How the League worked Flashcards
when was it established
1919 by the TofV
american idea- woodrow wilson ww1 ‘should never happen again’
what was it based on
peace and security in the world can be maintained.
if there was a dispute between 2 or ore countries and one comitted act of aggression the L would see who was wrong
what was collective security
countries act together to stop war (collective security)
why did they discourage disarmament
so problems could be solved by peaceful means
who they helped
ppl suffering bc of disease, slavery, religious persecution, unfair trading
how they solved in 3 steps
step 1: peaceful settlement through negotiation
moral pressure was when all the c of the L would put pressure on the aggressor
step 2
economic sanctions against the guilty- no member of the L would trade with them until they accepted L’s verdict
step 3
to create an armed force from among the L’s members to force the guilty country to accept
ppl’s thoughts in early 1920s
positive about the fact that it would be able to keep world peace.