Read the passage given and answer the following questions: The final act of the long-drawn-out negotiations took place at Versailles on Saturday afternoon, and to-day Germany and the Allies — always with the exception of America — are at peace. Peace is a blessed word, and both the word and the fact are welcome to-day. So far as Germany is concerned there is for the present an end of strife, and at least a formal return to the decent relations of civilised states. — Editorial: Peace in force (12 January 1920), The Guardian
Name the organisation which was established in 1920 to maintain peace after this war. Mention any two of its objectives.
Topic: The League of Nations
Answer
The organisation was the LEAGUE OF NATIONS, established in 1920 with its headquarters at Geneva, following the Fourteen Points of President Woodrow Wilson.
Two objectives: (1) To maintain international peace and security by settling disputes between nations through negotiation, arbitration and judicial settlement rather than war. (2) To promote disarmament by reducing national armaments to the lowest point consistent with safety, and to encourage international co-operation in economic and social matters, including labour conditions and health.
Three marks: one for the name and one for each objective. Give Geneva and Woodrow Wilson — they are the two facts that make the answer precise, and Wilson matters because of the irony that the USA never joined the League he proposed. Keep the League and the UN clearly apart: the League followed the FIRST World War (1920, Geneva), the UN the SECOND (1945, New York).