Chapter 2: To What Extent Was The League Of Nations A Success?

Question 1

What were the aims of the League of Nations? (DIES)

Answer 1

D - Disarmament
I - Improve people’s lives and jobs
E - Encourage international cooperation and enforce the Treaty of Versailles
S - Stop aggression

Question 2

What were the main organs of the League?

Answer 2

Assembly:
•Met once a year
•Every member of the League had one vote
•Decisions has to be unanimous
•All members of the League were represented
• Considered matters of general policy and recommended action to the Council

Council:
•Executive body of the League
•Met four or five times a year and in times of crisis
•In 1920 permanent members were Britain, France, Italy and Japan.
• In 1926 Germany became a permanent member

Permanent Court of justice
•Settling disputes between countries peacefully
•Based in The Hague
• Provided legal advice to the Council
• Give a decision on a border dispute between two countries

International Labour Organisation
• Based in Geneva
•Aim was to improve the conditions of working people throughout the world
• Government, employers and workers brought representatives together once a year

Secretariat
•The civil service of the League
• Performed all the administrative and financial work of the League
•Organised conferences and meetings
•Kept records and prepared reports

Question 3

Organs of the League

Answer 3

Mandates Commission
•Supervise Germany and Turkey’s ex-colonies

Danzig Commission
•Direct League control over the ex-German city

Minorities commission
•Prevent ill treatment of racial minority groups.

Intellectual Cooperation Organisation
•Contact between academics, artists and writers.

Special Committee for Drug Traffic
•Reduce drug misuse and smuggling.

Question 4

In what ways could the League attempt to preserve world peace?

Answer 4

Verbal Sanctions: The League would start off by telling the aggressor to stop their displeasing actions.

Economic sanctions: If the aggressor failed to comply with the League’s instructions, the League could order all members to stop trade with the aggressor.

Physical sanctions: If the aggressor still didn’t stop, the League would call upon their collective security army to forcefully stop the aggressor.