The aims of the league of nations Flashcards
(11 cards)
what were the 4 covenants of the league of nations?
1) Discourage aggression
2) encourage co-operation (trade)
3) encourage disarmament
4) improve material conditions for people around the war
what was article 10?
the collective security of all nations by acting together against aggression
how would article 10 work?
if a country had a dispute with another, they would bring it to the league and they promised to accept the league’s decision
(also they would protect each other if they were attacked)
what would happen if a country broke one of the covenant?
- 1) morally condemned
- 2) trade restrictions
- 3) sending troops
(notice the increasing severity)
why were some people optimistic about the LON (league of nation)
they were optimistic bcz they believed that no one would dare attack another country if the usa and other countries in the league would back them
why did the USA never join the league?
USA never joined because the republicans remained isolationists. This was a major blow to the league as USA was powerful and wealthy.
Even thought Woodrow Wilson tried his best to revert this in 1919.
What was germany’s stance in the league? (1926-1933)
- Prohibited from joining, which gave the league a sense of a ‘winner’s club’, vindictively applying the TofV. (1919)
- Germany joined the league in 1926, in the ‘locarro spirit’.
- it withdrew under the influence of Hitler in 1933
Soviet union (1934-1939)
- First prohibited from joining chiefly on ideological reasons
- Joined in 1934, but was expelled in 1939 after invading finland
Japan (1919- 1933)
- Japan was one of the original members & one of the beneficiaries of the league
- Japan was a permanent member of the council.
Italy (1919-1937)
Mainly like japan but left in 1937 following the 1936 invasion of Abasynnia
Britain & France (1919-1945)
Britain and france were the only two members of the league that stayed for its entire existance. Nevertheless, they had different priorities.
