By wash I think it means get rid of, your hands might suggest youve done something. maybe it means to gget something off your chest.
The answer is B. Without the United States, the League lacked the firepower to actually make a huge difference without the individual nations suffering huge consequences. In turn, the League didn't do anything, thus they were ineffective and nothing but a figurehead for democracy and international peace.
Answer:
Tsar Nicholas II
Explanation:
The other three listed were in the Communist party who formed the USSR.