1. Weaknesses
   1. Germany and Russia where not members which caused resentment
      1. This then damaged the League of Nations; the Manchurian and Abyssinian crisis
   2. America where not members
      1. They had founded it
      2. They are the most powerful country in the world
   3. Set up by the Treaty of Versailles, but the Treaty was not very popular
   4. The League of Nations decisions had to be unanimous which was difficult to achieve
   5. The aims were too ambitious
   6. The League of Nations did not have its own army
   7. Any country could inforce a veto
      1. This could stop a decision from being made
2. Strengths
   1. Set up by the Treaty of Versailles which every nation had signed
   2. By the 1930's there were 58 members of the League of Nations
   3. They could offer trade sanctions against aggressors
3. Aims
   1. Stop war
   2. Encourage disarmament
   3. Improve working and social conditions
   4. Encourage international trade
4. Organisation
   1. Assembly that met once a year
   2. A council that met regularly to consider crises
   3. A small secretariat to handle paperwork
   4. Court of International Justice
   5. Number of additional committees