The League Of Nations Flashcards
What did Woodrow Wilson want the league to be like?
A world parliament
When was the League of Nations set up?
In 1920 by the treaty of Versailles
Where was the League of Nations based?
In Geneva, Switzerland
How many countries were part of the League of Nations?
- 42 at the start
- 60 by the 1930s
Which two big countries did not join the League of Nations?
- the USA
- the USSR
Who were the League of Nations leading members?
- Britain and France, supported by Italy and Japan
What were the aims of the league if nations? SIDE
Stop wars
Improve lives and jobs
Disarmament
Enforce the treaty of Versailles
What powers did the League of Nations have? CCAS
1- Covenant: members promised to keep the peace
2- Condemnation: the league could tell a country if they were doing wrong
3- Arbitration: the league could offer to decide between two countries
4- Sanctions: stopping trade
What was the League of Nations assembly?
-the main meeting of all the members they met once a year
It’s main problem was that decisions had to be unanimous, which was difficult to achieve
What was the League of Nations council?
A group of the most important countries who met 4-5 times a year
What the League of Nations court of international justice do?
Settle small disputes
What did the League of Nations health committee do?
Improve world health
What did the League of Nations international labour organisation do?
Try to get fair wages
What did the League of Nations slavery committee do?
Try to end slavery
What did the League of Nations refugee committee do?
Tried to return people to their homes after wars or disasters
What was the purpose of the League of Nations secretariat ?
Was supposed to organise the league but failed
What was the Dawes plan?
It was a loan from America to Germany so they could pay reparations. It helped the leagues aims of enforcing the treaty of Versailles
What were the Locarno treaties?
Germany agreed to accept the boarders laid out in the TofV, that the Rhineland would remain demilitarised. And also that any future disputed between France and Germany would be settled by the league
What was the Kellogg-Briand pact?
Signed in 1928 by 63 countries who agreed to solve any future disputes by peaceful means
America signed the pact
How did the League of Nations fail with Poland in 1920?
Poland took land from Russia, breaking the treaty of Versailles, the poles ignored the leagues order to stop
How did the League of Nations fail with disarmament? 1932
Disarmament talks failed, as Germany demanded as many weapons as everyone else.
How did the League of Nations fail with the Kellogg-Briand pact 1928?
Sixty five countries signed the pact, but just ignored it
How odd the League of Nations fail with Corfu in 1923?
Mussolini ignore red the leagues orders to pull out of Corfu and made Greece pay money to Italy
How did the League of Nations succeed with repetitions 1921?
When Germany refused to pay, Britain and France invaded Germany to make them pay
How did the League of Nations succeed with prisoners of war?
The league took home over half a million WWI prisoners of war
How did the League of Nations succeed with the Aaland Islands 1921?
In this disagreement between Sweden and Finland over control, the league acted as arbitrator and said they should go to Finland, Sweden accepted
How did the League of Nations succeed in Bulgaria 1925?
Greece obeyed the Leagues orders to pull out of Bulgaria in 1925
How did the league succeed with slaves ?
The league attacked slave traders in Africa and Burma and freed 200,000 slaves
How did the League of Nations succeed with Disease?
The league worked to prevent malaria and leprosy
How did the League of Nations succeed with refugees 1922?
The league set up camps and fed Turkish refugees
How did the League of Nations succeed with economic problems?
- they sent economic experts to help Austria and Hungary
How did the League of Nations succeed with drugs ?
The league closed down four big Swiss companies which were selling drugs
Why did the League of Nations fail? WAS DUMB
WEAK:
> the leagues ‘powers’ were useless.
>Sanctions did not work.
> it had no army
AMERICA:
> the strongest nation in the world did not join
> Britain and France were not strong enough
STRUCTURE:
> the league was muddled, so it took ages to do anything
> members couldn’t agree, but decisions had to be unanimous
DEPRESSION:
> the world-wide depression made countries try to get more land and power, they were worried about themselves, not about world peace
UNSUCCESSFUL:
> the more the League failed, the less people trusted it
> in the end most people ignored it
MEMBERS:
> the leagues main members let it down
BIG BULLIES:
> in the 1920s the league had dealt with weak countries
> in the 1930s powerful countries started challenging the league
> they were too strong for the league to stop
