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The successes and failures of the national league
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The successes and failures of the national league
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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 …show more content…
I do not think that World War II could have been prevented, but it may have been lessened in its severity had America joined. If America, being the biggest and fastest growing country and economy in the world at that time, had joined The League I think that even more countries may have followed. Even if others did not follow, The League would have been significantly stronger with US backing due to the mere strength and booming voice America had in society at that …show more content…
If you think about it, throughout the course of several years a country could possibly run into hundreds of disputes and small wars. If America had to come to that country’s aid time and time again, it could get very draining on the population, economy, and government. Joining The League may also have allowed foreign hands to grasp hold of America and possibly try to take over. If one of the countries had tried this, there would have been another, very large war much sooner than
In the aftermath of World War I, literally tens of millions were mortally wounded and missing, there were devastating effects on morale and view towards war, which would make most any weakened society apprehensive about having to go there again.... ... middle of paper ... ... The appeasement’s offered by Europe, specifically France and Britain, may have accelerated the push by Germany, Italy and Japan to eventually form the Axis to become the aggressors to launch World War II.
America joining World War 1 is a huge decision that can affect the lives of millions of people and our country as a whole. There are many things that could happen that we need to consider. Some pros to joining the war could be a better economy, more jobs, and stopping Germany. Some cons of joining the war could be losing money, losing lives, and possible losing the war. Deciding whether to enter the war or not is a difficult decision and the pros and cons must be considered to make a decision.
world at that time were so closely related to the wellbeing of our own country, that it was vital the United States was prepared and willing to fight off any country that was coming to threaten our status as a democracy. World War II was an unfortunate war that seems to be so easily prevented if only there was less ignorance in dictators' minds and more cooperation and alliances between countries.
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.
...reaty, caused one of the most important parts of the war. Furthermore, the conditions that allowed for a fascist ruler to take control in Germany would have been in place if the treaty had not been signed, or had been less harsh on Germany. It is important to understand the causes of WWII because the war was a dominating part of the late 1930’s and 1940’s, and because the war laid the groundwork for the cold war. It also was a key part of leading America out of the Great Depression, which could have lasted years longer if the industrial production of the war had not taken place. The Treaty of Versailles did not make WWII inevitable, even though it may be tempting to claim so.
The Treaty of Versailles, initially created to keep peace in Europe and ensure that another war like World War I wouldn’t happen again, had in fact, backfired and spiraled the world down into a deeper, bloodier battle. The treaty discriminated strongly against Germany, with the loss of territories, military restrictions, economic reparations, and the War Guilt Clause. It caused humiliation and anger within Germany, and led to Hitler and the Nazi Party coming to power. World War II was not only started by Adolf Hitler and Germany, but had a lot to do with the humiliation that Germany felt when the terms for the Treaty of Versailles were laid down. The harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles may be indirectly related to the cause of World War II, but nonetheless was a huge factor in starting the war.
once a year. The power of the league was very weak as there was no
most important of these reasons are : Treaty of Versaille, League of Nations, and Hitler
In my opinion I do not believe World War I could have been avoided because of the situation the nations had created and events leading up to the war. First off the alliance system caused many problems. It created secrecy between nations and forced nations to go to war. Nations couldn't leave alliances which meant if one nation in the alliance made a bad decision the others had to go in on it. Countries turned on each other. Because of alliances many nations grew suspicious of each other and trust between them was lost.
I do not believe World War II could have been prevented. The damage was already done. By the U.S. joining in the war, it became known as a world war. In addition to that, the forcing of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany did not bode well with the Germans. They did not feel that they had really lost the war. And then forced to assume war guilt on top of downsizing it’s army, limiting it’s boundaries, and paying for war damages. It’s pretty evident that Germany would want to punish those that put them in such an impoverished state. The Germans were struggling due to the treaty. There is a saying that “a generation that takes a beating is usually followed by one that deals one.” Nazi Germany sought to deal punishment on those that punished them for the first war.
The permanent members were still recovering after war. The league had more defeats then victories and rarely brought peace to rising conflicts. The American public had felt they should never have gotten involved with European affairs.
Some people believe that World War 2 could have been prevented if the Treaty of Versailles was not forced upon Germany. (Daniel Castillo) The German people were greatly affected by this treaty and because they suffered a great hardship they were looking for a way out. Germany was in a vulnerable state and powerful leaders were able to persuade them. The Treaty of Versailles caused Germany to have to pay a large amount of money in reparations. The people of Germany were greatly affected by the war and by the Treaty. The treaty causes many limitations in result this causes the condition of the economy to go bad, land and territory were lost and so was trade. Germany had a hard time paying their debts and the citizens of Germany suffered a great
Little has been said about America whos presence in the League may well have saved it; however they followed an isolationist policy and preferred not to get involved in important world affairs. Their added support may well have prevented the war. So concluding although Hitler was to blame for the war, there are many others responsible for allowing him to become strong. Luckily for Hitler the Depression happened, without which he would never have got into power and become so much stronger militarily in comparison to other countries. I believe those responsible helped to cause the war as they should not have allowed Hitler to be in such a strong position and the whole international naivity in not being prepared to react, was a cause for the war.
In the United States the league was met with fierce opposition from those who thought it unwise to enter America into a collective organization, which would restrict its power and influence. Congress especially concerned with Article X, which morally bound the U.S. to aid any member of the League of Nations that was victimized by aggression, and revoke...
League had no army was a big part as it was up to the member states to