League of Nations- How it failed
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- League of Nations- How it failed
- Membership
- Usa refused to join, which staright away weakened the league as any economic sanctions they tried to place would not work.
- Germany were not allowed to join so seen as League of victors.
- Russia was communist and wasnt invited. They could have helped in manchuria
- Organisation
- Assembly- each member nation represented on assembly- met once a year- all decisions had to be unamious.
- Council- 5 permament members- reduced to 4 when us didnt join- solve disputes between states.
- Permanent court of Justice- 15 members- dealt with disputes ocver international laws.
- Weaknesses- all council members had the power of veto- no standing army- depended on goodwill
- Manchurian Crisis- 1931
- Japan claimed there had been an explosion on suth manchurian railway. No proof. Excuse to invade- quickly defeated chinese at Mukden.
- China appealed to the league and Lord lytton sent to find out who was in wrong. A year later Lyton issued his report, declaring thatJapan was in wrong. Manchuria should be self governing state- so Japan simply re-organised it into manchukuo Japan were finally condemned to be wrong formally in 1933.
- Consequences.
- Italy and Germany saw this and offered later challenges to the league.
- All countries suffering from depression so did not want troubles in far east to affect asian trade. Made them look selfish and weak though.
- other small countries saw that the league would not help them.
- Abyssinian Crisis
- 1934- Abyssinian and Italian soldiers minor clash at wal-wal. Mussolini then built up army on border of Italian Somaliland. 3rd oct 1935- Mussolini invades- claiming he is bringing civilisation.
- Mussolini wanted to restore glory of Roman empire and get revenge for the defeat they suffered in 1896- stresa front had been formed in 1935 that said italy form a united front against Germany.
- The league condemned italy's invasion as act of agression- arms trade stooped immediatly- 2 months later limited sanctions.
- no sanctions on coal, oil, steel or iron.
- Britain and France should have closed suez canal to stop italian supplies.
- dec 1935- hoard and Laval agreed to give mussolini 2/3 of Abyssinia, but when news came out of this secret agreement it was so unpopular that it was dropped and Hoare resigned.
- Consequences
- Italy walked out of League may 193.
- Hitler took advantage and re-militarised the Rhineland at same time.
- Ended stresa front as in 1936 Mussolini signed Rome Berlin axis with Hitler and in 1937 this extended to become the anti-comintern pact.
- The League of Nations no longer had any power over European affairs as they had been shown as weak
- No-one listened to the league anymore- it had failed to keep peace.
- Membership
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