League of Nations Flashcards

Question

Aims of the league?

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Collective Security Military discouragement Increase living conditions co-operation and trade

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42 countries recognised link between political instability and social distress & vice versa Alliances => collective security Clearly defined organisation and covenant Potential to impose economic sanctions

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1924 Need protocol to stop League to be undermined by its own members Only 2 members in a dispute would have to turn to the League and obey its choice New government in Britain, which refused because want to 'preserve own interest' FAILURE!!!!

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1923 Italian general and team ambushed on Greek border Italy (Led by Mussolini) blames Greece, occupies Corfu League acts swiftly . Greece should pay League. They pay to Italy when culprit found. Mussolini threatens to leave League, insists. Gets money transferred directly to Italy without trial. French were busy in Ruhr, British did not stand up alone.

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Some reasons include : - Conflicting opinions - Nobody wanted to disarm - Distrust , e.g. towards communism. - Hitler rearming and Germany's shenanigans As everybody started to rearm, conference became futile and ended.

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1924 Plan to rebuild Germany's economic chaos + get french and brit economies moving again

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ACDC A - Discourage AGGRESSION C - Encourage CO-OPERATION D- pursue DISARMAMENT C- Improve living CONDITIONS

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1923 'Free city', seized by Lithuania Poland is outraged League gives land around Memel to Lithuania, on condition it remains international zone. gave impression of League giving in to force.

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90% Success Improved working conditions from 50% to 4% at Tanganyika Railway Got rid of leprosy and successfully fought malaria Stopped slavery and reduced drug use Created trade routes and highway code Dawes plan increased cooperation between Germany, France and GB 1924 ___________________________ Some organisations, like the ILO, were powerless if a country refused its suggestion

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Railway sabotaged China in state of anarchy ___________________________ To get more resources and goods To raise economy

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Moral condemnation Nothing else

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Japan is too far away A special case too powerful Having a point about anarchy in China

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Italy lost conflit against Abyssinia in 1896 - was humiliated and seeks revenge Opportunity to distract Italians from the Great Depression Get fertile land and mineral resources fuel Mussolini's own glory

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1935 - Stresa is a small town in Italy, btw Signed a little befor einvasion of Ethiopia (called Abyssinia at the time) Britain and France may have turned a blind eye on Mussolini's doings in order to sign Stresa pact in hopes to stay united with Italy and stop German rearmament (but FYI that coalition soon dissolved and Mussolini turned to Hitler instead)

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Chemical warfare Bombing of Red Cross

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Bans - loans -arms - import - export of rubber and metals BUT NOT OIL

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Closing Suez Canal (but Britain was afraid to start a war)

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1935 - named after the foreign ministers of GB and France Secret plan to appease Mussolini by giving away 2/3 of Abyssinia to Italy - in exchange of stopping invasion. Plan Leaked. Widespread denunciation. Sanctions discussions lost momentum

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1936 - way too late

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1936 Hitler marches into Rhineland

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1929 To reduce Germany's reparation payments

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1922 USSR & GERMANY reestablish diplomatic relations

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1925 GERMANY accepts its western borders as set out in Versailles The pact is a paved path to join the League

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1928 65 countries agree to not use violence to settle disputes

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50% success Solved 50% of conflicts Kellogg-Briand treaty accepted by roughly 64 (or 65?) countries Showed a peaceful example and enforced peace Used sanctions to discourage agression _______________________________ The largest conflicts were not stopped - e.g. Corfu

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20% of success 1921 Washington Conference : USA, Britain, France and Japan limit their navies _________________________________ Germany had been forced to be disarmed but the League countries refused to disarm to the same extend Disarmament process very slow Nobody wanted to disarm first

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"The rape of nanking" 250,000 death 80,000 women raped or otherwise defiled

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1934 Dispute at Wal-Wal Oasis (80 Km form Abyssinia's border)

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1919 (Poland, Silesia) aka Teschen Dispute Poland and Czechoslovakia fighting for Teschen's valuable coal mines Shared territory: bulk —> Poland Slice with most coal mines —> Czechoslovakia

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The Lytton Report was the findings of an **inquiry into Japan's actions in Manchuria**. Lord Lytton (British Politician) began his enquiry in 1931, but the report was not published until October 1932. The **report simply stated what was already known**: ❖Japan had acted unreasonably. ❖Japan had stated that there had been an attack on its railway in South Manchuria (which it had instigated themselves) but, regardless, Japan had overstepped and was condemned for invading. The Lytton report was much criticised due to the amount of time it took. The report took 7 months in total. The **League was too slow to act**. Although the League's findings were official and said Japan was the aggressor, **Japan just ignored this and left the League**. **Significance** The Lytton report was significant because it demonstrated the failure of the League of Nations. It was too slow to act, and Japan didn't take the ruling seriously anyway.

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Started in 1931, but was only published 1932, 7 months later

Answer 32

Article 10 - Collective Security