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  • Jan 10, 2023
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League of Nations Declined Because of Contradictions Inherent In It. Do You Agree?

Approach:

  • Introduction – purpose and mandate of league of nations.
  • Mention about the initial success.
  • Write the causes of failure.
  • Conclusion

After World War I, the League of Nations was established with the dual goals of promoting “international collaboration” to address global socio-economic problems while also preserving peace through “collective security.”

Though in theory it was a good idea and did lead to some early successes, such as the establishment of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the resolution of refugee and former prisoner of war issues, it ultimately failed due to the global economic depression of 1929, which made issues like unemployment, declining living standards, and extreme right-wing governments, among others, a common occurrence. In addition, the League of Nations was shown to be a powerless body.

 

Decline of League of Nations due to following contradictions:

  • The Mandate System was an effort to put an end to the cycle of war and fighting over captured territory by annexing the territory of the defunct Ottoman Empire and German possessions to a more powerful and established state. In actuality, it formally endorsed the colonisation notion.
  • The League was designed to protect the Versailles Treaty, which was far from ideal in and of itself.
  • Important nations including the US, USSR, and Germany were excluded.
  • It lacked an independent army.
  • unable to take swift action because of formalities (absolute consensus was required).
  • The appeasement strategy failed.
  • economic conflict of interests
  • national minorities clause of the 1919–20 peace treaty.

 

The League’s proclaimed goal was to stop all future wars from starting. But the start of World War II demonstrated its futility. But it can be said that it postponed the conflict, if not stopped it altogether.