Term
| when and where was the league started |
|
Definition
| 1919 in the Versailles conference |
|
|
Term
| who started the league and why |
|
Definition
| president Woodrow Wilson pushed hard to improve international co-operation and prevent future wars |
|
|
Term
| what were the four main points of the league |
|
Definition
-to protect member's from threats
-if member country went to war trade with the country would stop
-member countries were encouraged to disarm
-increased co-operation between countries in business, trade, and improving living standards world wide |
|
|
Term
| where was the leagues set up and who was in it |
|
Definition
it was set up in Geneva, and all countries were invited accept from Germany, Hungary and turkey.
Russia was also exclude because other countries would not recognise its communist government. |
|
|
Term
| what were the five branches of the league |
|
Definition
-the assembly each country sent a representative and they met once a year,and would suggest to the council actions to do with issues such as membership, or budget its decisions had to be unanimous.
-the council had four permanent members who met five times a year (Britain, France, Italy and Japan)and between 4-9 members elected by the assembly every year. the council considered international disputes and supervised the special commissions their decisions too had to be unanimous.
-the permanent court of justice, based in Hague it was formed to settle disputes by having them heard by judges, but it could not force members to accept its rulings.
-the secretariat was a group of civil servants to prepare papers and carry out decisions by the league.
-international labour ORG consisted of 1 worker 1 employer and two government ministers who discussed working conditions and got countries to make improvements
- Special commissions were tasks to carry out specialist work such as the post WWI refugee crisis, slavery, drugs, health minorities, underdeveloped countries and women. |
|
|
Term
| key features and leagues response to Vilna |
|
Definition
-the city was given to Lithuania after WWI but contained a majority polish population
-in 1920 Poland invaded Lithuania and occupied Vilna
-Britain & France wanted Poland as an ally against Russia, so nothing was done to stop this |
|
|
Term
| key points of Upper Silesia |
|
Definition
Upper Silesia contained Germans and poles so the league decided on a plebiscite (public vote)
the vote favoured on the Germans but it was split. both countries accepted the decision. |
|
|
Term
| key points of the Aaland islands 1923 |
|
Definition
| control of the islands was disputed by Sweden and Finland the League divided to give them to Sweden |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 5 Italian surveyors were killed in 1923 by Greek soldiers. Mussolini then occupied the island of Corfu as an act of aggression. Britain and France did not want to take action against Mussolini and Greece was forced to apologise and pay compensation |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the Greeks invaded Bulgaria in 1925 with whom they were having a border dispute. the league condemned this action and told Greece to withdraw and they did |
|
|
Term
| name 3 major successes of the league of nations in the 1920's |
|
Definition
-the slavery commission, the league managed to free 200,000 slaves in Sierra Leone and fought forced labour in Ethiopia.
-the commission of refugees: the league appointed Fridtjof Nansen who by 1921 managed to send back most prisoners of war and issue all stateless people with a form of identification called the Nansen passport.
-the Mandates Commission was a commission to split a 14 defeated territories between the victorious powers until they were ready to achieve independence or to be dissolved into other countries such as much of Germany's land |
|
|
Term
| name 5 points of why the league was doomed to fail |
|
Definition
-Reputation: countries who were not allowed to join saw the league as hated peace treaties
-Membership: many powerful countries did not join the league such as the US and Russia, some people called it 'the league of some nations'
- Organisation: all decisions had to be unanimous which made it hard for decisions to be made
-'Self-First' policies: the league was mainly controlled by Britain and France and they made decisions in their best interests and not others
-Lack Of Power: in the depression countries were reluctant to follow through with not trading with 'wrong doing countries' |
|
|
