At the conclusion of WWI the world had experienced enough lose of life and resources. A group of peacemakers felt it imperative that an organization be formed so that the devastations of WWI would not be seen again. Eventually in 1920 an international body formed under the title "The League of Nations". During its time the League experienced both successes and failures, however it has been suggested that the League of Nations was a failure this will be analysed further.
             The League had two main aims that it was dedicated to accomplish. The first major aim was to stop the outbreak of war. On the other hand the League was formed to promote cooperation amongst nations in economic and social areas to enhance the life of many people of the world. By 1924 the League was prospering with a total member count of 50 nations and it looked as if the League would be successful in its aims.
             There were a number of minor successes for the League that was involved with the first aim, the prevention of war. The wars prevented by the League were: 1920 – The Aaland Islands dispute; 1921 – Upper Silesia; 1921 – Albania; and 1925 – Greece and Bulgaria. Although these successes were encouraging, they all involved minor powers, which were willing to accept the League's resolution.
             The more prominent and significant successes of the League, in fact, were to do with the social and economic aims. The League was proud of its long list of social and economic accomplishments that included: Gathering and making available information in relation to economic, social and political issues from all over the world; Providing health services and working to end the drug trade; Providing economic aid, supervised mandates, helping refugees and trying to end slavery; and Creating international standards – signs and codes – used in transport and communication networks. These were the greatest successes that the league...