conclusion about the League of Nations: despite all of President

Woodrow Wilson's efforts, the League was doomed to fail. I feel this

was so for many reasons, some of which I hope to convey in the

following report. From the day when Congress voted on the Fourteen

Points, it was obvious that the League had a very slim chance of being

passed in Congress, and without all of the World powers, the League

On November 11, 1918 an armistice was declared in Europe.

Wilson saw the opportunity to form an international organization

of peace to be formed. He acted quickly. On January 18, 1919 he

released his fourteen points. The Fourteen Points consisted of many

things, but the most important was the fourteenth-the establishment of

a league of nations to settle international disputes and to keep the

peace. After congress had voted, only three of Wilson's fourteen

points were accepted without compromise. Six of the others were

rejected all together. Fortunately the League was compromised.

Wilson then went to Europe to discuss the Treaty of

Versailles. Representatives from Italy, F

1923, went on in spite of the League. The League failed to end the war

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Congress, so he went on the road and gave speeches to sway the public

One important activity of the League was the disposition of

These achievements include settlement of disputes between Finland and

In 1940 the secretariat in Geneva was reduced to a skeleton staff and

nations were represented at one time or another. Thirty-one nations

administrative branch of the League and consisted of a secretary,

want to work with the nations they had defeated. They wanted to hurt

opinion. Unfortunately, Wilson's health, which was already depleted

the United Nations which had resently been founded. Never truly

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