League of Nations

Question 1

Who’s Idea was the League of Nations?

Answer 1

Woodrow Wilson (14 Points)

Question 2

What were the 4 aims of the League

Answer 2

1) Keep world peace by dealing with disputes and conflicts.
2) Safeguard independence of nations and their frontiers.
3) To encourage nations to reduce armaments.
4) To improve living and working conditions for all people.

Question 3

Where was the League based?

Answer 3

Geneva, Switzerland

Question 4

Who was in the assembly?

Answer 4

All member countries (42 countries)

Question 5

How often would the assembly meet?

Answer 5

Once a year (First Monday of September)

Question 6

What did the assembly decide on?

Answer 6

New countries joining
Election of judges in Permanent Court of International Justice
How the League spends money
Change existing peace treaties
Admit permanent members

Question 7

Who made up the Council of the League?

Answer 7

4 Permanent - Britain, France, Japan, Italy
4 Temporary decided yearly

Question 8

What power did the Council have on the League?

Answer 8

Power of Veto - stop a decision by the assembly with the vote
They met frequently to discuss big decisions or large emergencies

Question 9

What did the Permanent Court of International Justice do?

Answer 9

Set up and funded by the League, It’d settle International arguments. They gave advice to the countries, what they said wasn’t compulsory.

Question 10

What did the Secretariat do in the League?

Answer 10

It was a civil service of the League, it was in charge of administration and organising any actions taken by the League.

Question 11

What were the Special Commissions?

Answer 11

International Labour Organisation
Disarmament Commission
Health Organisation
Slavery Commission
Commission of Refugees
Permanent Central Opium Board

Question 12

What did the International Labour Organisation (ILO) do?

Answer 12

To bring about the League’s aims of Improving working conditions around the world. They tried to get members to adopt the minimum standards they decided on yearly.

Question 13

What were the strengths of the League?

Answer 13

• Vast Membership
• As there were so many members: Economic sanctions and Moral Condemnation were severe punishments for many countries
• All nations recognised the organisation thanks to the Treaty of Versailles

Question 14

What were the weaknesses of the League?

Answer 14

• Missing major countries: US, USSR, Germany.
• No army (no force)
• Complicated structure causing confusion
• Decisions had to be unanimous meaning decisions took longer

Question 15

What sanctions were used against countries?

Answer 15

Moral Condemnation
Economic Sanctions
Military Force

Question 16

What did Economic Sanctions mean for countries?

Answer 16

All countries in the League would stop trade with the aggressor.

Question 17

What did Moral Condemnation mean for Countries

Answer 17

Countries would put pressure on aggressor to force them into stopping the conflict and accepting the League’s decisions.

Question 18

What did military sanctions mean for countries?

Answer 18

All countries in the League would put forward an army which would act against the aggressor.

Question 19

What did ‘collective security’ mean?

Answer 19

The idea that if all countries worked together they could keep the peace and that the interests of every nation were looked after

Question 20

What did the Permanent Court of International Justice do?

Answer 20

made laws so that every country could follow them meaning there would be less disagreeing

Question 21

What did the Covenant mean?

Answer 21

It set out how the League would deal with aggression