League of Nations
US President Woodrow Wilson arranged a plan for a "government of governments", or an international peacekeeping force.  The idea was to settle problems between nations peacefully.  Wilson tried to persuade the international community that the League would discourage aggression and tackle the underlying problems that often lead to war such as poverty.  Wilson was, however, unable to convince the American public to support the League.  The United States did not want to be part of Wilson’s approach for three reasons: