The League of Nations

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When did the League of Nations begin?
January 1920
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How many members were in the League?
42 members
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How many members were in the League by the 1930s?
59
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What did the members have to follow?
A covenant (agreement) of 26 rules
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What did every member in the League have?
A vote in the assembly and the council
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What did the League try and improve?
Social conditions; health, slavery and refugees
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What were the 4 main aims of the League?
Stop aggression, Disarmament, improve living and working conditions and encourage cooperation.
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Where did the League come from?
The 14 points
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What did the League resolve?
It resolved several difficult situations over territorial claims, without fighting
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Who did the League help after the First World War?
The refugees
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What country didn't join the League?
The USA
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Why didn't they join the league?
The USA didnt want to be dragged into wars to help countries like Britain and France keep undemocratic colonies.
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What two counties were in charge of the League?
Britain and France but neither country was strong enough.
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What two countries were not allowed to join the League when it was first formed?
Germany and Russia
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What did the league not have?
An army
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What would happen in the future if Russia, Germany and the USA didn't join the League?
It would be hard to keep the peace
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42 members

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What did the members have to follow?

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What did every member in the League have?

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