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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

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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