1. 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.

2. 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?

3. 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

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

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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”

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

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

12. 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

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

14. 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

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

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

17. 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)