1. L/O: To evaluate the actions of the League in the 1930s
HOW EFFECTIVELY DID THE LEAGUE DEAL WITH THE MANCHURIAN CRISIS?
L/O: To evaluate the actions of the League in the 1930s

2. What do you need to do?
C= Describe: the key features of the Crisis and
the measures taken by the League
B = Explain: how the crisis developed and how
the League tried to end it .
A = Analyse and make a judgement on
the effectiveness - or not- of the League in
dealing with the Manchurian Crisis

3. KEY WORDS
Chang: Chinese warlord assassinated by Japanese soldiers Manchuria: Province of Southern China Manchukuo: Japanese name for Manchuria Mukden Incident: Railway trigger incident Lord Lytton: British official who produced a report on the crisis for the League

4. WHAT CAUSED IT? (1)Using the information on page 40 find out:
Where Manchuria is
TWO long term causes
TWO short term causes
(3 minutes)
(2) Review and share with class

5. DEVELOPMENT (1) WHAT WAS IT ALL ABOUT?
(2) WHAT DID THE LEAGUE DO ABOUT IT?
(3) HOW EFFECTIVE WAS THE LEAGUE’S ACTION?

6. WHAT WAS THE MANCHURIAN CRISIS ALL ABOUT?
(1) Watch the short documentary
(2) Add to your own notes or do notes as follows:
(i) Where and when did the crisis take place?
(ii) What happened?
(iii) What did the League do?
(iiii) Why was it significant?
~(i) Why Launched ?
~(ii) Why do you think the Allies did not choose the
usual Dover to Calais crossing? ?
~ (iii) Why was capturing the bridges important?
~(iv) Overall strategy?

7. REVIEW: WHAT WAS THE CRISIS ALL ABOUT?
(i) Where and when did
the crisis take place?
(ii) What happened?
(iii) What did the League do?
(iiii) Why was it
significant (important)?
If confused here – read page 41 for more information as a class and add to your notes

8. SUMMARY OF EVENTS
In 1931 the Japanese army invaded Manchuria, a northern province of China.
A year later the League conducted an enquiry into this attack on China. A report was written by Lord Lytton, a British diplomat
Japan was asked to leave Manchuria but ignored the League and continued their invasion into China. Japan left the League
This was the first real test for the League and set a dangerous precedent (a guide to what would happen in similar circumstances)

9. CONSEQUENCES FOR LEAGUE
Read through the consequences of the Manchurian incident. Answer questions 1 and 2 on page 41

10. Paper 2 ASSESSMENT TASK
You now have 10 minutes to answer a past question from paper 2 on the Manchurian crisis

11. P2 Q2 example: What Is the message of this source and how accurate is it?

12. MANCHURIAN MODELLING
(1) The cartoonist’s message is (2)The cartoonist symbolises Japan as a walking over to (3) The cartoonist’s message is/ is not accurate because

13. PLENARY: WAS THE LEAGUE A ‘DEAD THING’ by 1932?
(1) Read the comment on crisis by Austen
Chamberlain, British Statesman, in 1932
(2) Do you agree? Why?

14. EXTRACT FROM AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN’S LETTERS, 1932
‘I was sad to find everyone {at the League} so dejected. The assembly was a dead thing. The council was without confidence in itself. Benes (the Czechoslovak leader) who was not given to hysterics, said (about the people in the League) ‘ They are too frightened. I tell them we are not going to have war now; we have five years before us, maybe six. We must make the most of them’