Monday, August 10, 2015

President Wilson and the League of Nations

After World War 1 ended, the League of Nations was established. The establishment of the league was an idea from American president Woodrow Wilson. Unfortunately, the United States failed to join the establishment. That was because the conflicts between the president and the Senate in the United States. The president couldn't win Senate approval. The Senate wanted to keep Monroe Doctrine, which means mutual nonintervention between the American Continent and the European Continent. 
Ironically, in 1919, Mr. Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize due to his effort for making of the League of Nations.
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