League Of Nations

Question 0

The league Nations was part of what?

Answer 0

Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points

Question 1

Whose idea was the league of Nations?

Answer 1

Woodrow Wilson who was leader of the USA

Question 2

What were the aims of the League of Nations?

Name the 3:

Answer 2

1. To get countries to talk instead of fight
2. To encourage disarmament
3. To improve living and working conditions

Question 3

What would the league do if a member did something wrong?name the 3 steps

Answer 3

1. Tell them to stop
2. Impose economic sanctions e.g. stop trading
3. Send in soldiers

Question 4

What year did Germany join the League of Nations?

Answer 4

1926

Question 5

What year did the USSR (Russia) join the league of Nations?

Answer 5

1934

Question 6

Where was the headquarters of the league of Nations?

Answer 6

Geneva(Switzerland)

Question 7

How often did the league have an assembly?

Answer 7

Once a year

Question 8

And the the four permanent members of the league of Nations?

Answer 8

Britain,France,Italy and Japan

Question 9

In the 1920s the league had some success.can you name an example that they sorted out a dispute?name 2:

Answer 9

1. Finland and Sweden over the Aaland Islands

2. Greece attacking Bulgaria

Question 10

The league did have some failures in the 1920’s. can you name 2:

Answer 10

1. Italy invading Corfu

2. Greece taking Vilna from Lithuania

Question 11

What were the league’s two major failures in the 1930s?

Answer 11

1. Japan invading Manchuria

2. Italy invading Abyssinia

Question 12

How many countries firstly joined the league of Nations? And how many were there in the 1930’s?

Answer 12

42 which rose to 59

Question 13

Why did people want to join the league of nations? (4)

Answer 13

1. Most people wanted to avoid another war
2. There was a spirit of idealism- belief that wars could be avoided
3. Most of the major nations had joined
4. Wanted world peace