League of nations Flashcards
What were the aims of the league of nations
Stop wars Improve living and working conditions Disarmement Enforce ToV SIDE
Powers of the league
Moral Comdemnation Economic Sanctions Disscussion Send in the troops MEDS
How many members where their in the security council
5
4 permanant
1 temporary
who were the 4 permanant members of the security council
Britian France Italy and Japan
why was having permant members bad
it gave some members more power
how often did the security council meet
5 times a year and in emergencies
Who was in the Assemberly
all the members of the LoN
how often did the assembly meet
once a year and all their decisions had to be unanimous. this meant it took the league along time to respond to something happening
what is the secretaiat
they kept records of all meetings and prepared reports
what was the main failing of the secretariat
they were understaffed
What were the Permanant Court of International justice
they settled international disputes and made judgements
what was the main failing of the permanant court of international justice
they had no power to enforce their decisions
what is collective security
each nations security depends on that of all other nations and peace is universal and indivisible
what is community of power
an organisation thatensures individual security by acting with others
what is a plebicite
a referendum, when all electors can vote on an important issue
what is Partition
AN attemt to resolve political disputes through the drawing of territorial boundaries
what is repatriated
the process of returning refuggees or soldiers to their homes following a war
Who was LOrd Lytton
Ageing politician who led a british enquiry after a lenghty vist to the far east, including manchuria, reported in october 1932
who was Pu Yi
the last empror of china, who in 1934 becam a empror of the puppet japanese state in manchuria
how many members did the LON have when it started and how many in 1930
42 members rising to 59 by 1930
why wasnt russia in the league
it was excluded for being communist
why did the USA not join
they had a policy of isolationism
why should have theUSA joined
it was their idea
powerful economy
POwerful country
Why didnt america join
lots of americans didnt like the ToV
Thought it would mean sending their troops all over the world
didnt want to damage its economy from econmic sanctions
didnt like the british or french (didnt want to fight for the british empire)
