League of Nations Flashcards
When was the Paris Peace Conference
1919
What was signed during the Paris Peace Conference
The Treaty of Versailles
When was the Locarno Treaty signed
1925
When did Germany join the League of Nations
1926
When was the Kellogg-Briand Pact signed?
1928
What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact about?
An agreement by most nations not to go to war to settle international disputes
When was the Wall Street Crash
October 1929
When was the Manchurian Crisis
1931-1933
When did Japan leave the League of Nations?
1933
When did Hitler become chancellor of Germany
February 1933
When did Germany leave the League of Nations
October 1933
When did Germany begin rearming
1933
When was the Abyssinian Crisis
1935 - 1936
When did German troops enter the Rhineland
March 1936
When did Italy leave the League of Nations
1937
When was the Munich Agreement
1938
When did Hitler invade Poland
1st September 1939
When did Britain declare war on Germany
3rd September 1939
How many Articles was the League of Nations based on
26
What did Article 10 say
Basically meant collective security. By acting together collectively, they wouldd protect the security of all members whether large or small
How many countries were in the League of Nations at the start
42
How many countries were in the League of Nations by the 1930s
59
When did the USSR join the League of Nations
1934
How many times did the Council usually meet
usually 5x a year and in case of emergency
How long were the temporary members elected for
3 years
How many temporary members were in the council
4 - 9 at different points in the league’s history
Who permanent members on the council
Italy, Japan, France and Britain
what was the covenant of the League of Nations and what was its main aim
The name chosen by President WW to describe the constitution of the LON. It had 26 articles which laid out the structure, rules, procedures and functions of the league
It’s main aim was to preserve world peace
- it also attempted to promote international co-operation
Key point: does the fact that the LON failed on it’s main purpose to prevent war make it a total failure?
List the 3 key ‘organs’ of the LON
The secretariat
The Assembly
The council
Describe the role of the secretariat
The civil service of the League Performed all the administrative and financial work such as: - organising conferences - distributing agendas - monitoring budgets - publishing reports etc.
describe the role of the assembly
- met once a year
- every member of the league had one vote
- considered matters of general policy
- controlled the league’s budget
- admitted new members
- elected non-permanent members to the council
describe the role of the council
- executive body of the council
- met 4-5x a year and in times of crisis
- had permanent and non-permanent members
- permanent members: GB, FR, IT, JP (+GER from 1926)
- had 4 non-permanent members (increased to 11 in 1936)
which 2 organisations were largely independent but closely associated with the LON?
Permanent court of International Justice
International Labor Organisation
