To What Extent Was The League Of Nations A Success?
Overview
After the slaughter of the First World War, the world's leaders tried something new: an international organisation that would settle quarrels by talking rather than fighting. The League of Nations was born of a noble hope, that collective security could make another great war impossible. For a few years in the 1920s it seemed to work, calming border disputes and quietly improving millions of lives. Then, in the 1930s, it collapsed in the face of aggression by Japan and Italy.
So was the League a success or a failure? The honest answer is both, and in this lesson you will learn to argue it that way. You will see how the League was built, where it succeeded in the 1920s, how its humanitarian work changed the world for the better, and why it proved powerless against Manchuria and Abyssinia. By the end you will be able to reach a balanced judgement that examiners reward.
Objectives
- How far did weaknesses in the League’s organisation and membership make failure inevitable?
- How successful were the League’s attempts at peacekeeping in the 1920s?
- How important was the League’s humanitarian work?
- How far did the Depression make the work of the League more difficult in the 1930s?
- The structure, aims and membership of the League
- Successes and failures in peacekeeping during the 1920s: - Vilna 1920 - Aaland Islands 1920-21 - Corfu 1923 - Bulgaria 1925
- The League’s humanitarian work: - refugees - health - working conditions - slavery
- The League in the 1930s: - causes, events and consequences of the Manchurian crisis and of the Abyssinian crisis
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- In which year did the League of Nations begin its work? A. 1918 B. 1919 C. 1920 D. 1923 Answer: C
- Which major power never joined the League of Nations? A. Britain B. France C. The United States D. Japan Answer: C
- Which 1920s dispute was a SUCCESS for the League? A. Vilna B. Corfu C. The Aaland Islands D. The Ruhr Answer: C
- In 1931 the League failed to stop the invasion of Manchuria by: A. Italy B. Japan C. Germany D. The USSR Answer: B
- The League's sanctions against Italy over Abyssinia were weak mainly because: A. they banned all trade at once B. oil was not banned and the Suez Canal stayed open C. Italy left the League beforehand D. the USA enforced them instead Answer: B
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