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2019Q2(j)The First World War (1914-1918)
ReasoningModerate2 marks
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Answer briefly each of the questions (a) to (j):

Why was the League of Nations established?

Topic: The League of Nations

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Answer

Exam answer

The League of Nations was established in 1920, after the First World War, to PREVENT ANOTHER SUCH WAR. The devastation of 1914-18 convinced the world that some international body was needed to settle disputes peacefully.

Its purposes were to maintain international peace and security by settling disputes through negotiation, arbitration and judicial settlement; to promote disarmament by reducing national armaments; and to encourage international co-operation in economic and social matters. It arose from President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points and had its headquarters at Geneva.

Explanation

Two marks: the reason (to prevent another world war) and the purposes. Wilson and Geneva are the two facts that make the answer precise — and Wilson matters because of the irony that the USA never joined the League he had proposed, which was among the causes of its failure. Keep the League and the UN apart: League 1920 Geneva after the FIRST war; UN 1945 New York after the SECOND.

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