The League of Nations (1936-46)

Question 1

Did the League cease in 1936 after the Abyssinian Crisis?

Answer 1

No - its committees still did useful work.

However, it was not involved in any major foreign policy issues.

Question 2

On which key issues during the late 1930s did the League play little or no role?

Answer 2

• Anschluss (March 1938)
• Sudetenland Crisis and Munich Conference (Sept. 1938)

Question 3

What did France and Britain do during this period?

Answer 3

They began to rearm, realising military might was the only way to stop Hitler

Question 4

Did the League meet during the war?

Answer 4

No - it met again in April 1946 but this was its final ever meeting

Question 5

Did any parts of the League live on after the League officially finished?

Answer 5

Yes, many lived on as part of the new United Nations

Question 6

What happened to the Permanent Court of International Justice and International Labour Organisation?

Answer 6

It became part of the new United Nations

Question 7

Did collective security fail?

Answer 7

In the short term, yes - dramatically so insofar as it failed to prevent WWII.

In the long term, however, the idea lived on: nations saw the need to work together to solve the world’s economic and political problems