Source A Cartoon published in Punch magazine, 28 July 1920
1 Study Source A. How far do you agree with this view of the League of Nations?
It is, unfortunately, all too easy to look on the League of Nations with hindsight as a failure. The proof often cited is that it failed to prevent the outbreak of the Second World War. Many of the league’s staunchest critics argue that it was long dead by 2 September 1939. As early as 1920, Punch magazine mocked the League of Nations as a toothless arbiter of international diplomacy, unable to successfully resolve international disputes.
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