How was the League of Nations formed, its covenant?

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Sumaya Farah

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  • Formation:
    > The League of Nations was set up by the first 26 clauses of the
    Treaty of Versailles - called 'The Covenant of the League of
    Nations’ in 1920.
  • Formation:
    > Article 1 defined the League’s original members: Germany was not
    allowed to join.
  • Formation:
    > The USA chose not to join, as they wanted to isolate themselves
    from Europe.
  • Formation:
    > The USSR was not invited to join, as they were Communist.
    > Britain, France, Italy and Japan were the leaders.
  • Aims of the League of Nations:
    > To stop war from breaking out again.
    > To encourage disarmament.
    > To improve working conditions.
    > To tackle deadly diseases.