Who+is+really+to+blame+for+the+failure+of+the+League+of+Nations?+HF

"Who's really to blame for the failure of the League of Nations?”  The League of Nations was a brilliant idea although it inevitably failed. There are many possible reasons as to why it failed and there were many people pointing fingers but one reason stands out above all others. It was doomed to fail because the United States was not willing to give up key powers, it was too powerful, and it was not worldly diverse enough.   Woodrow Wilson, an inspiring man, made one mistake; he tried to give away the powers of the legislative branch of the American government without permission. Congress has many powers and one of these powers is the power to declare war. If the U.S. would have ratified this bill, the congress would not be able to go to war without going through the League of Nations. If the League of Nations was to declare war, then the U.S.A would have to participate no matter what. America is all about freedom and congress is not just going to give up the power to declare war.   The League of Nations was too powerful by itself and may have brought itself to a point of absolute global domination. A single world power will more than likely never succeed due to the fact that it could do whatever the main countries represented on the board wanted to do. Individual countries would not agree to this because that would mean that someone else controlled their people, industries, and wars.   Not all countries would be represented in the League of Nations so therefore, not everyone would be happy. Not everyone would be happy even if everyone was represented. If war was brought upon a country, it might be considered unjust due to representation. One world power cannot make everyone happy.   A powerful League of Nations is doomed to fail. It would put the top world leaders on top of the world and bad choices may be made. The League of Nations would create a massive chain effect of disaster.