They feared them taking revenge in the future

key states not members, no army to enforce, met only once a year, most members are European, all decisions had to be unanimous, too ambitious

it was unfair (not only to blame), they were ashamed (the world had made them out to be an evil country and they lost land and military might)

Germany, the USSR, America

Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemancau, Lloyd George

They believed the US shouldn't be getting involved in Europe's politics and they were worried it would impinge on their own sovereignty.

open diplomacy, freedom of navigation, free trade, global disarmament, the creation of the league of nations

Hitler left the Treaty and started re-arming itself (LON could do nothing), Japan invades Manchuria, Poland invades Vilna, Italy annexes Corfu (Greek Territory)

the council, secretariat, assembly, international court of justice, commissions

the war guilt clause, the disarmament clause, the reparations clause

To punish Germany as harshly as possible so the country would be economically, militarily and politically destroyed

border disputes (Turkey and Iraq -claim over Mosul), Finland and Sweden-aaland Islands, taking home prisoners of war

disarmament, prevent war, humanitarian care