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The League Of Nations Was Formed After The First World War

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League of Nations was formed after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving

international disputes. The league of Nation failed, as it lacked the political weight and the legitimacy to

carry out tasks. United States and several other countries did not join it because they did not see any

personal benefit. The failure led to the outbreak of the Second World War (Mingst and Arreguin 38). It

depicts typical human nature that is primary fearful, selfish, and power seeking. Individuals are

organized in states, each of which acts in a unitary way in pursuit of its own national interest, defined in

terms of power. Power, in turn, is primarily thought of in terms of the material resource necessary to

physically harm other states (Mingst and Arreguin 79). Under the anarchy system, states can rely only

on themselves to increase power. This can be achieved by two logical pathways that are war or balance

(dividing the power of real or potential rivals by means of alliance politics or economic sanctions, or

multiplying their own power by raising armies, manufacturing fearsome weaponry) (Mingst and

Arreguin 80).

United Nations was formed in 1945 to ensure the rights of individual are respected,

through national human rights protection systems. Currently 192 countries are members of the

United Nation. Post World War II, the United Nations has become a representation of peace, and

balance of power across the nations. Even after the formation of the

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