League of Nations Flashcards
Give two aims of the League of Nationals.
World Peace
Connect nations
Why was the League called the ‘League of Victors’?
As only countries who won WW1 were allowed to join.
Name two countries that did not join the League when it first formed.
USA(Never)
Germany
Russia
Why could the permanent court of justice be considered weak?
Very lenient
Give three weaknesses of the organisation of the League.
No army
Lenient
No USA
Why did Japan want to invade Manchuria?
For supplies
What did the Japanese accuse the Chinese of doing?
Bombing a Japanese train track
Give three reasons why the League of Nations failed in Manchuria.
France or Britain wouldn’t lead and there was no army
What occurred in Wal-Wal in 1934?
Abyssinian crisis
What was the Peace Ballot of 1935?
A questionnaire asking the people of Britain on their thoughts on the League of Nations.
What was the Hoare-Laval Pact?
The Hoare-Laval is a secret plan made by the foreign secretary of Britain and the prime minister of France to give Abyssinia to Italy.
Name twitter effects of the Abyssinian Crisis on the League.
It exposed and weakened the League.
