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The League failed in Manchuria and Abyssinia because it WAS DUMB!
Weakthe League’s ‘powers’ were little more than going ‘tut-tut’. Sanctions did not work. It had no army.Americathe strongest nation in the world never joined; Britain and France were not strong enough to impose pace on their ownStructurethe League's organisation was muddled, so it took ages to do anything; members couldn’t agree, but decisions had to be unanimous - this paralysed the LeagueDepressionthe world-wide Depression made countries try to get more land and power; they were worried about themselves, not about world peaceUnsuccessfulthe more the League failed, the less people trusted it; in the end, everybody just ignored itMembersthe League’s main members let it down - Italy and Japan defied and left the League, France and Britain betrayed it Big bulliesin the 1920s, the League had been quite successful with small, weak countries; in the 1930s, powerful countries like Germany, Italy and Japan defied the League - they were too strong for the League to stop them
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The League failed in Manchuria and Abyssinia because it WAS DUMB!
Weakthe League’s ‘powers’ were little more than going ‘tut-tut’. Sanctions did not work. It had no army.Americathe strongest nation in the world never joined; Britain and France were not strong enough to impose pace on their ownStructurethe League's organisation was muddled, so it took ages to do anything; members couldn’t agree, but decisions had to be unanimous - this paralysed the LeagueDepressionthe world-wide Depression made countries try to get more land and power; they were worried about themselves, not about world peaceUnsuccessfulthe more the League failed, the less people trusted it; in the end, everybody just ignored itMembersthe League’s main members let it down - Italy and Japan defied and left the League, France and Britain betrayed it Big bulliesin the 1920s, the League had been quite successful with small, weak countries; in the 1930s, powerful countries like Germany, Italy and Japan defied the League - they were too strong for the League to stop them
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WHICH ONES LINK TOGETHER?Slide3
The League failed in Manchuria and Abyssinia because it WAS DUMB!
Weakthe League’s ‘powers’ were little more than going ‘tut-tut’. Sanctions did not work. It had no army.Americathe strongest nation in the world never joined; Britain and France were not strong enough to impose pace on their ownStructurethe League's organisation was muddled, so it took ages to do anything; members couldn’t agree, but decisions had to be unanimous - this paralysed the LeagueDepressionthe world-wide Depression made countries try to get more land and power; they were worried about themselves, not about world peaceUnsuccessfulthe more the League failed, the less people trusted it; in the end, everybody just ignored itMembersthe League’s main members let it down - Italy and Japan defied and left the League, France and Britain betrayed it Big bulliesin the 1920s, the League had been quite successful with small, weak countries; in the 1930s, powerful countries like Germany, Italy and Japan defied the League - they were too strong for the League to stop them
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How far was the failure of the League of Nations due to the fact that the USA did not become a member? Slide4
The League failed in Manchuria and Abyssinia because it WAS DUMB!
Weakthe League’s ‘powers’ were little more than going ‘tut-tut’. Sanctions did not work. It had no army.Americathe strongest nation in the world never joined; Britain and France were not strong enough to impose pace on their ownStructurethe League's organisation was muddled, so it took ages to do anything; members couldn’t agree, but decisions had to be unanimous - this paralysed the LeagueDepressionthe world-wide Depression made countries try to get more land and power; they were worried about themselves, not about world peaceUnsuccessfulthe more the League failed, the less people trusted it; in the end, everybody just ignored itMembersthe League’s main members let it down - Italy and Japan defied and left the League, France and Britain betrayed it Big bulliesin the 1920s, the League had been quite successful with small, weak countries; in the 1930s, powerful countries like Germany, Italy and Japan defied the League - they were too strong for the League to stop them
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How far did the failure of the World Disarmament Conference of 1932–4 lead directly to the failure of the League of Nations? Slide5
The League failed in Manchuria and Abyssinia because it WAS DUMB!
Weakthe League’s ‘powers’ were little more than going ‘tut-tut’. Sanctions did not work. It had no army.Americathe strongest nation in the world never joined; Britain and France were not strong enough to impose pace on their ownStructurethe League's organisation was muddled, so it took ages to do anything; members couldn’t agree, but decisions had to be unanimous - this paralysed the LeagueDepressionthe world-wide Depression made countries try to get more land and power; they were worried about themselves, not about world peaceUnsuccessfulthe more the League failed, the less people trusted it; in the end, everybody just ignored itMembersthe League’s main members let it down - Italy and Japan defied and left the League, France and Britain betrayed it Big bulliesin the 1920s, the League had been quite successful with small, weak countries; in the 1930s, powerful countries like Germany, Italy and Japan defied the League - they were too strong for the League to stop them
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“Mussolini and Italy were the main culprits in the failure of the League of Nations.” How far would you agree with this view? Explain your answer. Slide6
“The League of Nations failed to preserve world peace but it was far from a total failure.” How far would you agree with this view? Explain your answer. (10)
I’m different!Why?
How would youanswer me?This is asking you about successes and failures of the League!Another way to say this questions would be:Do you think the League was a complete failure?Intro: AIMSPARA 1: FAILURE IN PEACE KEEPING!PARA 2: OTHER SUCCESSES – OTHER AIMSCONCLUSION: COMPARE WEIGHT OF SUCCESSES AND FAILURES