League Of Nations

Question 1

Aims of league

Answer 1

1. Encourage disarmament
2. Discourage aggression
3. Improve living conditions
4. Encourage economic cooperation

Question 2

Successes of the league

Answer 2

~1920- repatriation of half a million prisoners of war
~1921- Resolved border disputes between Finland and Sweden over Aaland islands
~1925- Diffused tensions between Bulgaria and Greece by reprimanding Greece with a fine.

Question 3

Quote by Elliot Richardson

Answer 3

“…U.S Senate’s rejection of the League of Nations as a tragic mistake.”

Question 4

Failures of the league

Answer 4

~1921- Poland invades Vilna and refuses League’s nation to pull out.

~Commitment to reduce weaponry fails because Germany eventually defies the treaty and starts WWII.

~1928- commitment to Kellogg-Brand pact is ignored when Japan annexes Manchuria and league cannot enforce sanctions.

Question 5

Quote by hitler on league

Answer 5

“lost land will never be won back by…hopes in any League of Nations, but only by the force of arms.”

Question 6

Quote by Christopher Dawson

Answer 6

“…have not proved strong enough to control the aggressive dynamism of nationalism.”