Good morning! Please get out your notes from the homework article, and be ready for a short quiz. You’ll need one ½ sheet of paper to turn in for the quiz.

Quiz : Identify and briefly describe two bodies or significant parts of the League of Nations. Why were some non-European countries unhappy with the way the League of Nations was set up?

Unit 1.2 - To what extent was the League of Nations a success? Unit Question – How do we judge success? Phelps vs. Bolt? Manning vs. Brady? Obama vs. Bush? Perry vs. Swift? Unit 1.1 Major Themes

Setting up the League of Nations Basic Goal Main Bodies Problems Tactics

Goal of the League of Nations World Peace & Avoid Wars But… Different nations had different ideas about what that meant… US Britain France Germany Non-Europeans Example of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh

Structure of the League Assembly Council Secretariat Commissions & Committees Court of International Justice PP. 30-32 – What is it? How is it organized, and what does it do? Work with your group – be ready to explain to the class.

Structure of the League The Assembly All members – 1 vote each No real power The Council Britain, France, Japan & Italy + small rotating group The real power – all others must follow Decisions had to be unanimous The Secretariat The “worker bees” – researchers, documentation, etc. Geneva, Switzerland

Structure of the League Commissions & Committees Oversee Mandates Health Organization International Labour Organization Court of International Justice (added in 1921) Helped settle disputes between member nations

Tactics of the League: Collective Security League was to provide “collective security” If any member was attacked, all member nations would respond. Collective security has FOUR “weapons”

Weapons of Collective Security Pressure of world opinion. Trade sanctions Disarmament Use of military force See pg 34-35. With your group, summarize how each of the “weapons” work – be prepared to explain & discuss

Problems Who was not there? Who dominated? Who was left out? How were these problems for the League?

More Problems Dominated by Britain and France They didn’t see always eye to eye France wanted a strong military alliance Great Britain wanted less formal – Concerned about empire Didn’t want to get involved in a war Japan & Italy wanted to be taken seriously as world powers

Summarize how each of the following “weapons” work Assignment: See pg 34-35. Summarize how each of the following “weapons” work World public opinion Disarmament Sanctions Military Force

Ah, the French 1923: French mad that the Germans aren’t meeting the terms of the Treaty. (reparations) Germans made small payments, then stopped. This makes for angry Frenchmen. 11 January, 1923 French and Belgium invade Ruhr. Americans and Brits tsk tsk

Ah, the French Ruhr workers strike, no work is done French have to admit failure

Assignment Paragraph Response: Why was the idea of collective security unlikely to be successful?

The Achievements of the League Help for refugees International Labour Organisation encouraged the improvement of working conditions, workers’ rights. Health Organisation organized in poor countries. Reduced cases of leprosy. These are both still in effect (WHO)