Setbacks of the League of Nations

Question 1

league of nations peak member count

Answer 1

58 member countries, US never joined despite suggesting the LON in the first place

Question 2

LON’s Collective security

Answer 2

aim to maintain world peace (failed)
collectively:
meditate
impose sanctions
take military action to stop aggression

Question 3

failed to do what and how

Answer 3

handle expansions of totalitarianism countries

JP, Italy intensify aggressions -> withdrew from league
failure to stop them -> encourage germany to speed up expansion

member countries lost faith

appeasement policy from brit and france -> only in name

Question 4

1931-1933

Answer 4

JP invaded NE china, got condemned and urged to stop, ignored and left

Question 5

JP invaded NE china, got condemned and urged to stop, ignored and left

Answer 5

1931-1933

Question 6

1932-1933

Answer 6

convened Geneva disarmament conference
hitler gain power in 1933 - germany left conference and league

Question 7

convened Geneva disarmament conference
hitler gain power - germany left conference and league

Answer 7

1932-1933

Question 8

1935-1936/1937

Answer 8

Italy invade Abyssinia, condemned and gave economic sanction, but no support from members (brit and france secretly agreed to give italy 2/3s of abyssinia) 1936 got it all and left in 1937

Question 9

Italy invade Abyssinia, condemned and gave economic sanction, but no support from members (brit and france secretly agreed to give italy 2/3s of abyssinia) got it all and left the year after

Answer 9

1935-1937