Chapter 6, the collapse of the league Flashcards
what did the league fail to do through out the 1930s
act against the aggression of japan, Italy and Germany
causes of the manchuria crisis (3)
- the great depression hitting the silk industry
- Japan becoming more militaristic and wanting more natural resources
- the railway they already had there
what was the mukden incident
japan setting up an explosion on their own south manchurian railway and blaming china
what happened when the army invaded manchuria
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
how did the league react to chinas appeal
they were reluctant due to japan being an important member and it being so far away from europe so they just gave moral condemnation
could the league do much
no, nobody wanted to send their armies that far and japans main trade partner was the us so economic sanctions wouldn’t work
what was the lytton commission
the league sent British politician lord lytton to investigate and after a year concluded japan as guilty
Japans response to the league
they left and went to occupy more Chinese territory
order of events in the manchurian crisis (5)
mukden incident, military invasion, chinas appeal, lytton commission, japans invasion of china
causes of the abyssinian crisis and mussolini wanting to invade (5)
- 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
what began the abyssinian crisis
Italian troops clashing with abyssinians at wal wal
pierre laval made a secret agreement with Italy to do what
not interfere and let him have abyssinia
what did the league do after haile selassie appealed
nothing
who was haile selassie
the abyssinian emperor
what happened when the Italian troops entered abyssinia
the league condemned them but they ignored and even used chemical weapons
did the Italians succeed
yes, their troops entered the capital addis ababa
did Italy also leaves the league after the crisis
yes
order of events in the abyssinian crisis
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
what was the hoare laval pact
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
what caused the league’s collapse
their inability to deal with the abyssinian and manchurian crisis
why did the world go into economic decline at the same time as America
because after the first world war America lent a lot of money to other countries
this is the great depression
what resulted from the great depression
vast unemployment, homelessness and starvation
where did people turn to solve the great depression
extreme parties
who took over the country of Japan
their military
who controlled the ussr
stalin
whi dictated italy
mussolini
how did the depression effect the league
extreme parties wouldn’t cooperate with other countries and weren’t afraid of the league
