Key Words Flashcards

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Abyssinian Crisis

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International, tensions resulting from invasion of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) by Italy in 1935.

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2
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Article 10

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Article of League of Nations Covenant, which promised security to League members

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3
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Assembly

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Main forum of the league of Nations for discussing important issues.

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4
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Collective security.

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Key Principle in league of nations- Everyone is safe because everyone protects each other.

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5
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Commissions

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Organizations set up to tackle problems e.g slavery.

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6
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Conference of Ambassadors

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Organization set up which settled international disputes which involved Britain, Frances Italy and Japan

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7
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Council

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The most powerful people in the league Japan, Italy France and Britain.

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8
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Covenant

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Agreement or set of rules.

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9
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Economic Depression

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Period of economic downturn

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10
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Isolationism

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Policy in the USA which argued it should not get involved with international disputes.

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11
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Manchurian Crisis

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A crisis which sparked when Japan invaded a part of China.

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12
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Military force

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Use of armed forces instead of political or economic methods.

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13
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Moral Condemnation

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Criticism of a state for actions of another state.

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14
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Secratariate

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The section of the league of nations which kept record of all events that happened.

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15
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Trade sanctions

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Restricting sales of goods to a nation.

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16
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Unanimous

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Agreed by all

17
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Wall street crash

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Collapse in value of US company’s which led to economic collapse

18
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Normalcy

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Term used by President Warring Harding in the 1920s to describe return to normal life after WW1

19
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Tariffs

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Taxes on imported goods.