League of Nations
This president proposed the League of Nations.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This powerful nation, ironically the League’s “brainchild,” never joined it
What is the USA?
In 1931, this League member invaded Manchuria without consequence
Who is Japan?
The UN officially formed on this date.
What is 24 October 1945?
Hitler sought this concept of “living space” for Germany
What is lebensraum?
The League relied on this principle, where members would defend any other member under attack.
What is collective security?
Decisions in the League Council required this, making action difficult.
What is unanimity / unanimous voting?
Mussolini invaded this African country in 1935, further exposing the League’s weakness.
Who is Abysinnia / Ethiopia?
The UN’s main security body with five permanent members
What is the Security Council?
Japan launched a surprise attack on this U.S. base in 1941.
What is Pearl Harbour?
These were the three main components of the League’s structure.
What are the Assembly, Council, and Secretariat?
These two European powers dominated the League but often disagreed on its direction.
Who are Britain and France?
Germany left both the League and this disarmament conference in 1933.
What is the Geneva Disarmament Conference?
The Big Three leaders at Tehran were Churchill, Roosevelt, and this Soviet leader.
Who is Josef Stalin?
Hitler’s first major violation of the Treaty of Versailles was the 1936 occupation of this area.
What is the Rhineland?
The League successfully settled a dispute between these two countries over the Åland Islands in 1920
Who are Finland and Sweden?
The League lacked this, making enforcement of its rulings nearly impossible
What is a standing military / army?
This conflict (1936–1939) was called a “dress rehearsal” for World War II.
What is the Spanish Civil War?
This document, signed by Churchill and Roosevelt in 1941, laid early groundwork for the UN.
What is the Atlantic Charter?
Japan’s puppet state in Manchuria was called this.
What is Manchuko?
Historian Roland Stromberg called the League this in a “turbulent world.”
What is a “small beacon of hope”?
This historian noted that nations would not “surrender their jealously guarded sovereign power” to the League.
Who is Roland Stromberg?
Historian Norman Davies claimed the League played “a major role in minor issues and a negligible role in” these
What are major disputes / conflicts?
Name two agencies that stemmed from the UN’s General Assembly.
What are WHO, UNESCO, IMF, World Bank, etc.?
This 1938 conference is infamous for Britain and France’s appeasement of Hitler over Czechoslovakia
What is the Munich Conference?