He was the fascist dictator of Italy who invaded Abyssinia
Mussolini
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What was meant by 'Reparations'?
Compensation to be paid by the defeated powers to the victorious powers for the cost of the war.
300
What was the aim of the League of Nations?
To ensure war never broke out again.
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What country invaded Manchuria?
Japan
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Who invaded Abyssinia?
Italy
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The League of Nations' home is this European city.
Geneva, Switzerland
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What were "The Fourteen Points"?
A list of key ideas of how the world should be governed by Woodrow Wilson.
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What is the Covenant of the League?
26 articles of the League that all members had to agree to.
400
What did the League of Nations do in response?
They published a report a year later, saying Japan had no right to invade. Japan simply left the League and no action was taken against them.
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What was the response of the League of Nations to the invasion?
Condemned invasion as an act of aggression. Sanctions ended trades in arms. Very little was actually done.
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This region, taken from Germany by the Treaty of Versailles, was one of the first to be invaded by Hitler.
Rhineland
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Why did Russia not join the Paris Peace Conference?
Russia was in the middle of a civil war at the time.
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Name 3 weaknesses of the League of Nations.
Withdrawal of the USA. Neither France or Britain were prepared to play a leading role. No standing army. Depended on goodwill of its members. All memebers had the right of veto.
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How did this crisis effect the League of Nations?
The League had failed. One of it's members had left, weakening the League. The League was percieved by other states as being weak.
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What was the effect of the Abyssinian Crisis on the League?
Italy left the League in May 1936. Marked the end of the LEague as a means for keeping peace.
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This event was considered the first real "test" for the League of Nations when Greece and Italy seemed on the brink of starting war in the 1920's.
Corfu Incident
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What was the attitude of the USA towards international affairs after WW1?
They took a policy of isolationism, believing that Europe's issues should be left to Europe.