General
The year the League of Nations was created.
What is 1919?
This high flying politician spent several decades dreaming up the League of Nations.
Who is President Woodrow Wilson?
Prime minister of Britain during the Treaty of Versailles.
Who was David Lloyd George?
how many soldiers were germany allowed to have
100,000
Three major countries did not join the League of Nations at the beginning.
Who are the USA, Germany and USSR?
Manchuria is a small area in...
What is China?
He was the fascist dictator of Italy who invaded Abyssinia.
Who was Benito Mussolini?
Compensation to be paid by the defeated powers to the victorious powers for the cost of the war.
What was 'Reparations'?
What is Anchluss
Link Germany/Austria
After the Treaty of Versailles, this was the major aim of the League of Nations.
What was the end of all wars?
This country came to "protect" their railway in Manchuria, using this as an excuse to invade the rest of China.
What is Japan?
The League of Nations' home is this European city.
Where was Geneva, Switzerland?
A list of key ideas of how the world should be governed by Woodrow Wilson.
What were "The Fourteen Points"?
Article 231 refers to
War Guilt Clause
To stay in the League, members had to play by the rules.
What was the Covenant of the League?
The League of Nations responded like this once the Lytton Commission was put in charge, causing one of its major members to leave the League.
How did the Commission condemn Japanese aggression?
This region, taken from Germany by the Treaty of Versailles, was one of the first to be invaded by Hitler.
Where was the Rhineland?
As 1929 struck, times became hard, and there were little jobs and food to be had. It was the time of...
What was the Great Depression?
Danzig became a
Free City
Name 3 weaknesses of the League of Nations.
What were: a lack of power, a lack of unity and organization between members, and a lack of preparation to take action when the interests of its major members, for example Britain, were not at stake.
Once one of its major members left the League and started conquering other parts of China, the League was perceived in this way
How was the League perceived by other states as being weak?
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.
What was Corfu Incident?
The attitude of the USA towards international affairs after WW1, believing that Europe's issues should be left to Europe.
What was the policy of isolationism?
What Happended to the Saar Bassin
15 LON nation mandate, money to france