Manchuria
Who were the countries involved?
Japan, France, Britain, China
Who was the emperor of Abyssinia?
Haile Selassie
True or False, attempts to ban planes capable of bombing was defeated
True
Order these events:
Disarmament conference, Abyssinia, Manchuria
Manchuria, Disarmament Conference, Abyssinia
Who originally got the benes question? (bonus points if you can name the original team name)
King team (bonus points if you can name the original team name)
Why did Japan invade Manchuria? Name two main reasons
For food and other natural resources because they lost the money for those when the US stopped trading with them.
What was the Canal called?
Suez Canal
When did the conference start? Month and Year or no points
February 1932
Name what each of ‘FAILURE’ stands for
French + Britain self interest
Absence of USA/other big countries
Ineffective sanctions
L
Unfair Treaty
R
E
Who was Benes?
Czech politician and statesman who served as the president of Czechoslovakia
When did Japan leave the League? Full date or it's not correct.
March 27th 1933
Why did Italy invade Abyssinia? Name three reasons
Revenge, for natural resources, and to unite their colonies
What is the name of the cartoonist who made this cartoon? (Shoshana will hold it up)
David Low
Name the year of two major failures
Abyssinia 1935, Manchuria 1931, Disarmament conference 1932/1933/1934
What was Benes' full name?
Edvard Beneš
Name a specific reason for France and Britain not wanting to provoke war with Japan. (Hint available)
They had colonies in South East Asia
What happened on October 1935 in relation to Abyssinia?
Mussolini's army was ready
How long had Germany been in the league before the start of the disarmament conference?
6 years
What was the biggest reason why the League in the 1930s failed?
Any well defended point of "FAILURE" would work
From when to when did Benes serve his job?
1935 to 1938, and again from 1939 to 1948 (one of them is fine)
When was the Lytton Report presented?
September 1932
Who was informed that 30,000 british coal miners were about to lose their job? (Be specific)
The cabinet
Name 3 things that the LoN worked towards at the conference
Prohibit bombing of civilians, limit size of artillery, limit tonnage of tanks, prohibit chemical welfare
Why did the League of Nations fail to impose meaningful sanctions against Italy during the Abyssinian Crisis? Just one point, evidence, and explanation is enough.
Will be decided in person
Why did Benes feel the league was a failure?
it failed to protect Czechoslovakia from German aggression