LoN 2 Flashcards
What is an example of a private group that had been pressing for schemes for a new world order?
American League to enforce Peace
What did Wilson believe the LoN could achieve domestically?
Personal glory for Wilson
Power and prestige for the USA
What did Wilson’s aspirations for the LoN include?
- Resisting Bolshevism
- Underwriting peace treaties
- Democratising the world
- Est a new economic system
- Ending Colonial System
What did Britain want for the LoN that was resisted by Wilson
A form a great power concert
Wilson wanted the inclusion of small states
What was the danger of giving all states an equal say?
The LoN could become impotent
What system was created for former enemies colonies and by who?
Mandate system
General Smuts
Which nations produced draft covenants for the LoN?
USA, GBR, FRA, ITA
How many articles are in the LoN covenant and the UN Charter?
LoN 26
UN 111
Despite its brevity, LoN Covenant contains several features that are of great imp to hist of IOs
What does Collective security mean?
Deterring potential aggressors by agreeing in advance to oppose them with a united from of all other states
What is the origin of Collective Security in the Covenant?
The belief that WWI could have been prevented if GER was aware of how extensive the opposition to it would be
What concept led to the US Senate being unable to accept the covenant?
The concept of collective security
What was the crisis management provision of the covenant?
The 3 month cooling over period
Prevent minor crisis becoming a world war
What were the important parts of the covenant?
Crisis Management Collective Security Disarnamnet Justice Social and Economic Issues Trusteeship
Who was responsible for including the non-permanent members in the council?
Wilson and the smaller states
What power did the Assembly take for itself?
Financial controls of the LoN which was not mentioned in the covenant
What were the 3 organs of the league?
Council
Assembly
Secretary-General
What were the two key points in the covenant of relevance to history of IOs?
- Although domestic concerns seen as a states own, there was an interest in standards for colonial citizens and working conditions
- Acknowledged that increasing range of common interests outside of field fo security and the need for centralised supervision
What caused the instability of the peace est’d at Versailles?
The temp weakness of GER and USSR meant that the BoP on which is was formed was temporary
What was the problem with the Collective Security concept?
- Requires states to be united in the determination to resist aggression
- Presumed that aggression would would always be obvious to see to identify the guilty party
What prompted the Greco-Italian dispute?
The assassination of 3 Italian diplomats in Greece in 1923. Italy occupied Corfu in response
When was the Greco-Bulgarian dispute and what was it a forerunner of?
1925 border dispute
Observers dispatched in a foreunner of contemporary UN PK operations
What two conflicts showed the eurocentric nature of the LoN?
- Bolivia-Paraguay war
- Manchurian crisis
What did 3 British diplomats suggest was a reason for the failure of the LoN in Manchuria?
That Japan had not yet assimilated into the ideas of International Relations
When and where was the Wal Wal incident?
1934 in the east of Ethiopia between ITA and Ethiopian troops
