The Source A It is not enough just to win the The was set up because President Wilson wanted this more than anything else. war. We must He wanted the League to be a kind of win it in such a ‘world parliament’, where nations would sort out their arguments. He hoped this way as to keep would stop wars. But wanted to do more than just stop war; he the future peace wanted to make the world a better place. He wanted the League of the world. to do things to He wanted to improve people’s lives and jobs. President Wilson, improve public health, and to end slavery. talking in 1918. also hoped that the League would persuade the nations to agree to to put down their weapons. That would disarmament – make war impossible. Finally, thought that the League of Nations could enforce the Treaty of , and persuade countries to keep the promises they had made. Task Create a visual representation of the FOUR aims of the League of Nations. Were the aims impossible, do you think?. League’s Tasks Pulls Out But when got back home to the , the American Senate refused to 2. Study Source B join the League. What effect would ’s refusal to join have Americans did not want to get dragged into other countries’ upon the League, did problems. This damaged the League a lot. the artist think? Source B in the a British cartoon of 1919 shows refusing to join the League. ‘The Gap Bridge’ – –
Source A It is not enough just to win the war. We must win it in such a way as to keep the future peace of the world. President Wilson, talking in 1918. Tasks 2. Study Source B What effect would ’s refusal to join have upon the League, did the artist think? The The was set up because President Wilson wanted this more than anything else. He wanted the League to be a kind of ‘world parliament’, where nations would sort out their arguments. He hoped this would stop wars. But wanted to do more than just stop war; he wanted to make the world a better place. He wanted the League to do things to improve people’s lives and jobs. He wanted to improve public health, and to end slavery. also hoped that the League would persuade the nations to agree to disarmament – to put down their weapons. That would make war impossible. Finally, thought that the League of Nations could enforce the Treaty of , and persuade countries to keep the promises they had made. Task Create a visual representation of the FOUR aims of the League of Nations. Were the League’s aims impossible, do you think?. Pulls Out But when got back home to the , the American Senate refused to join the League. Americans did not want to get dragged into other countries’ problems. This damaged the League a lot. Source B ‘The Gap in the Bridge’ – a British cartoon of 1919 – shows refusing to join the League.