League of Nations

Question 1

What were the fours aims of the league?

Answer 1

Stop War
Improve quality of living
Disarmament
Enforce TOV

Question 2

When did the USSR join the L.O.N?

Answer 2

1934

Question 3

When did germany join?

Answer 3

1926

Question 4

What was wrong with the secretariat?

Answer 4

Too few, slow,inefficient.

Question 5

How many times a year did the council meet, what were there powers?

Answer 5

Br,Fr,It,Jap and later Germany met 4-5 times a year and had the right of veto.

Question 6

What was wrong with the leagues main meeting in the assembly?

Answer 6

Only met once a year, unanimous voting must be made before a decision.

Question 7

Two strengths of the League?

Answer 7

Set up T.O.V

Universal membership, all in supported them

Question 8

What were there successes in the 1920’s?

Answer 8

Selesia 1921
Aaland Islands 1921
Mosul1 924
Bulgaria1925

Question 9

Failures?

Answer 9

Vilna 1920
Invasion of the Ruhr 1923
Memel 1923
Corfu 1923
Failed disarmament

Question 10

Failures in the 1930’s?

Answer 10

Manchuria 1931-Took 1 year to do nothing-powerless

Abyssinia 1935-Hoare-Level Pact secretly tried to give abyssinia to Italy-Scandal loss of support.

Question 11

Why did it fail?

Answer 11

B-Britain and France- not prepared to use armies
U-USA, USSR,Germany- not involved for a long time US never was
Structure-made decisions slow
T.O.V hated
E-Economic Depression- led to self interest ignoring the league
D-Dictators like Hitler- no compromise
Unsuccessful- Damged rep
Powerless sanctions