Weakness of the
league of nations
Post war attitude of
the major powers
Appeasement and distrust
Members were unwillingly to disarm
France and Britain chose chose a policy of appeasement
did not have sufficient military power
Structural Weakness
Limited membership
Did not have economic and military backup of USA
American government preferred to engage in foreign affairs
Each country did not want to get involved in other conflicts
Lack of authority
Inadequate peacekeeping measures
economic sanctions
offending members
could withdraw
Did not want their
economy to be affected
Military sanctions
Members are not willing to
get involved militarily
League did not
have own army
Moral Persuation
Ineffective against
strong nations
Working relationships
were not clearly
defined
Secretariat was
understaffed and
disorganized
Conference of ambassadors
would often make decisions
instead of the league
Hard to take
effective action
Did not work
well together
