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League of Nations Flashcards

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1
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When was the Paris Peace Conference

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1919

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What was signed during the Paris Peace Conference

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The Treaty of Versailles

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When was the Locarno Treaty signed

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1925

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When did Germany join the League of Nations

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1926

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When was the Kellogg-Briand Pact signed?

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1928

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What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact about?

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An agreement by most nations not to go to war to settle international disputes

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When was the Wall Street Crash

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October 1929

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When was the Manchurian Crisis

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1931-1933

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When did Japan leave the League of Nations?

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1933

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When did Hitler become chancellor of Germany

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February 1933

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When did Germany leave the League of Nations

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October 1933

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When did Germany begin rearming

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1933

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When was the Abyssinian Crisis

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1935 - 1936

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When did German troops enter the Rhineland

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March 1936

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When did Italy leave the League of Nations

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1937

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When was the Munich Agreement

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1938

17
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When did Hitler invade Poland

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1st September 1939

18
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When did Britain declare war on Germany

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3rd September 1939

19
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How many Articles was the League of Nations based on

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26

20
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What did Article 10 say

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Basically meant collective security. By acting together collectively, they wouldd protect the security of all members whether large or small

21
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How many countries were in the League of Nations at the start

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42

22
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How many countries were in the League of Nations by the 1930s

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59

23
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When did the USSR join the League of Nations

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1934

24
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How many times did the Council usually meet

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usually 5x a year and in case of emergency

25
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How long were the temporary members elected for

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3 years

26
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How many temporary members were in the council

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4 - 9 at different points in the league’s history

27
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Who permanent members on the council

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Italy, Japan, France and Britain

28
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what was the covenant of the League of Nations and what was its main aim

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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?

29
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List the 3 key ‘organs’ of the LON

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The secretariat
The Assembly
The council

30
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Describe the role of the secretariat

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The civil service of the League
Performed all the administrative and financial work such as:
- organising conferences
- distributing agendas
- monitoring budgets 
- publishing reports etc.
31
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describe the role of the assembly

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  • 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
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describe the role of the council

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  • 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)
33
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which 2 organisations were largely independent but closely associated with the LON?

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Permanent court of International Justice

International Labor Organisation

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