League Of Nations Flashcards
Who was the leader and what country developed the League of Nations?
By US and Woodrow Wilson was the leader
What was the goal of the League of Nations?
To keep peace
Why did Japan invade Manchuria?
Japan wanted an empire that was equal to if not better than the other countries in Europe
What did the League of Nations do about the invade on Manchuria?
Demanded that they remove all troops Manchuria, but Japan didn’t care and didn’t listen
Who withdrew from the League of Nations?
Japan
How did Italy invade Ethiopia?
Italy wanted revenge on Ethiopia in Africa because of the battle lost to them in WWI
What happened when Ethiopia asked the League of Nations for help?
They put sanctions on Italy for invading without reason but Italy didn’t care and they captured Ethiopia anyway
How did hitler ignore the treaty of Versailles?
- built up military
- sent troops into a demilitarized Rhineland bordering France
Demilitarized
Land without military
What did the League of Nations do to not make German mad?
Adopted a policy of appeasement
Appeasement
Giving into demands of Germany to keep the peace
What are the similarities between Japan, Italy, and Germany
- invaded land
- didn’t listen to the League of Nations
- wanted to be a world power
- didn’t like how WWI ended
What was the League of Nations?
A system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve peace
Why did countries give into Japan, Italy, and Germany?
- They were afraid of WW2
- They didn’t have money to go to war
- Communism in the USSR was a bigger threat
Pacifism
Opposition to all war