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The League of Nations was formed in 1919 after World War 1 to promote international cooperation and preserve world peace. It was headquartered in Geneva and included Britain, France, Italy, Japan as permanent members along with 58 other nations. The League had goals of preventing future conflicts, disarmament, and improving global issues like health and slavery. However, the League lacked an army and unanimous decision making proved difficult. Major powers like the US did not join, weakening it. The League failed to stop aggression by countries like Germany and Italy in the 1930s, ultimately failing in its primary goal of preventing another world war.

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THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
The year is 1914 The world is embroiled in conflict: THE GREAT WAR The war is settled in 1918 by the ttreaty of versailles The american president Wilson has a special contribution to make: The inclusion of his “fourteen points” Point #14: “We shall create a group of nations that will preserve the World´s peace!”
The league of nations came into being in 1919. It was headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The official lenguages of the league were English, French and Spanish. Its members could never settle on designs for a logo or flag. The closest they ever came was with a semi-logo: This would set the tone for everything The League would ever do. There were four permanent members: Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan.
58 other members dropped in and out during The League´s 27-year lifespan. The United States never joined… Many of these were former colonies of German and The Ottoman Empire. They were into The League´s care by a series of mandates The League had a number of goals: To preven future conflicts that would be as devasting as the great war, to desarm the world, to enforce the conditions of the treaty of Versailles and to better humanity such as the improvement of health, safety and the abolishment of slavery
The league was comprised of three major organs: # 1. The secretariat:This organ was responsable for all The league´s administrative work. It was responsible for paperwork, and for other elements that kept The League organized. # 2. The League Council: This was a special group of nations that met several times per year (usually five). Although its membership was in constant flux, England, France, Italy and Japan remained constant. The duty of The League Council was to direct the actions of the assembly. # 3. The Assembly: This was where the all of The League´s decisions were made. These decisions had to be unanimous The League of Nations also hosted several smaller agencies: The International Labour Organization, The Commision for Refugees, The Permanet Court of Justice and The Permanent Central Opium Board were some of these. The League´s power to solve conflicts was limited at best: 1. It would call the nations together to discuss the problem peacefully. 2. If the offender refused the decision, The League would pose economic sanctions. 3. Failing all else, The League would introduce military enforcement
But why does The League of Nations Not exist today? The League was designed to prevent countries like Germany from inciting conflict. However, The League was all bark and No bite. The League of Nations had no real power. All it could do was talk. Without a military, it couldn´t enforce its own sanctions. Britain and France did not have enough power to maintain peace by themselves. America´s refusal to join substantially weakened The League. The League was an inefficient and disorganized entity. All decisions had to be unanimous, there by making it difficult to get things done. The 1930s brought an economic meltdown to the world. The countries involved in The League became more concerned with their own welfare than that of other nations. Repeated failures to do anything of note undermined the world´s faith in it. The nations involved in The League rarely got along. The League marginalized countries such as Russia and Germany by excluding them. Countries who were left out would be less inclined to adhere to The League´s demands. All in all, The League of Nations never really met any of its goals. One of its most important aims was the prevention of another war. It failed…
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