to what extent was the league of Nations a success?

Question 1

Poland and Lithuania 1920

Answer 1

• League couldn’t persuade the pols to leave the city of Vilna and it stayed in the hands of the polish. F

Question 2

Germany and poland 1921

Answer 2

• the league decided to split silesia between Germany and poland- both countries accepted its decision. S

Question 3

sweden and Finland

Answer 3

• aaland islands remained in Finish hands and both countries agreed.S

Question 4

Greece and Italy 1923

Answer 4

-They condemned Mussolini’s actions and it was suggested that greece should pay compensation for the murder ofthe italian general- Mussolini managed keep corfu for a while but he was eventually movedF

Question 5

Germany and france 1923

Answer 5

• France invaded the ruhr vallley-Nothing done as the league needed one of the big five to enforce the decision. F

Question 6

lithuania and Germany 1923

Answer 6

• Gave the area surrounding memel to Lithuania and made the port an international zone- both countries agreed. S

Question 7

Turkey,Iraq and Great Britain

Answer 7

• mosul remained part of turkey- F- Iraq did not agree

Question 8

Bulgaria and greece 1925

Answer 8

• both armies stopped fighting and the greeks pulled out of Bulgaria- Greece payed 45,000 pound fine

Question 9

how did weaknesses in the league make failure inevitable?

Answer 9

• very muddled organisation some countries had more power than others. meant to work together but no one can agree- too many countries involved- The US did not want to be involved- Russia and Germany not allowed to join; not encouraging peaceful relations-moral condemnation was not very effective- no standing army so hard to enforce decisions

Question 10

how far did the depression make work for the league more difficult?

Answer 10

• meant that less countries were putting money in the league- affected manchurian crisis- managed to send one representative 1 year later but by then it was too late

Question 11

how successful was the league in the 1930s?

Answer 11

manchurian crisis 1931- Japan invaded manchuria; league only managed to send a representative a year later; he condemned the japanese actions; Japan left league and continued their conquest in jehol. Fabyssinian crisis- dispute between italian and abyssinian troops at wal wal oasis; italy say it’s part of their empire; abyssinian emperor appeals to the league for help ; league condemn mussolini’s actions; hoare laval pact: french and british foreign ministers aim to give mussolini 2 thirds of abyssinia; falls apart; 9 may 1936 mussolini takes over Abyssinia.fail: Britain betrayed the league, doesn’t trust it; didn’t close Suez Canal ;britain too concerned about keeping mussolini as an ally; putting self interest above sanctions; france too concerned about threat of hitler

Question 12

how did the league of nations work for a better world?

Answer 12

• health: research into infectious diseases; helped to develop vaccines; started global campaign to help get rid of mosquitoes- working conditions: banned white lead from paint; limited hours of work for small children; 48 hour week and 8 hour daysILO hampered by lack of funds; showed abuses which were not known before-social: freed 20,000 slaves from Sierra Leone; back listed four large companies involved in drug trafficking; organised raids against slave owners in Burma; challenged force labour of the tanganyika railway, reduced death rate by 46%.refugees: got refugees and prisoners of war back to their homeland;stamped out cholera,small pox and dysentery in refugee camps; made it easier for refugees to travel across borders