As Americans survived the aftermath of the Great War, they were faced with yet another puzzle whether to join the League of Nations or not. The League of Nations was largely the brainchild of US President Woodrow Wilson, and the narrow-minded Republicans who shot it down were acting solely in their self-interest. The United States of America should have joined the League of Nations, for it would have provided the bullk of the power that …showed first 75 words of 623 total…

…showed last 75 words of 623 total…and interaction between previously warring countries. The US should have been willing to commit troops if the League required, because the lives risked serving the League would have saved many more lives in the long run. The Republicans who opposed the League were acting solely in their self-interest, and they knew nothing of the proceedings of international politics. Their incompetence and mishandling of the League situation would later prove to be disastrous for the world.