary goals of collective security, disarmament, or a large worldwide membership, it is important not to overlook or downplay certain achievements and precedents that were set by the League during the quarter century of its life.

Detailed explanation-4: -The international relations of member countries conflicted with the League’s requirements for collective security. The League didn’t have its own armed forces and depended on members to act, but none of the member countries were ready for another war and didn’t want to provide military support.

Detailed explanation-5: -The League’s goals included disarmament, preventing war through collective security, settling disputes between countries through negotiation diplomacy and improving global welfare. The diplomatic philosophy behind the League represented a fundamental shift in thought from the preceding hundred years.