How far did weaknesses in the League’s organisation make failure inevitable?

Question 1

Weaknesses of the League’s structure

Answer 1

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Question 2

Unanimous voting in the Assembly

Answer 2

Took more time to come to a set decision

Question 3

Structure of council had an uneven balance of power

Answer 3

Britain, France, Japan and Italy had more influence than other countries.

Question 4

What methods did the League use to preserve peace?

Answer 4

• Moral condemnation
• Economic and financial sanctions
• Military force

Question 5

Secretariat

Answer 5

• Was a civil service which kept records of the League meetings and prepared reports for the different agencies
• Understaffed and disorganised

Question 6

What methods did the League use to preserve peace?

Answer 6

• Moral condemnation
• Economic and financial sanctions
• Military force

Question 7

How did the League use moral condemnation to preserve peace?

Answer 7

League could decide which country was ‘the aggressor’. They would condemn their actions and tell them to stop what it was doing.

Question 8

How did the League use economic and financial sanctions to preserve peace?

Answer 8

Members of the League could refuse to trade with the aggressor.

Question 9

How did the League use military force to preserve peace?

Answer 9

The armed forces of member countries could be used against an aggressor.