League of Nations:Overview

Question 1

What were the aims of the League of Nations?

Answer 1

• ->T:reaty of Versailles
• ->E:ncourage COOPERATION(business)
• ->Prevent war
• ->Improve working and living conditions
• ->Disarmament

Question 2

Who were the Big Three?

Answer 2

• -> George Clemenceau(France)
• ->Woodrow Wilson(America)
• ->David Lloyd George(UK)

Question 3

How did Woodrow Wilson want the LON to work?

Answer 3

• ->world parliament
• ->all nations reps meet REGULARLY
  - ->decide on matters that AFFECT THEM ALL

Question 4

How did David Lloyd George want the LON to work?

Answer 4

• ->simp. organisation

- ->get 2gthr in EMERGENCIES

Question 5

How did Georges Clemenceau want the LON to work?

Answer 5

• ->strong league

- ->with own army

Question 6

Why did the U.S not join the league?

Answer 6

• -> german- americans did not approve
• ->opp. from isolationists in cong.
• ->Pub. Fear of excess. American casu. defending league
• ->Pub. Fear of sanct. affect. American Trade +businesses
• ->Pub. Fear that league would be dom. by Brit+Fr
  - -> many in us anti-imperialist
  - ->opp. idea of empires and colonies

Question 7

Why did a lot of German-Americans not approve of the U.S joining the league?

Answer 7

• ->did not approve USA joining war agai. germany

- -> LON enforc. ToV

Question 8

Why did the isolationists in congress not approve of the U.S joining the league

Answer 8

• ->did not want to get involved in

- ->European affairs

Question 9

Which two countries were notably not invited to join the league?

Answer 9

• ->Germany

- ->USSR

Question 10

Why was Germany not invited to join the league?

Answer 10

• ->had to prove

- -> they r peace-loving nation

Question 11

Why was the USSR not invited to join the league?

Answer 11

• ->communist government

- ->gen. fear in the west