The League of Nations was Doomed To Failure From the Start
Many may believe that the League of Nations was doomed to failure as soon as the doors of their Geneva headquarters were opened; many may say that it was built on unstable foundations; that the very idea of it was a grave misjudgement by the powers that were. Indeed it is true that the League of Nations, when it was set up was marred with many fundamental flaws. In January 1920 when the League officially began work, it was not sufficiently complete in that all the foundations were not yet in place for it to be built up properly, however is started.
The League had a Geneva headquarters, in Switzerland, which has had a long history
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And also the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which tried to improve international standards of work. Both of these organisations were influential in improving the standards of life in some of the poorest stretches of the world.
These early success in the setting up of the leagues showed it as being committed to improving standards in the world' on the political stage and on the humanitarian stage also, for the time being this merely glossed over the fundamental flaws that were yet to appear in the League which was at this point still in its infancy.
However if one looks carefully enough it is possible to pinpoint the very earliest failings of the league, right at the beginning it is clear that the people who joined or rather did not join are the people who cracked the foundations before they were put into place each of the countries had differing reasons for not joining, but their lack of membership inflicted massive harm to the League.
America
The first of these countries and possibly the most influential was America's lack of attendance. Although the previous President had thought the league up in the first place the current U.S president
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Now most of these countries had vast imperial assets in Africa and elsewhere, also they were white Christian countries, which ruled over their colonies with and air of superiority. This meant that it would not be in their interest to criticise either Racism or Imperialism.
Throughout the 1920's the league faced many border disputes, which the league treated with varying levels of success. The first major dispute was over Silesia an Industrial region on the Polish/German border; both Germans and Poles inhabited it. An election was held over which country it should go to. The voting was split and in the end so was the region; it was a success for the league. Another success for the league came in the same year and was over the Aaland Islands; which both Sweden and Finland claimed as their own, again the land was split.
Two years later, Mussolini wanting to flex his political muscles. With the excuse of a disagreement between Greece and Albania, he invaded the Island of Corfu killing 15. Although he was forced to pull out, this showed Mussolini the inconsistency of the League. This led to Mussolini looking to gain power in the world; he dreamed of a
The League of Nations did not prevent another World War due to numerous different reasons. First of all, the League of Nations whole identity was to maintain peace, discourage aggression from any nation, and to inspire other countries to cooperate especially in the field of trading different resources. One of the main ideas involved in the non-prevention of another war by the League of Nations was the Treaty of Versailles. The League of Nation was fully responsible for the process of the treaty going through the International Court of Justice. One the treaty was signed, Germany was reprimanded unethically. The Germans soon started cheating and developed military forces like submarines in the region of the Netherlands and placed tanks in Russia.
They say time is a great teacher. How true. History has taught us that peace must be kept at all costs. The tragic story of the League of Nations centers around the man who conceived it and offered it to the world. The man who developed its charter and who died from exhaustion after his own country, the United States, refused to ratify it in the senate . On November eleventh, 1918 an armistice was declared in Europe. The President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson, saw this as an opportunity to form an international organization of peace. The league was brought forth to provide security against future wars. However, the league did not fulfill the hopes of it's founders, it did not enforce the Versailles treaty, and did not protest injustices. The League took no steps to protect Ethiopia from the advancing Italians until it was too late. They did nothing to stop the German troops from rearming, even though the Versailles treaty was meant to keep Germany from rearming. Another example of the League of Nations failure is when they failed to act against the Japanese advance into Manchuria. At a time of such military aggression throughout Europe and Asia, the League had a chance to limit the activity of potentially harmful nations. With the United States not helping, the League of Nations not acting, the world was left vulnerable for another war and the eventual demise of the League of Nations.
Beginning not too long after the failure of the Second Crusade, the Third Crusade (also known as the Kings' Crusade) spanned from 1189 to 1192. It's purpose was to reclaim the Holy Land from Saladin, and was largely successful, and the European leaders managed to capture the cities Acre and Jaffa, as well undo the majority of Saladin's previous conquests. However, it was unable to capture Jerusalem, the key motivation to the Crusades. The key figures in this Crusade were Richard I of England (also known as Richard the Lionhearted), King Philip II of France, and the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.
When Benito wrote some ignorant and cruel suggestions and ideas in the newspaper. So the he was fired. He then decided to created his own newspaper. He called it, "Li Popolo d’ Italia" (The People of Italy). He hoped the war between Italy and Turkey might lead to collapse of society that might bring him to power.
During the Second World War, the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini made an attempt to invade Greece. He sent an ultimatum to the country through Metaxas, which had tried to remain neutral during the war, and but when it was rejected the Italian soldiers therefore began
The League of Nations was an Intergovernmental Organisation which persisted from 1919 up until 1946 where it was formally replaced with the United Nations towards the end of the Second World War. Many consider the League as one of the International Systems greatest failures due to it being widely regarded as an ‘ineffective instrument to tackle aggressors’ (Catterall, 1999, p. 52) and its inherent failure to prevent international conflict. However,
The League of Nations sounds like a superhero team and in a sense, the goal that The League was trying to achieve could have been something straight out of a comic book. Originally proposed by President Woodrow Wilson during World War I, The League was born after some alterations. The League of Nations’ main intention was to bring an end to the war and prevent another one of the same atrocious proportions from happening in the future. Forty zealous countries joined this fight, but the most powerful country of all was not among them: The United States of America. While many Americans agreed with the goal of The League, many did not and those that did not were ones in power. The portion of the “mission statement” for The League that caused
With the conclusion of the First World War the League of Nations was founded in the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. It was the first intergovernmental organization that would keep peace and settle world disputes.
The League condemned Italy’s actions and told them to evacuate the territory. When Mussolini refused to do so, the League reassessed its decision and forced Greece to apologize and pay reparations as well. Both agreed to these demands - Italy left Corfu and Greece
...ed States has too much impact on world affairs for an international organization to be prosperous without U.S. backing. This is why global organizations like the League of Nations failed. The U.S. is actively opposed to the ICC which makes it nearly impossible for it to be effective, efficient, and purposeful.
The allied powers promised Italy land in exchange for joining them against the central powers during WWI. But, Italy was mostly ignored during the Treaty of Versailles and received very little land. This can be seen as one of the reasons Mussolini aligned with the Axis powers in WWII. He knew that the allies did not treated Italy fairly so he went against them in the next war. He also began invading countries in Africa such as Ethiopia so that Italy could establish itself as the rightful leading power of the Mediterranean. While the invasion of other countries may seem bad, Mussolini did it to increase the power of his own country. He fought for Italy first, proving himself a true nationalist. Another example of this can be found when Hitler came to power and it became apparent to Mussolini that Austria was threatened. He wanted Italy to have influence in Austria, so he threatened to go to war with Germany in the event of an invasion of
The predecessor of the United Nations was the ill-fated League of Nations, which was conceived under similar circumstances after World War I. The League of Nations ceased its activities after failing to prevent World War II.
The League of Nations was an international organisation formed in 1920 with its primary objective being to uphold world peace and promote collective security. This was based on the idea that if one of the League’s members was invaded, the other countries would stand up against the aggressor together. The League had a variety of successes, including settling the Aaland Islands dispute between Sweden and Finland, as well as failures, such as the Corfu incident between Greece and Italy.
The league did fail in co-operation and working in unity. The major member states were to blame mainly due to their selfish decisions and disagreements.
Why Nations Fail takes an in depth look into why some countries flourish and become rich powerful nations while other countries are left in or reduced to poverty. Throughout this book review I will discuss major arguments and theories used by the authors and how they directly impact international development, keeping in mind that nations are only as strong as their political and economical systems.