League of Nations

Question 0

Members of Council

Answer 0

Britain
France
Japan
Italy 
2 temporary members

Question 1

Aims of League

Answer 1

Discourage aggression
Encourage cooperation
Encourage disarmament
Improve working and living standards

Question 2

The Council

Answer 2

Small group
4 permanent members - veto powers
2 temporary - 3 year elections
Powers - moral condemnation, economic sanctions, military force

Question 3

The Assembly

Answer 3

League Parliament
No real power
Voted on league matters

Question 4

League of Nations Commissions

Answer 4

Mandates Commission - ensured fairness in ruling mandates
Refugees Commission
Slavery Commission
Health Committee
ILO

Question 5

Permanent Court of International Justice

Answer 5

No power at all

No way of enforcing rulings

Question 6

Vilna 1920

Answer 6

Between Poland and Lithuania after poles capture new Lithuanian capital.
League protested but Poland did not withdraw.
Britain and France didn’t want to send troops in - self interest
Poland kept Vilna

Question 7

Upper Silesia 1921

Answer 7

Plebiscite over German or Polish ruling
League splits up area based on votes
Safeguards put in place

Question 8

Aaland Islands 1921

Answer 8

Between Sweden and Finland
League investigated
Ruled that Finland should get it
Both agreed

Question 9

Corfu 1923

Answer 9

Between Greece and Albania
Italian General killed whilst surveying for League
Mussolini occupies Corfu
League condemns Mussolini and orders compensation from Greece
Mussolini goes behind back to get what he wants

Question 10

Bulgaria 1925

Answer 10

Greek troops enter Bulgaria after border incident
League condemned Greece
Greece forced to accept ruling

Question 11

Locarno Agreements

Answer 11

Germany accepted ToV borders

Question 12

Washington Conference

Answer 12

Britain, France, USA and Japan limit navy sizes

Question 13

Rapallo Treaty

Answer 13

USSR and Germany reopen diplomatic relations

Question 14

Dawes Plan

Answer 14

Lent money to Germany to help with reparations

Question 15

Young Plan

Answer 15

Reduced reparations amount

Question 16

Kellogg-Briand Pact

Answer 16

65 Nations agree not to go to war

Question 17

Manchurian Crisis

Answer 17

Japan invade Manchuria after Mukden incident
League waits a year before the Litton report
Tells Japan to give up Manchuria - Japan invade more of China
League can’t do anything because of Japanese trading with USA
Self interest keeps Britain and France at bay

Question 18

Disarmament Conference

Answer 18

Ambitious proposition by Britain

Hitler leaves conference and then League

Question 19

Abyssinian Crisis

Answer 19

Dispute on border - Mussolini invades ( angry at failure in 1896)
Haile Selassie appeals - Britain and France play for time
Mussolini rejects proposal for section of Abyssinia - takes over
League holds back on sanctions in case of US disapproval
Suez Canal stays open - Hoare Laval plan to give Mussolini part of Abyssinia fails after leaked to press - both sacked
Hitler invades Rhineland - France and Britain give up on Abyssinia