The League Of Nations Flashcards
What were the aims of the League of Nations
Keep world peace by discourse aggression from any nation
Encourage cooperation between countries to boost trade and commerce
Enhance living and working conditions
Persuade nations to disarm
Peace treaty of Versailles, to uphold its terms
What was the League of Nations main power
The leagues main strength came from the fact that it was set up by the Treaty of Versailles - which had been signed and agreed by 32 nations.
They could apply trading sanctions
It could agree to military force although it had no army of its own
What was the structure of the League of Nations
Assembly—Secretariat—Council
Membership of the League of Nations
Between 1920 and 1939 63 countries joined the League
It began with four permanent members (Great Britain, Italy, France and Japan)
Disputes that the league was involved in the 1920s
Teschen ( Poland and Czechoslovakia fought over this area and the league split it in to two areas)
Aaland Islands: Dispute between Sweden and Finland over Islands
Weaknesses of the League of Nations
It was set up by the treaty of Versailles
It’s aims were too ambitious
Germany, Russia and Germany were not members
It had no army
Decisions had to be unanimous
How successful was the League of Nations in the 1920s
It stopped border disputes turning into wars
It improved people’s lives
Took 400,000 prisoners of war home
Set up refugee camps after the 1922 war between Greece and Turkey
Health committee worked against leprosy and malaria
Attacked slave owners in Burma and Sierra Leone
Set free 200,000 slaves
Economic experts helped Austria and Hungary
