League of Nations

• why did the league fail?

  • Weak from the beginning, had no army and sanctions didn't work
  • America , the strongest nation was missing
  • Structure - it took ages to do anything
  • Depression - caused states to have more nationalistic attitudes
  • Unsuccessful - it weakened its reputation with every failure
  • Members failed it - Britain and France
  • Big bullies - the league was successful with small , weaker countries. Powerful countries were to strong for the league
• What was the Dawes plan?


  The US lent Germany the money it needed to pay reparations
• what were the Locarno treaties?

  Germany accepted its western borders. this paved the way for Germany joining the league
• what was the kellog-briand pact?


  an agreement between 65 nations not to use force to settle disputes
• the aim of the league

  • Disarmament
  • Improve living and working conditions
  • Enforce peace treaties
  • Stop war
• what did the health committee do?


  funded research into deadly diseases , developing vaccines against leprosy. campaigned against drug trafficking and slavery
• what did the finance committee do?

  made an economic plan to raise the loans and help Austria and Hungary to recover from economic collapse
• the League of Nations was set up as an international police force
• Woodrow Wilson's aim for the League of Nations was to be like a world parliament
• If any country had a dispute with another country, what would they do?

  take it to the league and accept its decision
• Woodrow Wilson's aim was for all countries to disarm
• collective security was when League members would promise to protect one another if attacked. 
• If any member broke the covenant and went to war illegally, other members could impose economic sanctions on that country?
• the US Congress did not agree to the USA joining the League
• why was it ironic that the us couldn't join the league?

  it was the US president's idea
• Which two countries took the lead in making the League work?

  britain and france
• There were some great successes for the League of Nations. The Refugee Committee helped how many people displaced by war?

  400K
• The League's Health Committee funded research into deadly diseases and developed vaccines for leprosy and malaria
• the financial committee helped countries whose economy had collapsed
• Woodrow Wilson's aim was for all countries to disarm
• Lloyd George had doubts about the league because he wanted Britain to be able to act in her own interest
• George clemeceau also had doubts, he believed that the league needed its own army to be able to do anything
• the us congress didn't allow America to join the league which was ironic, considering that the League of Nations was the presidents idea
• the refugee committee helped 400K people displaced by war
• the leagues health committee funded research into deadly diseases and developed vaccines for leprosy and malaria
• the US wanted to treat germany fairly so the mistakes of the treaty of versailles were not repeated
• stalin wanted to cripple germany completely so the USSR was protected against future attacks