The high contracting parties, in order to promote international co-operation and to achieve international peace and security... agree to this Covenant of the
League of Nations.
--Covenant of the League of Nations, December 1924
Why was the League of Nations unable to fulfill its purpose?
A. It lacked the power or military strength
to halt aggression.
B. It lacked a budget to pursue efforts for
peaceful cooperation.
C. It prevented American and British
efforts to stop German aggression.
D. It did not have the ability to extend
membership to additional nations after
1924.