the collapse of the league of nations

Question 1

why didn’t the league achieve its initial aims

Answer 1

• aimed to act against aggression and work toward disarmament
• league failed and ww2 broke out
• the league did have SOME success in settling disputes in the 1920s
• helped improve social issues but it wasn’t its main purpose

Question 2

how was the league doomed from the start

Answer 2

• the league was created to defend the treaty but it was already associated with unpopular diplomacy
• a lot of important countries were not involved in the league such as America Germany and Russia this impacted the league’s wealth and military power
• the leagues organisation and membership made the decision making very complicated
• Britain and France had a lot of self motives from the start

Question 3

how did the league make bad decisions

Answer 3

• none of the members wanted to risk their armies after ww1
• ambitious members weren’t punished strong enough
• alot of powerful members left the league
• after the manchurian crises alot of countries lost faith in the league and expected war

Question 4

how did the league have to deal with issues that it couldn’t control

Answer 4

• in the 1930s the Depression made the political situation tougher world the world
• the depression made a lot of countries in the league too weak to respond to and help international affairs whilst they had their own problems