How Did The League Of Nations Cause Ww2

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World War I left massive destruction and death in Europe. The world’s economy collapsed and it affected many countries very badly. Some countries were unable to recover from the damaged economy. World War II, one of the bloodiest and deadliest war, began in September 1939. World War II began 20 years after the World War I. The political instability and economic collapse caused by World War I led rise of fascism and Hitler in Europe which led to the Second World War. The Treaty of Versailles was another factor to cause World War II. The peace treaty was made to end World War I was ineffective. The League of Nation helped to cause World War II because it failed to do what it was made for. The Great Depression was also a factor to cause the Second …show more content…
The League of Nations was introduced to keep peace between countries throughout the world after World War I. All nations were supposed to be members of the League and if any conflict occurs between countries they were to negotiate instead of war. If the League fails then the countries were to stop trading with hostile countries and if it fails then countries could use their army to fight. One reason of its failure was that not all countries joined the League. Germany was not allowed to join the League because of their punishment for World War I. Russia was excluded because of Communism and United Sates didn’t agree to join the league. Another reason was that the League had no powers. League could only ask countries to stop trading with the hostile countries. Some countries could still trade with non-member countries. League of Nation failed also because it had no army. Member countries were to provide soldiers. Another reason for the failure was that the league was unable to act quickly to problems. Japan was in depression in 1931. People asked army for help and to invade Manchuria. China asked League for help, and Japanese government told the army to leave Manchuria, but the army did not leave. The League asked all countries to stop trading with Japan, but many countries did not stop trading because of the depression. When Japan was asked to leave Manchuria, Japan decided to leave from the League and decided to allies with European countries. Italy invaded Ethiopia because of Mussolini’s desire for fame in Europe. The League told member states to dictate trade with Italy. Italy was still able to trade with non-member states. Mussolini allied with Hitler. Japan and Italy allied with Hitler which led to World War II because of League of Nation’s poor

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