Quiz- A2- The League of Nations in the 1920s

Question 1

What date did the League of Nations first start?

Answer 1

1st January 1920

Question 2

Which four countries made up the permanent members of the council?

Answer 2

Britain, France, Italy, Japan

Question 3

What was the name of the leader of Italy who demanded the league assist him in the Corfu incident and which Italian military leader was killed here?

Answer 3

Mussolini, Tellini

Question 4

Name the meetings/conferences and treaties discussed in the 1920s that were not run by the League of Nations, and the years they were held

Answer 4

Rapallo (1922)
Dawes Plan (1924)
Locarno (1925)
Kellogg-Briand (1928)
Young Plan (1929)

Question 5

Which two countries were the Aaland Islands over, what was the outcome and what year did it happen?

Answer 5

Finland, Sweden, League gave the islands to Finland, 1921

Question 6

What were the names of the French and German leaders who worked together in the 1920s?

Answer 6

Briand and Stresemann

Question 7

What year was Germany accepted into the League of Nations?

Answer 7

1926

Question 8

What were the four aims of the League of Nations

Answer 8

• Discourage aggression from any nation
• Encourage nations to disarm
• Encourage countries to cooperate, especially in business and trade
• Improve the living and working conditions of the people in all parts of the world

Question 9

Name two other groups that made up the League of Nations other than the assembly or council

Answer 9

• The Refugees Committee
• The Slavery Commission
• The Health Committee