This paper explains that, although the U. S. failed to
support the League of Nations, America supported the United Nations
because the supreme national interest of America was to obtain a world atmosphere in which the United States could grow its inner social values devoid of undue commotion or danger from the outside. The author points out that collective action via the United Nations instead of unilateral action was considered politically viable on key
political issues. The paper concludes that the League of Nations and the United Nations disappointed hopes the following the two world wars because, in no way, can they be an autonomous political power; at best, the U.N. is a mirror image of the opposing interest of autonomous states. Table of Contents Introduction America's Rejection to
Support the League of Nations The Historical Background The Fundamental Principals that Lead to the Rejection of the League of Nations America's Support for the United Nations Using United Nations to Achieve the Goals of American Foreign Policy The Fundamental Goal of Military Security The Fundamental Goal of Political Security: The Fundamental Goal of Stability and Welfare The Fundamental Goal of World Order Conclusion