Aims of the League of Nations

▪ Aims of the League of Nations

1) Collective Security

• A major goal of the League was to act as an international organisation whose main role was to maintain world peace and security.
• Article 11 of the League’s covenant indicated that all members of the League would work together towards preventing wars and conflicts.
• It also meant that if one country attacked another, the League’s member states would act collectively to stop the aggressor. This contrasted to past practices of individual security, where states protected their own interests & security of their own alliances.
• World peace would thus be achieved through international cooperation and a commitment to open, just and honourable relations between nations.

2) Disarmament

• Members of the League would also work towards disarmament & reduction of military strength, to further reduce the ability of countries to wage war & thus preserve peace.
• Military capabilities could be reduced through international agreements. Besides the arms restrictions on Germany imposed by the Versailles Treaty, the Allied Powers were also required to disarm.