WORLD WAR I
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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The League operated less effectively than it would have if the U.S. had joined.
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Despite not being League members, the U.S. associated with League efforts on several issues because Americans generally agreed with the League’s goals.
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It became clear that an effective international organization was necessary to mediate disputes, eventually leading to the formation of the United Nations.
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All of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The main impact of the United States’ rejection of the League of Nations was that the organization ultimately collapsed. Furthermore, the U.S.’s reaction to and hostility toward the League weakened it, as its inception was predicated on the United States’ involvement.
Detailed explanation-2: -Congress did not ratify the treaty, and the United States refused to take part in the League of Nations. Isolationists in Congress feared it would draw the United Sates into international affairs unnecessarily.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many historians believe that if America had joined the League, there would have been a lot more support in preventing conflicts. Other major powers such as Germany and the Soviet Union were not allowed to join.
Detailed explanation-4: -29.5. 4: The League of Nations. The League of Nations was formed to prevent a repetition of the First World War, but within two decades this effort failed. Economic depression, renewed nationalism, weakened successor states, and feelings of humiliation (particularly in Germany) eventually contributed to World War II.