Unemployment rates increased, trading relations weakened, countries started rearming to reduce unemployment, tension between countries increased
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What happened to Japan after the Wall Street Crash?
China and US put up tariffs against its goods and its economy greatly suffered. So, military generals decided that the only resolutions to these problems was if Japan had an empire
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Describe the Japanese invasion of Manchuria
In 1931 an incident occurred on the Manchurian railway which was controlled by the Japanese and they blamed the Chinese troops for the attack. The Japanese invaded Manchuria and set up a new government in Manchukuo
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How did the League react to the invasion of Manchuria?
The Lytton commission traveled to Manchuria to assess the situation. They presented a report a year later. Japan was the aggressor and should withdraw
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What did Japan do in 1933?
Instead of listening to the League Japan withdrew from in on the 27 of March and a week later invaded Jehol
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Why didn't the League act against Japan after it disobeyed?
Sanctions would not be effective without USA and Britain wanted to keep the trading relationships with Japan. Britain and France were afraid to start a war with Japan without USA and USSR. Also, the League wanted to use this to fight Communism
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Why was the Disarmament Conference of 1932 failing?
No one agreed to stop manufacturing planes that were capable of bombing and no one agreed to stop the manufacture of chemical weapons
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How did Germany undermine the Disarmament Conference?
Germany proposed that all nations should disarm to its level. When the proposal wasn't accepted Germany walked out. Later an agreement was made to treat Germany equally and then Germany returned.
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Hitler promised not to rearm Germany if...
Other countries would destroy their arms in the next five years
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What happened in the end of the Disarmament Conference?
Countries didn't accept Hitler's proposal so he took Germany out of the League in October 1933
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How did Britain violate the ToV in 1933?
It allowed Germany to increase its navy up to 35% in size of the British navy
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How were the invasion of Manchuria and the invasion of Abyssinia similar?
They were both carried out by the League's leading members
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How were the invasion of Manchuria and the invasion of Abyssinia different?
Unlike Manchuria, Abyssinia was on the League's doorstep
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Why did Mussolini want Abyssinia?
Revenge (in the previous century he was defeated by its poorly equipped army) and he wanted the fertile land
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What was the dispute between Italy and Abyssinia that started the crisis?
In 1934 there was a dispute over the Wal-Wal Oasis and Italians claimed it was their land
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Who was the Abyssinian emperor?
Haile Selassie
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During what time period was Mussolini negotiating with the League about Abyssinia?
January- October 1935
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What was Mussolini doing while the January-October negotiations?
Sending his army to Africa and motivating it
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What did Britain and France do instead of solving the Abyssinian crisis?
They played for time. They signed the Stresa Pact with Italy against Germany.
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How did the League act to prevent Mussolini's aggression?
It didn't. After a 9 month deliberation, a report stated that neither side was responsible for the dispute. A plant was created that proposed Mussolini some of Abyssinia. He rejected it.
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When did Mussolini launch a full scale attack on Abyssinia?
October 1935
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What sales did the League ban to Italy?
Arms, loans, imports, rubber, tin and metals
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Decision on banning the sale of which product to Italy was delayed for 2 months?
Oil
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Which canal was not closed and allowed Mussolini's supply ships to pass?
Suez Canal
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Why didn't Britain and France close the canal?
They were afraid of war with Mussolini
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Which two foreign ministers came up with a plan to give Mussolini two thirds of Abyssinia?
Hoare and Laval
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What damaged the sanction discussions against Italy?
The leakage of the Hoare-Laval Pact which showed the League that they couldn't trust Britain and France
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Why were the French ready to give Abyssinia to Mussolini?
Because on March 7 1936 Hitler moved his troops into Rhineland so French were afraid he would attack
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By when did Mussolini get full control over Abyssinia?
By 9 May
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What happened to the League after the Abyssinian crisis?
It proved to be powerless as collective security failed completely
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What happened to Japan after the Wall Street Crash?
Back
China and US put up tariffs against its goods and its economy greatly suffered. So, military generals decided that the only resolutions to these problems was if Japan had an empire
Card 3
Front
Describe the Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Back
Card 4
Front
How did the League react to the invasion of Manchuria?
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