WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which countries were NOT in the League in the beginning?
A
Britain
B
Germany
C
USA
D
USSR
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Soviet Russia and the USA were not a part of the League of Nations. The League of Nations was an organisation formed based on 14 points presented by the then American President Woodrow Wilson during the Paris Peace Process on January 10, 1920.

Detailed explanation-2: -Despite formulating the concept and signing the Covenant, the United States never joined the League of Nations, and some relatively-isolated sovereign states in Asia also did not join, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mongolia, Nepal, and Bhutan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Russia, now the Soviet Union, was not invited to join the League due to the radical policies of the new communist government. The Soviet Union finally became a member of the League in 1935. In November 1919, the US Senate voted against accepting membership to the League, and the nation never joined.

Detailed explanation-4: -Germany was not an original member of the League of Nations when it was established in 1920. Germany joined in 1926 and remained a member until Adolf Hitler withdrew the country from the League in 1933.

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