The League of Nations was a multinational organization that was created after WWI in an attempt to maintain peace in the world. It was very much like the current United Nations. The League of Nations failed because the countries in the League were not willing to go to take the actions needed to make the League credible. It was also harmed by the fact that the United States was not part of the League.
The League of Nations was created to prevent war. It was supposed to provide countries with a way to talk to one another and to resolve conflicts without resorting to violence. It was also supposed to engage in collective security to help prevent wars.
The League failed in part because the US did not join it. A large group of US Senators was opposed to the League because they did not want the US to be dragged into wars because of the collective security provisions. Without the US in the League, it had much less credibility because it did not include one of the major world powers.
The League also failed because the countries that did participate were not willing to take the sorts of actions needed to prevent wars. For example, they did very little in response to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. They also did little in response to the Japanese invasion of China. Because of things like this, the League lost credibility and was no longer really important. This spelled the end of the League.
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