2.2 League of Nations and International Peace

• What were the three primary aims of the League of Nations?

  Maintaining peace, promoting cooperation, improving conditions
• The League of Nations encouraged countries to cooperate on economic, social, and humanitarian issues.


  True
• The League of Nations was established to maintain peace, promote cooperation, and improve global conditions
• What did the Assembly of the League of Nations discuss annually?

  Broad policy and elections
• The Council of the League of Nations had only permanent members.

  False
• Which area did the League's commissions specialize in?

  Health, human rights, refugees
• The League worked to promote international cooperation on issues like public health, labor standards, and humanitarian aid
• The League aimed to maintain peace through diplomacy and negotiation
• What was the League of Nations striving to improve globally?

  Living and working conditions
• Order the key components of the League of Nations based on their responsibilities:

  1️⃣ Assembly

  2️⃣ Council

  3️⃣ Secretariat

  4️⃣ Commissions
• The Secretariat of the League of Nations managed administrative tasks
• How did the League of Nations aim to prevent wars?

  Mediating disputes and sanctions
• The League of Nations successfully achieved global disarmament during its existence.

  False
• Order the primary aims of the League of Nations:

  1️⃣ Maintaining peace

  2️⃣ Promoting international cooperation

  3️⃣ Improving living and working conditions
• The Assembly of the League of Nations discussed broad policy and elected non-permanent Council members
• The Commissions of the League of Nations provided expertise in specialized areas like health, human rights, and refugees
• Match the League's successes with specific examples:

  Aaland Islands dispute ↔️ Resolved through diplomacy

  Mosul dispute ↔️ Early intervention prevented escalation
• The League of Nations had the enforcement power to compel member states to comply with its decisions.

  False
• Italy, under Mussolini, invaded Abyssinia in 1935
• The League of Nations was established to maintain peace and foster international cooperation.


  True
• What was the League of Nations' primary goal in dispute resolution?

  Prevent wars
• The League of Nations aimed to achieve global disarmament through treaties and agreements.


  True
• What was the outcome of the Aaland Islands dispute mediated by the League?

  Successful resolution
• The League failed to prevent major conflicts due to a lack of effective enforcement mechanisms
• The League's lack of enforcement power was a major reason for its decline.


  True
• What year was the League of Nations established?

  1920
• The League aimed to improve global well-being by reducing poverty and improving labor standards
• The Secretariat of the League of Nations managed administrative tasks and coordinated activities.


  True
• Steps the League of Nations took in dispute resolution

  1️⃣ Investigate conflicts

  2️⃣ Make recommendations

  3️⃣ Impose sanctions on aggressors
• The League's conflict prevention efforts helped avoid the escalation of the Greco-Bulgarian dispute in 1925
• What region did Japan invade in 1931 despite the League's condemnation?

  Manchuria
• Match the League's primary aims with their descriptions:

  Maintaining Peace ↔️ Prevent wars through diplomacy

  Promoting International Cooperation ↔️ Encourage countries to work together

  Improving Living and Working Conditions ↔️ Reduce poverty and improve standards
• The League's structured approach to addressing international issues

  1️⃣ Discuss policy in the Assembly

  2️⃣ Handle disputes in the Council

  3️⃣ Manage tasks in the Secretariat

  4️⃣ Provide expertise through Commissions
• The League worked to promote international cooperation on issues like public health, labor standards, and humanitarian aid
• Chronological order of disputes mediated by the League

  1️⃣ Aaland Islands dispute (1921)

  2️⃣ Greco-Bulgarian dispute (1925)

  3️⃣ Mosul dispute (1925)
• The League of Nations had the power to enforce its decisions on member states.

  False
• Which two countries were reluctant to fully support sanctions against Italy during the invasion of Abyssinia?

  Britain and France
• What major conflict did the League fail to prevent in 1935?

  Italian invasion of Abyssinia