League of Nations

Question 1

weaknesses of league (3)

Answer 1

• exclusive club - USA REFUSED, USSR NOT ALLOWED
• league had NO ARMY
• when times were good ppl were INTERNATIONALIST, but when bad they were NATIONALIST

Question 2

strengths of league?

Answer 2

WW1 ended, no one wanted another war

• 1920s were time of PROSPERITY
• Germany couldn’t fight back after T of V
• most wanted league to be successful

Question 3

how did the great depression affect the league? (3)

WAR

Answer 3

AMERICAN ISOLATIONISM

• no interest in International affairs
• took loans back from Germany

RISE OF EXTREMIST GOVERNMENTS
- countries fixed economic problems by INVADING NEW LANDS

WEAKENED BRITAIN/FRANCE

• became less committed
• reduced League’s ability to take actions

Question 4

describe events in Manchurian crisis? (5)

Answer 4

1931- Japan took resources from Manchuria to feed Japanese ppl

Japanese set explosion on Mukden railway , falsely accusing china for attacking them
- gives them excuse to invade MANCHURIA

Question 5

describe events of Abyssinian crisis?

Answer 5

Abyssinia had raw material so Italy want to invade
WAL WAL INCIDENT (NOV 22ND 1934)- ethiopia force of 1000 men arrived at fort of Wal Wal (Italian castle)
- demanded it be handed to them
- league did nothing
FRENCH/BRITISH foreign ministers went to Rome to meet MUSSOLINI - wanted good relation
- Ethiopia killed 5 Italian soldiers - Italy prepared military force
- league decided no on is to blame

Question 6

describe events of invasion of Abyssinia

Answer 6

OCT 1935 - Italian troops invade Abyssinia

• League was about to sanction Italy, BUT INSTEAD British and french foreign ministers came up with HOARE-LAVAL PACT
• granted Italy with large parts of Abyssinia and no war
• leaked to public and they resigned
• war took placed and ENDED MAY 1936 - became part of Italian empire

Question 7

2 examples where League was involved?

Answer 7

AALAND ISLANDS - 1921

• both Sweden and Finland wanted control of island
• league said island goes to FINLAND
• war avoided

VILNA - 1920

• Poland tried to take Vilna ( capital of Lithuania)
• Lithuanian ppl protested
• league did nothing

Question 8

describe 2 treaties/plans that didn’t involve the League?

Answer 8

DAWES PLAN (1924) - USA lent GERMANY money to pay of reparations, prevent Germany economic collapse
YOUNG PLAN (1929) - reduced Germany reparation payment

Question 9

disagreement at Paris peace conference?

Answer 9

Clemenceau and Wilson clashed on HOW TO TREAT GERMANY: - Wilson wanted Germany punished but not TOO HARSHLY, leave Germany wanting REVENGE

• France wanted to be secure from future threat
• France wanted to be payed back for PAIN/SUFFERING

WILSON AND LLOYD GEORGE : - Lloyd George disagreed with 2nd int of peace - all nations access to seas
- Wilson’s views on self determination were threat if they spread in BRITISH EMPIRE

CLEMENCEAU CLASH WITH LLOYD GEORGE on Germany treatment : - Lloyd wanted Germany to recover so GER could pay Britain back for war damage

• trading partner
• LLOYD didn’t want GER to keep navy and colonies as it threat to British empire
• Clemenceau thought BR is inconsistent - tough when they want to be

Question 10

Humanitarian work of the league ?

Answer 10

REFUGEE COMMITTEE - helped 400,000 ppl who were displaced by war/prisoner of war RETURN TO HOMES

iNTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION : - campaigned for worker’s rights

HEALTH COMMITTEE: - developed vaccine fro MALARIA
- fourth campaigns against DRUG TRAFFICKING/SLAVERY (freed 200,000 slaves)

FINANCIAL COMMITTEE: - Came up with economic plan to raise loans/help Austria/Hungary economy recover