LON Flashcards
1
Q
aims of LON
A
- discourage aggression from any nation
- to encourage nations to disarm
- improve living and working conditions
- to improve trade and encourage it
2
Q
what was the main problem with the LON
A
they didn’t have an army of their own, and had no way of ensuring the countries would follow their rules as there was no punishment.
3
Q
what were the successes of the LON
A
- improved working and living conditions
- improved world health
- resolved some situations, social problems
4
Q
failures of LON
A
- disarmament (limited size of navies but didn’t manage disarmament)
5
Q
why did america not want to join
A
- many believed that it would mean that they would have t o go and solve every little conflict in the world and after WW1 casualties they didn’t want that.
- the league was supposed to enforce the tov, and many Americans didn’t support the tov
6
Q
how many articles were there
A
26
7
Q
what was article 10
A
it meant collective security, by acting together, the members of the league could prevent war by defending the lands and interests of all nations (large or small)