Key Words Flashcards
Abyssinian Crisis
International, tensions resulting from invasion of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) by Italy in 1935.
Article 10
Article of League of Nations Covenant, which promised security to League members
Assembly
Main forum of the league of Nations for discussing important issues.
Collective security.
Key Principle in league of nations- Everyone is safe because everyone protects each other.
Commissions
Organizations set up to tackle problems e.g slavery.
Conference of Ambassadors
Organization set up which settled international disputes which involved Britain, Frances Italy and Japan
Council
The most powerful people in the league Japan, Italy France and Britain.
Covenant
Agreement or set of rules.
Economic Depression
Period of economic downturn
Isolationism
Policy in the USA which argued it should not get involved with international disputes.
Manchurian Crisis
A crisis which sparked when Japan invaded a part of China.
Military force
Use of armed forces instead of political or economic methods.
Moral Condemnation
Criticism of a state for actions of another state.
Secratariate
The section of the league of nations which kept record of all events that happened.
Trade sanctions
Restricting sales of goods to a nation.