It was the Article that governed the USA before the constitution, it created a loose union and gave no real power to national government making many things among the states difficult, this is why it was replaced with the constitution <span />
The countries of Europe were very divided after World War I and were in no mood to establish a world changing organization dedicated to promoting world peace and understanding. The U.S not being a european country( an outsider) may have helped fix problems as a median. But, congress was not interested in european affairs.
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