GSCE - C2 Flashcards
The date of the Manchurian crisis
September 18 1931
The date of the Wall Street crash?
29 October 1929
Why did japan attack Mukden, Manchuria
They were lacking basic recourses because of the Wall Street crash, Manchuria had those recourses, so japan took them
What was the excuse that japan gave to excuse them invading Mukden
The Japanese staged an Chinese banditry.
What were the key organs of the League of Nations
Secretariat, Assembly and the council
What was the roles of the secretariat
Civil service and administrative & financial work
What were the roles of the assembly?
Met once a year, general policies, leagues budget, admitted new members, elected non-permanent members of the council
What were the roles of the council?
The executive body of the league, met four or five times a year ( or in times of crisis), had permanent and non-permanent members
What were other independent organisations associated with the League of Nations
Permanent court of international justice, internal labour organisation
What were the agencies, commissions and committees of the league?
Mandates commission, Danzig Commission, minorities commission, intellectual cooperation Organisation, special committee for drug traffic
When did Germany join the permanent member of the council
1926
When did hitler take Germany out of the League
1933
When did Soviet Russia join the league
1934
Why and when was soviet Russia expelled from the League
1939 because they invaded Poland
What were the stages that would be put into action if a country was aggressive
Moral disapproval, Economic sanctions, military sanctions
What is the stage ‘moral disapproval’
The council would meet and vote weather to condemn the action.
What is meant by ‘economic sanctions’
A trade boycott and refusing credit
What is meant by ‘military sanctions’
Sending an army to assist the victim of the aggression
What organs of the league had to manage decisions unanimously
Assembly & council
How long did the Great Depression last?
1929-1939
Give two reason why the world disarmament conference failed
Different countries had anxiety over militarism. France, Poland and Czechoslovakia were worried about future attacks from Germany
When what the league of nation founded
10th January 1920
What was the role of the permanent court of international justice?
They provided legal advice to the league and offered arbitration to countries in dispute
What was the role of the international labour organisation
Working to promote good practices to issues such as women’s rights, child labour and employers liability
Which Norwegian was responsible for solving the refugee challenge after ww1
Nansen
Why did America not want to join the LON
America didn’t want to potentially stop trading
What was the covenant of the League of Nations?
The set of rules all countries had sign if they joined the LON
When was the Lytton report voted on
February 1933
When did Italy invade Abyssinia
December 1934
