Failure of the LON

Question 1

abysinnia and innefective sanctions

Answer 1

abysinnia knew that sanctions would only work if imposed quickly and decisivly but the league delayed them fro 2 months

Question 2

manchuria and innefective sanctions

Answer 2

the league of nations took too long to get there that by the time they presented their report there was no point

Question 3

lack of armed forces in manchuria

Answer 3

in manchuria the league could not send troops there as it was impossible to reach

Question 4

lack of armed forces in abyssinia

Answer 4

in abyssinia british and french forces could have acted on behalf of the league but the british and french governments refused

Question 5

reacting too slowly in machuria

Answer 5

the league took too long as airplanes were not reliable so they had to sail

Question 6

reacting too slowly in abysinnia

Answer 6

the league took too long to decide about oil sanctions and then the Hoare Laval pact happened which delayed the process even longer

Question 7

french and british in Abysinnia

Answer 7

Fr+Br did not take the situation seriously
majority of british people supported military force to defend abysinnia
the british cabinet got tough
Fr+Br owned the suez canal and they didnt close it becuase they didnt want to start war with italy

Question 8

french and british in manchuria

Answer 8

Fr+Br did not agree on sanctions or banning weapons becuase hey didnt want war

Question 9

absent powers in manchuria

Answer 9

the league was powerless without powers becuase only USA and USSR would have the resources to remove the japanses

Question 10

absent powers in Abysinnia

Answer 10

the USA caused problems becaude even if the LON banned oil sanctions the USA would still keep selling oils to italy