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League of Nations (CAT) Flashcards

1
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How many members were there originally in the League of Nations?

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42

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Who were the four permanent members of the council?

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Britain

France

Italy

Japan

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What was the Locarno treaty?

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It allowed countries that had lost the war like Germany to join the league

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4
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What were the four aims of the league?

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  • stop war from breaking out
  • encourage disarmament
  • improve working conditions
  • tackle deadly diseases
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How did the league plan to keep peace?

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  • through collective security
  • the idea that all countries would work together to keep peace
  • they also set up the Permanent Court of International Justice which provided international laws
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What were the responses to aggression?

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  • mitigation- getting countries together to talk through problems
  • moral condemnation- a good telling off
  • economic sanctions- the league members stop trade with that country
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How often did the assembly meet?

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Once a year

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How did decisions have to be decided in the assembly?

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  • they had to be unanimous

* every one of the 42 countries had to agree

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9
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When did Russia join the league?

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1934

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What things did the assembly make decisions about?

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  • when new countries could join the league
  • the election of judges to the Permanent Court of International Justice
  • voting for non- Permanent members of the council
  • deciding how the leagues money should be spent
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11
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What power did the members of the council have?

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A veto this could stop any decision

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How often did the council meet?

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4/5 times a year

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What could the Permanent Court of International Justice physically do?

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They could offer advice to the countries involved but could not enforce anything as they had no army

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What did the secretariat do in the league?

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They were in charge of administration and organising any action the league wanted to take

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What did the special commissions do in the league?

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•they were special groups that tackled the issues the league was worried about

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16
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Strengths of the league

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  • it was written into all peace treaties do all nations involved recognised the organisation
  • it had a lot of members
  • because of the number of members economic sanctions were daunting
17
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What are the weaknesses of the league?

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  • major countries like USA didn’t join so countries could still trade with economic powerhouses when they were sanctioned
  • the league had no army so couldn’t force people to obey it
  • the structure was complicated and slow
  • decision making was slow
18
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What disputes did the league successfully sort out?

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  • dispute between Poland and Germany over part of Upper Silesia asking the people to vote
  • league decided Finland should have the Alan’s islands, Sweden accepted this
  • the league was successful here because it didn’t involve the most powerful countries
19
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What success did the Leagues commissions have?

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  • they returned 450,000 prisoners of war back home
  • health commission began work which is now continued by the United Nations
  • Britain and France were put in charge of Germany’s colonies as mandates
20
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When did Poland march into vilna?

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1920

21
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What happened in vilna 1920

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  • Polish troops marched into vilna in Lithuania as the majority of people there were polish
  • Lithuania asked the league for help
  • the league told Poland to remove their army but they refused
  • France saw Poland as an Allie against Germany so did nothing
  • Britain didn’t want to send in troops without support
  • league ultimately did nothing
22
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When was there conflict between Germany and Poland over upper silesia?

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1921-1925

23
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What happened in upper Silesia 1921-1925

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  • both Germany and Poland wanted the area as it was important for iron and steel
  • in 1921 the league held a plebiscite and troops were sent in to make sure the voting was fair
  • they league spilt up the area into different zones for Poland and Germany
  • both Germany and Poland accepted this at first
  • over time Poland complained they didn’t have enough land and Germany because they didn’t have enough coal
  • in 1922 the league gave Germany the right to import coal at s discounted rate
  • over time the relationship between Poland and Germany worsened
24
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When was the aaland islands dispute?

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1921

25
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What happened in the aaland islands dispute

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  • both Sweden and Finland claimed the land and threatened war in each other
  • the league investigated both countries claims and gave it to Finland
  • Finland weren’t allowed to build forts on the island so it could be used as a base
  • Sweden agreed to this
26
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When was the Corfu crisis?

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1923

27
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What happened in the Corfu crisis in 1923

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  • while Tellini was surveying an area in Greece in a dispute he was murdered
  • Mussolini went mad and demanded the murderers should be executed and he should be paid in compensation but the Greeks didn’t know who the murders were
  • Mussolini then invaded and occupied Corfu killing 15 people
  • Greece appealed to the league who condemned Mussolini
  • Mussolini was not satisfied so complained to the council who then changed their mind and forced Greece to apologise and pay compensation to Italy
  • showed that a more powerful country wins
28
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When was the Bulgaria dispute?

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1925

29
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What happened in Bulgaria in 1925?

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  • Greek soldiers were killed on the Bulgarian border so Greece invaded
  • Bulgaria appealed to the league for help
  • the league condemned Greece and ordered them to withdraw troops
  • Greece thought the league was being hypocritical as Mussolini has got away with the same
  • however Greece were a smaller country so obeyed not wanting war with France and Britain
30
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When was the Wall Street crash?

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1929

31
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What happened in the Wall Street crash in 1929?

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  • in 1929 the American economy crashed
  • global economies were affected as they traded with America and America asked for their loans back
  • people turned to extreme parties like nazis
  • the league was powerless to do anything or control these new leaders who resorted to violence

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