How did the Great Depression make the work of the league more challenging?
Countries less willing to use economic sanctions, Rise of dictators in Europe who were not afraid to use force but league had no army
Why was the league reluctant to act?
Japan had rights in this area, too far away, China was disorganised, couldn't afford troops,Japans main trading partner was the US,USSR not a member
What was agree at the Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928?
65 countries agreed not to use war to settle disputes.
Who invaded Manchuria?
Japan
Who led the enquiry into Manchuria?
Lord Lytton
Explain an example of when the League stopped war in the 1920s
1921 The Aaland Islands - Sweden/Finland, given to Finland with conditions re forts. Sweden agreed. Upper Silesia - accepted but seen as unfair. Bulgaria/Greece
Who invaded Abyssinia?
Mussolini, Fascist leader of Italy
In what year did Germany join the League of Nations?
1926
How did Italy react to the sanctions placed on it by the League in 1936?
Left the League of Nations in Dec 1937
How did Japan react to the Lyton report that they should not have invaded?
Japan ignored the report and left the league
Give an example of when the League failed to solve international conflicts in the 1920s
1923 Corfu, 1920 Vilna
What was agreed in the Locarno Treaty?
Germany would accept borders and give up claim to Alsace-Lorraine, GB, Italy, Belgium and Czech agreed not to go to war and support each other if one broke this
Name 2 reasons for the invasion of Abyssinia
Rebuild Roman Empire, Resources, Revenge, Remembered, Row
Why did the Locarno treaty and Kellog-Briand pact suggest the league was weak?
Signed independently outside the League because Germany and the USA were not members.
Name two weaknesses of the League of Nations when it was first set up
Unanimous voting in the assembly, assembly only met once per year, USA did not join, Council members had a veto
Name two examples of how the league helped ordinary people
banned lead paint, 77 countries agreed minimum wage, helped free the WWI POW still imprisoned, Raided slave traders in Sierra Leone, killed mosquitoes
What policy did America follow after WWI which stopped it joining the league?
isolationism
Name one strength of the League of Nations at its creation
All the post WWI peace treaties said it had to recognised as an organisation, vast membership, economic and moral condemnation was a daunting prospect
Give two reasons why the League fail in Abyssinia
Failure to close the Suez Canal, The Hoare-Laval Pact, Trade Sanctions against Abyssinia, Trade sanctions against ITaly
When was the Manchurian crisis?
1931
Name two permanent members on the League of Nations council
Britain, France, Italy and Japan
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