Question

The League of Nations did not prevent German and Italian aggression against other nations because it

A. had no standing army and no real power to enforce its decrees.
B. supported German and Italian aggression.
C. focused only on Japanese aggression.
D. was already involved in the Spanish Civil War.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. had no standing army and no real power to enforce its decrees.

They were just a lobbying organization more or less that dealt with negotiations. They had no way of intervening or anything similar. Especially since they didn't have the support of the US so nobody was really afraid of their punishment. They tried to solve the crisis with appeasement but failed and World War 2 eventually began.