Weaknesses of the League of Nations
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- Weaknesses of the League of Nations...
- Structure
- The League was not led by Woodrow Wilson who came up with the idea.
- USA were not apart of it. Congress decided against it.
- Not every country was invited. The League was referred to as the 'League of Victors'.
- Each council member had the power to veto.
- The Assembly only met once a year and votes were unanimous therefore, decisions were difficult to make.
- Actions they could take
- Moral condemnation
- Was a telling off therefore, it was easy not to care about.
- Not effective without the USA because they were the most respected country.
- Economic sanctions
- Did not work without the support of the USA (richest country in the world)
- Countries not in the League would still trade.
- Military Force
- The League did not have an army therefore, it could not take place efficiently.
- USA had the biggest army in the world
- Moral condemnation
- Manchurian Crisis
- Lord Lytton's Report took a year to be published.
- Gave Japan to time to do as they pleased.
- Made the League seem unorganised.
- The League condemned Japan
- Japan ignored them and left the League.
- It was the first crisis the League had dealt with failed and it makes them look like a joke.
- Lord Lytton's Report took a year to be published.
- Abyssinian Crisis
- Hoare-Laval Pact was made.
- Britain and France didn't intervene makes them look guilty.
- The League loses credibility because their leaders are acting fraudulent.
- Economic Sanctions
- Arms trade stopped however, raw materials did not therefore, they failed punishment.
- The Suez Canal was not closed.
- Italy had easy access to invade.
- Britain's fault
- Hoare-Laval Pact was made.
- Structure
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