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President Woodrow Wilson wanted a League of Nations to replace the secret diplomacy he felt was a cause of the First World War. The League was based in Geneva and countries could bring disputes to it for settlement, but the League had limited powers. It could call for a trade boycott, for example, but it had no army to police it. The Council met infrequently and decisions had to be unanimous, so it was slow to act. Important powers such as Germany, the USA and the USSR were not members. The USA pursued a policy of isolationism between the wars.