Chapter 6, the collapse of the league

Question 1

what did the league fail to do through out the 1930s

Answer 1

act against the aggression of japan, Italy and Germany

Question 2

causes of the manchuria crisis (3)

Answer 2

• the great depression hitting the silk industry
• Japan becoming more militaristic and wanting more natural resources
• the railway they already had there

Question 3

what was the mukden incident

Answer 3

japan setting up an explosion on their own south manchurian railway and blaming china

Question 4

what happened when the army invaded manchuria

Answer 4

the government initially wanted to be friends with manchuria but they began to support the army after positive responses from the people and soon set up a puppet leader in manchuria

Question 5

how did the league react to chinas appeal

Answer 5

they were reluctant due to japan being an important member and it being so far away from europe so they just gave moral condemnation

Question 6

could the league do much

Answer 6

no, nobody wanted to send their armies that far and japans main trade partner was the us so economic sanctions wouldn’t work

Question 7

what was the lytton commission

Answer 7

the league sent British politician lord lytton to investigate and after a year concluded japan as guilty

Question 8

Japans response to the league

Answer 8

they left and went to occupy more Chinese territory

Question 9

order of events in the manchurian crisis (5)

Answer 9

mukden incident, military invasion, chinas appeal, lytton commission, japans invasion of china

Question 10

causes of the abyssinian crisis and mussolini wanting to invade (5)

Answer 10

• rebuild the roman empire
• natural resources in abyssinia
• wanted revenge after humiliating defeat in the past
• confident the league wouldnt interfere due to corfu
• didn’t think Britain and France would break the stresa front

Question 11

what began the abyssinian crisis

Answer 11

Italian troops clashing with abyssinians at wal wal

Question 12

pierre laval made a secret agreement with Italy to do what

Answer 12

not interfere and let him have abyssinia

Question 13

what did the league do after haile selassie appealed

Answer 13

nothing

Question 14

who was haile selassie

Answer 14

the abyssinian emperor

Question 15

what happened when the Italian troops entered abyssinia

Answer 15

the league condemned them but they ignored and even used chemical weapons

Question 16

did the Italians succeed

Answer 16

yes, their troops entered the capital addis ababa

Question 17

did Italy also leaves the league after the crisis

Answer 17

yes

Question 18

order of events in the abyssinian crisis

Answer 18

troops clashing at wal wal, pierre laval agreement, haile appealing to the league, Italians entering the country with chemical weapons, Italians entering addis ababa, Italy leaving the league

Question 19

what was the hoare laval pact

Answer 19

a secret agreement between English and french foreign ministers to give mussolini land in abyssinia

it was leaked by the press and there was public outcry

Question 20

what caused the league’s collapse

Answer 20

their inability to deal with the abyssinian and manchurian crisis

Question 21

why did the world go into economic decline at the same time as America

Answer 21

because after the first world war America lent a lot of money to other countries
this is the great depression

Question 22

what resulted from the great depression

Answer 22

vast unemployment, homelessness and starvation

Question 23

where did people turn to solve the great depression

Answer 23

extreme parties

Question 24

who took over the country of Japan

Answer 24

their military

Question 25

who controlled the ussr

Answer 25

stalin

Question 26

whi dictated italy

Answer 26

mussolini

Question 27

how did the depression effect the league

Answer 27

extreme parties wouldn’t cooperate with other countries and weren’t afraid of the league