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The League of Nations

The League of Nations An idea of American President Woodrow Wilson following the first world war An international police force made up of representatives of many countries An organization that would allow disputes to be settled without resorting to war, based in Geneva (neutral).

Wilson’s party lost the election in 1919 Wilson’s party lost the election in 1919. His opponents promised to follow a policy of isolationism (staying out of international affairs). And so America did not join the League of Nations…  

Aims of the League Discourage aggression from any country Encourage co-operation in business and trade Encourage disarmament Improve working and living conditions for people across the world

When it opened, some countries were not members of the League: America:- had become isolationist Germany:- As a defeated country who was blamed for staring the Great war, Germany was not invited to join Russia:- Were not invited to join the League, mainly due to their Communist government

Successes in the 1920s With the League’s help over 400 000 prisoners of war were returned home The slavery Commission brought about the freeing of over 200 000 slaves in British-owned Sierra-Leone and organized raids against slave owners and traders in Burma The Health Committee worked hard to defeat leprosy and malaria. It later became the World Health Organisation Sweden accepted the League’s decision to give the Aaland islands to Finland. The two countries thereby avoided going to war for them The League divided Upper Silesia between Germany and Poland after a plebiscite showed a clear divide. Both countries accepted this decision.

1929 Wall Street Crash! This is MAJOR turning point for the league: *Many members of the League were now focussed on solving domestic problems. *The crash created a depression in Europe causing unemployment and poverty. Dictators rose to power as they promised a solution to problems. These were new problems for the League to face

The 1930s… Were BAD for the League: *The 1930s are always seen as bad for the league by comparison with the 1920s. *There were three huge failures for the League in the 1930s: The Japanese invasion of Manchuria The failure of the disarmament conference The invasion of Abyssinia by Italy

Failure #1: Manchuria There was an explosion on the Manchurian railway that ran though China. The Japanese depended on this railway to transport goods into their country, whose natural resources and agriculture were limited by their mountainous terrain. The Japanese invaded China on the grounds that it needed to safeguard its railway. However, they later also bombed Shanghai China appealed to the League for help and the League ruled that the Japanese should return Manchuria to Chinese rule. But Japan continued to invade new areas of China The League discussed sanctions but its member were not prepared to send troops to enforce its decision…

Why did it fail? *Japan was too far away *The League were worried about offending Japan who was an important member of the League *Britain and France were more concerned about the problems resulting from the depression in their own countries *Russia, the only country with troops and resources enough to combat the problem quickly in the region, was not a member of the League

Failure # 2 Disarmament Conference July 1932 Germany walked out after the other countries failed to agree to all countries disarming to its level December 1932 An agreement was finally reached to treat the Germans equally January 1933 Germany announced that it was coming back February 1933 Hitler started to re-arm Germany anyway in secret October 1933 Hitler walked out of the Conference permanently and soon after withdrew Germany from the League of Nations

Failure 3: Mussolini’s invasion of Abyssinia 1935 Italy also wanted revenge after an embarrassing failed attempt to take Abyssinia in 1896 Like Japan, Italy was an important member of the League Like Japan, Italy wanted to expand its empire Unlike Japan, Italy was right on the League’s doorstep Unlike Japan, Abyssinia had borders with British colonies UNLIKE Japan, the League could not claim the problem was too far away to deal with. This would be a very real test for the League

So what did the League do? Very little… *The League was anxious to keep Italy on side. Italy was their best ally against Hitler. *Britain and France signed an agreement with Mussolini about standing united against Germany and the problem in Abyssinia was not even discussed *There was much talking and negotiating but nothing was actually done to discourage Mussolini *Eventually a committee reported to the League that neither side was responsible for the conflict at the oasis. The League put forward a plan that would give Italy some of Abyssinia. But Mussolini rejected it.

What were the reasons for the League of Nations’ failures during the 1930s? Self-interest Absence of important countries Lack of Troops T.Of V was unfair Decisions were slow Sanctions were ineffective

Exam-style questions What were the main aims of the League of Nations? What was the structure of the League of Nations? Why did America not join the League of Nations? Explain how the views of Britain, France and America differed as to how the League should be run Explain why some countries were not members of the League when it opened. Explain the successes that the League had during the 1920s Explain why the League failed to deal with Abyssinia/Manchuria effectively To what extent was the League of Nations a complete failure/ how successful was it at keeping peace