League of Nations

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  • Why was the League of Nations set up in 1919? Because Wilson wanted it more than anything else.
  • What Treaty set up the League of Nations? Treaty of Versailles
  • The League of Nations was set up in 1919 because Wilson wanted it more than anything else.
  • The Treaty of Versailles set up the League of Nations.
  • The four aims of the League of Nations were to stop wars, improve people's lives and jobs, disarmament, and enforce the Treaty of Versailles.
  • When Wilson went back home to America, the Senate refused to join the League or ratify the Treaty of Versailles.
  • Many Americans were German immigrants and hated the Treaty of Versailles.
  • Americans did not want to get involved in European affairs because it might involve Americans dying in a war.
  • Americans did not want to get involved in European affairs because it might cost money.
  • Many Americans were anti-British and hated the British Empire (the American revolution had been to get out of the British Empire).
  • In 1919, 42 countries joined the League of Nations.
  • In the 1930s, the League of Nations had 60 members.
  • The four main members of the League of Nations were Britain, France, Italy, and Japan.
  • The four powers the League of Nations had to enforce its decisions were Covenant, Condemnation, Arbitration, and Sanctions.
  • The League of Nations did not have an army which made it hard for it to enforce its decisions.
  • The eight main parts of the League’s organisation were Secretariat, Council, Assembly, Court of International Justice, Health Committee, International Labour Organisation, Refugees Commission, and Mandates Commission.
  • The League of Nations’ Assembly met once a year.
  • The League of Nations’ Council met 4-5 times a year, and when necessary.
  • The Court of International Justice of the League of Nations settled small disputes.
  • The Health Committee of the League of Nations tried to improve the health of the people of the world.
  • The Slavery Committee of the League of Nations tried to free all slaves.
  • The Refugee Committee of the League of Nations tried to get refugees home, or into camps.
  • The job of the Secretariat of the League of Nations was to organise the work of the committees, and liaise between them.