Failures of the League of Nations
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- Failures of the League
- Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
- Sept, Spanish government appealed to LON for assistance against nationalist rising that began the SCW
- League were not prepared to intervene as the issue was seen as internal for Spain
- League did nothing to prevent Germany & Italy from providing assistance to Franco's nationalists nor to stop Soviet Union from supplying republican govt of Spain with weapons
- League were not prepared to intervene as the issue was seen as internal for Spain
- Sept, Spanish government appealed to LON for assistance against nationalist rising that began the SCW
- Invasion of the Ruhr 1923
- German failure to pay reparations led to France and Belgium invading Germany's most important industrial region
- Both France and Belgium represented the league and were therefore breaking the rules they had committed themselves to
- Since decisions had to be unanimous and France-Belgium were permanent and non-permanent members of the council respectively this prevented the League from being able to take action
- Both France and Belgium represented the league and were therefore breaking the rules they had committed themselves to
- German failure to pay reparations led to France and Belgium invading Germany's most important industrial region
- Invasion of Abyssinia 1935
- Mussolini invaded Abyssinia, LON condemned this aggression and imposed economic sanctions on Italy
- Sanctions limited and did not apply to vital resources such as oil, coal etc.
- Mussolini was free to continue with his acquisition of the vunerable African state
- Withdrew membership and moved towards a closer alliance with Hitler's Germany
- Mussolini was free to continue with his acquisition of the vunerable African state
- Sanctions limited and did not apply to vital resources such as oil, coal etc.
- Mussolini invaded Abyssinia, LON condemned this aggression and imposed economic sanctions on Italy
- Treaty of Riga 1921
- Poland invaded Russian territory in 1920 leaving the Russians no choice but to sign the treaty in 1921
- Poland gained 31,000 square miles of land
- Russia wasn't part of the league at the time; communist governments were unpopular with Britain and France, so no interest of defending it
- The League took no action against Poland's open aggression
- Russia wasn't part of the league at the time; communist governments were unpopular with Britain and France, so no interest of defending it
- Poland gained 31,000 square miles of land
- Poland invaded Russian territory in 1920 leaving the Russians no choice but to sign the treaty in 1921
- Invasion of China 1937
- China's appeal to the League were greeted with sympathy but no practical assistance
- League's economies were suffering massively because of Great Depression & all nations were keen to avoid taking actions that could provoke war
- Japan was no longer a member and formed alliance with Germany in 1936
- The only was to force Japan to end invasion was to take Military action - something Britain and France were not prepared to do
- Japan was no longer a member and formed alliance with Germany in 1936
- League's economies were suffering massively because of Great Depression & all nations were keen to avoid taking actions that could provoke war
- China's appeal to the League were greeted with sympathy but no practical assistance
- Corfu Incident 1923
- Italy blamed Greece for the death of Italian officials monitoring the border between Greece and Abyssinia
- Mussolini demanded compensation and occupied the Greek Island of Corfu
- Greece appealed to LON who ordered Italian troops to withdraw however Mussolini refused to accept this
- Threatened to withdraw Italy from the League
- Took matter to Council of Ambassadors who decided Greece should pay compensation to Italy
- LON council member took matter to another council and allowed the League's judgement to be overrulled
- Took matter to Council of Ambassadors who decided Greece should pay compensation to Italy
- Threatened to withdraw Italy from the League
- Greece appealed to LON who ordered Italian troops to withdraw however Mussolini refused to accept this
- Mussolini demanded compensation and occupied the Greek Island of Corfu
- Italy blamed Greece for the death of Italian officials monitoring the border between Greece and Abyssinia
- Invasion of Manchuria 1931
- China appealed to the League, which ordered Japan (council member) to withdraw
- Japan refused to comply, League appointed commission to investigate rival claims of the two countries
- Commission reported that LON should govern Manchuria
- Under the terms of the Covenant the league should have taken action against Japan
- League was powerless against Japan's aggression due to worldwide depression
- Under the terms of the Covenant the league should have taken action against Japan
- Commission reported that LON should govern Manchuria
- Japan refused to comply, League appointed commission to investigate rival claims of the two countries
- China appealed to the League, which ordered Japan (council member) to withdraw
- Vilna 1920
- Polish troops occupied Vilna (capital of Lithuania)
- League ordered Poland too remove its forces and tried to arrange a plebiscite to decide the region's future
- In 1922 Poland formally annexed the city and its surrounding area. This territory remained in polish hands until 1939
- One of the main reasons for the Leagues's failure to resolve the incident was that both Britain and France supported the Polish claim to Vilna
- In 1922 Poland formally annexed the city and its surrounding area. This territory remained in polish hands until 1939
- League ordered Poland too remove its forces and tried to arrange a plebiscite to decide the region's future
- Polish troops occupied Vilna (capital of Lithuania)
- Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
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