The League of Nations- Weakness and Strengths
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- Created on: 01-05-13 20:52
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- The League of Nations
- Strenghts
- The League Commission played an important role in various parts of the world in making real improvements to people's lives
- Health Commission played a large amount part in defeating leprosy
- The International Labour Organisation campaigned hard to elimintate slavery
- In 1921 League successfully resolved the Aaland Islands Crisis
- League decided the islands go to Finland
- 1925 Greece invaded Bulgaria
- Greece agreed to withdraw from Bulgaria
- The League Commission played an important role in various parts of the world in making real improvements to people's lives
- Weaknesses
- League had organisational weaknesses
- Council was not good at making decisions
- Before the Greta Depression the League failed to resolve some import international disputes
- Council was not good at making decisions
- Vilna crisis 1920
- Poland invaded Lithuania
- They argued and said there were a large number of Poles living in Vilna
- League complained to Poland
- Poland refused to withdraw
- Poland invaded Lithuania
- The League failed to persuade countries of Europe to disarm
- French in particular
- Terrified that Germany might one day rearm
- French in particular
- League had organisational weaknesses
- Strenghts
- The USA did not join the League
- President Wilson was determined to join, the congress refused
- Refused because US public opinion was strongly against joining
- Weaknesses
- League had organisational weaknesses
- Council was not good at making decisions
- Before the Greta Depression the League failed to resolve some import international disputes
- Council was not good at making decisions
- Vilna crisis 1920
- Poland invaded Lithuania
- They argued and said there were a large number of Poles living in Vilna
- League complained to Poland
- Poland refused to withdraw
- Poland invaded Lithuania
- The League failed to persuade countries of Europe to disarm
- French in particular
- Terrified that Germany might one day rearm
- French in particular
- League had organisational weaknesses
- Feared that the League members would call upon to take collective action in defence of other countries
- Had enough fighting in WW1 and didnt want to feel obliged to get involved in European wars in future
- Feared the League might introduce sanctions
- Would effect US trade
- The USA after WW1 was one of the most important trading and military powers
- Would effect US trade
- USA was a nation of immigrants
- Many came from Germany and they were angry with the Treaty of Versailles
- President Wilson was determined to join, the congress refused
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