FAILURE

Question 1

FAILURE

Answer 1

• French and British self interest
• absent powers
• ineffective sanctions
• lack of armed forces
• unfair treaty
• reaching decisions to slowly
• economic depression

Question 2

F+B self interest in Manchuria

Answer 2

• were reluctant to get involved in a conflict on the other side of the world
• Britain sent Lord Lytton but he was too slow allowing Japan to complete their invasion

Question 3

F+B self interest in Abyssinia

Answer 3

• refused to take strong action against Mussolini in case he sided with Hitler
• ended up appeasing Italy instead (Hoare Laval)
• both had huge African empires so couldn’t object to Italy

Question 4

Absent powers in Manchuria

Answer 4

• Russia was missing at this time
  -> they were the closest nation to Japan and could’ve stopped them
• sanctions would’ve been more effective if USA was in the league

Question 5

Absent powers in Abyssinia

Answer 5

• the absence of USA made economic sanctions less effective and made Britain and France less likely to push further sanctions

Question 6

Ineffective sanctions in Manchuria

Answer 6

• Britain was unwilling to risk trade with Japan by imposing economic sanctions
• other members refused to ban arms sales in case Japan retaliated
• others felt there was no point as the USA was japans main trading partner

Question 7

Ineffective sanctions in Abyssinia

Answer 7

• Italy could still trade with USA and this meant that Britain and France were unwilling to impose economic sanctions
• Britain and France didn’t want to upset Mussolini in case he allied with Hitler
• when sanctions were eventually imposed, they did not ban trade on coal, oil or steel needed to attack

Question 8

Examples of French and British self interest

Answer 8

• Italy join Stresa Front with F+B (Hoare Laval)
• invasion of the Ruhr
• backed Poland in Polish-Soviet war

Question 9

Examples of absent powers

Answer 9

• Manchurian -> USA put tariffs but other could still trade
• USA could still trade
• Russia didn’t do anything even though they were in the border

Question 10

Examples of ineffective sanctions

Answer 10

• Vilna 1920 -> asked Italy to move troops + they didn’t
• Italy moral condemnation

Question 11

Examples of lack of armed forces

Answer 11

• Manchuria -> had no army to right Japan
• Abyssinia

Question 12

Examples of unfair treaties

Answer 12

• ToV
• Anschluss

Question 13

Examples of reaching decisions too slowly

Answer 13

• Mukden Incident -> took a year for the Lytton Report
• Abyssinia -> absolved everyone

Question 14

Examples of economic problems caused by the Great Depression

Answer 14

• European countries don’t get involved as they have no money
• Hitler wouldn’t have come to power
• unemployment went from 8.5% to 30% in Germany -> work and bread