The League Flashcards
What did Wilson hope from the league?
To stop wars
What 3 things did Wilson want the league to do?
Improve peoples lives and jobs, improve public health and to end slavery
So the four main aims of the league were? SIDE
Stop wars
Improve peoples live and jobs
Disarmament
Enforce the ToV
The first problem the league had was?
America didnt join
How many countries were involved at the start?
42
How many countries were members in the 1930’s?
60
What 3 countries didn’t join the league and why?
America- not want to join
Russians- refused to join as they were communists and hated GB
Germany- not allowed to join
Who were the four main members of the league?
France, Britain, Italy and Japan
What were the 4 main powers of the league?
Covenant
Condemnation
Arbitration
Sanctions
What is the difference between Covenant and Condemnation?
Covenant- means all countries had promised to keep the peace
Condemnation- The league could tell a country it was doing wrong
What is Arbitration?
the league could offer to decide between two countries
What was the problem with the assembly?
They only met once a year
What 2 massive events happened in the 1930’s?
Manchuria and Abyssinia
What year and what happened at Manchuria?
1931- the Japanese army invaded Manchuria, threw out the Chinese and set up their own government there.
What did the league do about Manchuria?
Sent officials to study the problem- took a year
In 1933- it ordered Japan to leave Manchuria
What actually happened at the end of Manchuria?
Japan refused to leave. Instead they left the league. The league couldn’t agree on sanctions and didn’t want another war so nothing was done.
What year and what happened at Abyssinia?
1935- Mussolini got ready to invade Abyssinia, he wanted war and glory
Why did Mussolini want Abyssinia? (4)
He wanted revenge from Abyssinia defeating them earlier.
Abyssinia was positioned right by Italian Somaliland.
Mussolini has seen Japan get away with Manchuria.
Wanted Italy to be a great empire again.
What did the league do for Abyssinia?
Put economic sanctions on. But didnt close the Suez canal so supplies still got through. Italy then conquered Abyssinia by 1936.
How did Mussolini and Hitler become friends?
From the Spanish war
What year did the league fail?
1935
W A S D U M B ?
Weak- sanctions didnt work, no army
America- USA was not involed
Structure- league was muddled, members couldnt agree
Depression- the depression made countries try and get more land and power
Unsuccessful- the more the league failed, the more people didnt trust it
Members- Italy and Japan betrayed the league. France and Br did nothing to help it
Big Bullies- 1920’s- weak countries. 1930’s- powerful countries
