History C2 Flashcards
Islands between Finland and Sweden (35 cards)
Aaland Islands
Islands between Finland and Sweden
Abyssinia
Country in east Africa(Currently known as Ethiopia)
Agencies and Commissions
Groups within the League that work to tackle certain problems
Assembly
The League of Nations’s parliament
Bulgaria
Country in eastern europe
Collective Security
Working together to prevent wars
Compensation
Payment that recognises loss, suffering or injury
Conference of Ambassadors
Organisation of French, English, Italy and Japan that met to sort out international disputes
Corfu
Island in Greece
Council
Influential body within the League of the most powerful members
Covenant
Agreement or set of rules
Democrat
One of the US main political parties
Drug Trafficking
Global trade manufacturing, distribution and selling of illegal drugs
Fascism
A political idea that has a strong government, ruled by a dictator, who controls the lives of the people
Fascist
Someone who follows Fascism
Foreign minister
A person in the government who deals with the country’s relation with other countries
Geneva
A place in Switzerland, where the league was based
Geneva Protocol
An original draft of the diplomatic document-this one state that countries in dispute must accept the Council’s decision
Great Depression
A long and severe financial slump
Haile Selassie
Emperor of Abyssinia
Hoare-Laval Pact
An agreement between British and French foreign ministers over the Abyssinian Crisis
Humanitarian
Promotion of human welfare
International Labour Organisation
Group aimed to improved working conditions
International affairs
Event/activities that involves the government, politics, economies etc of different countries