HISTORY-LEAGUE OF NATIONS

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What were the aims of the League of Nations?
1)Disarmament 2)Improve lives and jobs 3)Enforce the Treaty of Versailles 4)Stop war
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What happened at the Aaland Islands, when and was it a success?
It was a success, in 1920,Finland&Sweden claimed AA Islands,LON said it belonged to F and S accepted
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What happened at Upper Silesia, when and was it a success?
It was success,in 1921,plebiscite was settled-partioned the area-Poland was given most the industry,Germany accepted
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What happened at Bulgaria, when and was it a success?
It was a success,Greece stopped its invasion when condemned by the League
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What happened at Corfu, when and was it a success?
It was a failure, LON tried to stp war, Italy ignored LON orders to leave in 1923
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What happened at Vilna, when and was it a success?
It was a failure, LON ordered Poles to leave but they ignored them in 1920
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What happened at Memel, when and was it a success?
It was a failure, LON tried to make Lithuanians leave, they refused
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What were 4 humanitarian successes of the League?
1)repatriated 400,000 WW1 prisoners of war 2)worked to prevent leprosy,malaria,kill mosquitoes 3)closed 4 Swiss companies selling illegal drugs 4)attacked slave owners in Sierra Leone&Burma,set free 200,000 slaves
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How did the Depression affect the League?
1)unemployment-more concerned with own problems than international affairs 2)extremism-voters followed those who offered solutions to unemployment 3)militarism-extremist countries re-arm
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What did the assembly do?
LON's parliament, nations equal and had 1 vote each,met once a year,ultimate authority over the LON's actions
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What did the council do?
met more frequently,dealt with international crises,Britain,France,Japan and Italy were permanent members
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What did the secretariat do?
arranged work of the council and assembly
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What were the reasons why the LON was unsuccessful?
1)B&F had different views-inevitably weakened 2)too weak to deal with great powers 3)idealism 4)couldn't agree on disarmament 5)no armed forces
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What were the reasons why the LON was successful?
1)humanitarian work-helped to improve people's lives around the world 2)ILO encouraged govt. to improve worker's pay and pensions and social issues were increased 3)mandates were helpful, Iraq free in 1932
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What date did Japan claim China attacked the Manchurian Railway and what date did they invade China?
September 1931 and they invaded in February 1932
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What date did China appeal to the League?
January-March 1932
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What date did the investigation start, who led it and how long did it take?
April 1932,Lord Lytton led an investigation which took a year for them to do and present their report and ask Japan to leave
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What date did Japan leave the League?
February 1933
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Why did Britain and France not take action?
couldn't enforce sanctions without USA, too far away, army non-existent, B&F not prepared to send own armies
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What year did Japan invade the rest of China?
1937
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What happened at Wal-Wal in December 1934?
a dispute about the border between Italy and Abyssinia flared into fighting
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What date did Haile Selassie appeal to the League?
January 1935
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What was the League's response to Haile Selassie's appeal?
In July 1935, the LON banned armed sales and in September 1935, they appointed a 5 power committee to arbitrate
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What did the 5 power committee suggest the LON do?
give part of Abyssinia to Italy, suggested in October 1935, but Italy invaded anyway
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What was the Hoare-Laval pact?
In December 1935, the pact was exposed, it was the agreement to give all of Abyssinia to Italy
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What did the League do and what happened to Abyssinia?
B&F didn't want to intervene or lose Mussolini as an ally against Hitler, did nothing,Abby conquered by 1936
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What were the four effects of the crises?
1)Encouraged Hitler 2)LON looked scared 3)Powers betrayed the LON 4)B&F turned to the policy of appeasement instead
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The end of the League
crises destroyed the idea of collective security by demonstrating L members would not act together firmly in the face of determined aggression. Destroyed credibility of L being peace keeping organisation
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