year 10 conflict and tension autumn term Flashcards
when did the paris peace confrence that place
1919
why was the league of nations set up
-create world peace
-to address economic and social issues
what was the league of nations structure
-parlimentary body
-council
-court of international justice
-secretariat
what did the covenant address
- what concerns the league
-how decisions should be made
-what actions it should take
-how it should operate
what did the covenant aim to achieve
avoid conflict
How did the covenant aim to reduce conflict
-reduce armaments
-investigation aggression and tension
how many countries were in the league and how much did it rise to
32 rose to 44
who were the council members
- japan
- italy
- france
- britain
- germany
- countries that were chosen to be in the council for 3 years
when did germany join the council
1926
name 3 smaller bodies of the league of nations
-permanent secretariat
-world court
-commissions
how could the league punish people
- economic sanctions
- moral condemnation
- military interventions
when did the aaland island dispute
1920
what was the aaland dispute about
- the island belonged to finland but had a swedish population that wanted to be part of sweden
was the aaland dispute a success for the league of nations
yes they solved it peacefully
when did the upper silesia dispute take place
1921
who was the upper silesia dispute with
- germany and poland
name 3 of the leagues diplomatic successes
- aalanad islands
- upper silesia
- bulgaria and greece dipsute
when did the vilna dispute happen
1920
who was the vilna dispute with and who solved it
- poland and lithuania
- conference of ambassadors
when did the corfu dispute happen
1923
what was the corfu crisi about
the killing of 3 italian men on the greece -albanian border which musslolini blamed on the greeks . Musslonini wanted to bomb greece but it wasnt accepted and then sent troops over to greece . The league reached out to help but musolini refused and seeked help from the confrence of ambassasdors
how did the corfu crisis undermine the league of nations
showed that countries with bigger powers could get away with things if they were aggressive enough
what caused the great depression
the wall street crash
where the great depression begin
usa
when the did the great depression begin
1930
how many people became unemployed following the wall street crash
6 million
