The USA not joining the league



Why did the USA not join the League?

The USA did not join the league as congress voted against joining the league as they did not want to get involved in European politics. The public and congress wanted the USA to be an isolationist country and not get caught up in European politics or problems. Republicans opposed Wilson because he was a democrat.
US public opinion against being part of European affairs


How did this weaken the League?

This weakens the league as
The sanctions were less effective as they were not as much of a threat without the US as the US controlled lots of trade so the sanctions would not work if the us did not apply them. The loss of French and British trade was not as much of a threat as the loss of US trade as this would have more of an effect on the economy.
Also France and Britain were poorly placed to lead without the US as they did not have the resources, and economic power to lead effectively and were more focused on rebuilding their own countries so the us was needed to help lead and
Weakened public perceptions as people thought the US did not join because Wilson did not believe the league would work, this made the league seem weak and ineffective.

Militarily, needed the USA's army to provide strength and deter aggressive countries. 

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