Exam questions

Question 1

what was a flaw of the permanent court of international justice

Answer 1

their rulings could be easily ignored

Question 2

how did Germany join the league

Answer 2

through the locarno pact

Question 3

pros and cons of the international labour organisation

Answer 3

• death rate of workers on the TANGANYIKA railway were reduced from over 50% to 4% in the 1920s
• in 1919 most members refused to stop children under 14 working because of expenses

Question 4

pros and cons of the commission for refugees

Answer 4

• helped free 427,000 prisoners of war after ww1

- failed to help jews trying to flee nazi Germany

Question 5

pro of the slavery commission

Answer 5

set 200,000 slaves free from sierra leonne in the 1920s

Question 6

pros and cons of the financial committee

Answer 6

• sent financial advisors to rebuild Austria and Hungarys economies in 1921
• unable to cope with global depression after 1929

Question 7

pros of the organisation for communications and transport

Answer 7

introduced shipping lames and am International Highway code

Question 8

health organisation pros

Answer 8

sent doctors to help in Turkish refugee camps

Question 9

pros and cons of the permanent central narcotics board

Answer 9

• blacklisted four large companies involved in trading drugs illegaly
• some country’s didn’t want to stop the trade of opium because of the money they made from it

Question 10

why was thw aaland Islands a success

Answer 10

both Finland and Sweden were happy with the results

Question 11

why was Bulgaria a failure

Answer 11

because it showed the league was hypocritical

Question 12

why was corfu a failure

Answer 12

it showed the league could be undermined