Crises Flashcards
Why did League of Nations go from bad to worse?
Wall Street Crash = Great depression 1929s
Countries prepared to use force to solve economic problems .
Name 2 main League countries attacking
1931 Japan on Manchuria
1935 Italy invaded Abyssinia
How did LoN fail to solve it?
manchuria
m/p-Lord Lytton condemned Japans actions
Japan left in 1933
e/s -Main trading partner USA not league member
m/s-weakened by non membership of Russia and USA B and F only 2 Great Powers but suffering from depression, trying to maintain own empires.
No public in Britain/France would support 1000s miles from Europe.
Outcomes of crises (M)
League neither willing to act decisively when dealing with aggressors-(powerful members of league)
J acted as role model for other aggressive nations Germany and Italy.Expected no serious consequence for themselves
Why was there a crises in Abyssinia ?
M wanted
Revenge 4 humiliation of failed invasion in 1886
Resources-fertile land and mineral s
Glory of Conquest -wished build /maintain an empire in Mediterranean
1934 dispute between Italian and Ethiopian soldiers gave excuse to invade A.
Abyssinia emperor appealed to league for help
How the League failed to solve this Crises?(a)
League Members interests came before those of the League.
B F ,wanted I form alliance the Stresa Front oppose Hitlers rearmament programme.
Economic Sanctions limited-banned arms sales and loans to Italy. Didn’t ban oil exports as USA probably wouldn’t support this sanction-could damage League members economy
B &F didn’t close Suez Canal to Italian ship gave full access to Abyssinia
B &F put together caught making secret agreement to give A to I.-Hoare-Laval Pact
Outcomes of A crises
M completed conquest in 1936
I left loN 1937
Mussolini favour alliance with Hitler
1936 Rome-Berlin Axis with Hitler (which then led to full military alliance)Pact of Steel 1939
Reputation shattered-no one took it seriously
failed to stand up to aggression of 2 council members
Hitler tried to overthrow TOV unlikely anyone would stand in the .
Summary negatives
When faced with strong nation ignored-Corfu Italy prepared to ignore
Aggressor nations undermining its authority
B ,F ignored League in their efforts to appease Hitler arguably led to outbreak of ww2
Powerless to stop Germany after 1935
1939 Poland invaded-evidence failed to keep
Why was there a crisis in Manchuria?
Japan owned railway in M
They sabotaged it and blamed chinese bandits
J took control of whole region
Both appealed to L for help
