Membership of the league

• When was the League of Nations first created?

  1920
• How many nations joined the League of Nations at its inception?

  42
• What was the peak number of members in the League of Nations and in what year did it occur?

  59 members in 1930
• Why was Russia not allowed to join the League of Nations?

  Because it had turned communist and was not trusted by western powers
• Why was Germany excluded from the League of Nations?

  Because it was still being punished for its role in World War I
• What policy did the American congress follow regarding the League of Nations?

  Isolationism
• What were the membership statistics of the League of Nations from 1919 to 1930?

  • 1919: 42 member countries
  • 1930: 59 member countries
• Who were the most powerful members of the League of Nations?

  • Britain
  • France
  • Italy
  • Japan
• What agreement did the countries within the League of Nations make regarding disarmament?

  They all agreed to disarm
• What should countries do if they had a dispute with another country according to the League of Nations?

  They would take it to the League
• What was the agreement regarding decisions made by the League of Nations?

  They would accept whatever decision was made by the League
• What were the mutual agreements among League of Nations members regarding military support?

  • Protect one another if invaded
  • Provide military help or stop trading with an aggressor