Chapter 1 - Weakness of League of Nations

Question 1

[EXAMPLE]

1. What were the aims of the League of Nations (LON)?

(a) To solve social and economic problems

Answer 1

EX
As not all countries are economically strong, the LON members would combine their efforts to solve social & economic problems as the bigger nations would have more resources.
Egs:
- Checking international traffic in opium smuggling
- Assisting poor and backward countries in controlling the spread of diseases through international vaccination programmes & help to reduce the number of deaths from such diseases.
- Find homes for political refugees

A
The LON therefore set up several sub-committees to carry out the social aims of the LON :
- International Labour Organisation
- Mandates Commission of the Minorities Commission to improve the welfare of workers, people living in colonies & minorities.

They worked together to improve the welfare of workers, living conditions of the minorities.

Question 2

1. What were the aims of the League of Nations (LON)?

(b) To resolve international disputes

Question 3

1. What were the aims of the League of Nations (LON)?

(c) To get countries to disarm

Question 4

2. Why did the League of Nations fail to maintain international peace?

(a) Lack of membership

Question 5

2. Why did the League of Nations fail to maintain international peace?

(b) Lack of peacekeeping force

Question 6

2. Why did the League of Nations fail to maintain international peace?

(c) Slow / Ineffective response

Question 7

2. Why did the League of Nations fail to maintain international peace?

(d) Post-war attitudes of major powers