What three sanctions did the League of Nations have: League of Nations members were meant to register all treaties why? Moral sanctions condemn an action. Economic sanctions stop trade with an aggressor. Military sanctions raise and army to fight an aggressor. To avoid suspicions being caused by secret treaties. Why wasn t Germany allowed to join the League in 1919? What was Collective Security? The idea that all countries in the League would come together to put pressure on offending nations. It had to prove it was a peaceful country. Where were the League of Nations Secretariat based? Miskick the ball goes left one space. Geneva. How many permanent members of the League of Nations Council were there meant to be? Where did the Permanent Court of Justice meet? five The Hague Name the 4 permanent members of the League of Nations Council in 1919. Why didn t America join the League? France, GB, Japan and Italy Congress refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and / or America had become isolationist and refused to be involved with other countries international disputes.
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Why did America Japan s largest trading partner put economic sanctions on Japan after the Manchurian invasion? Why were Japanese soldiers allowed in Manchuria? The USA was not in the League so did not have to. A 1904 agreement which allowed them to guard the Japanese owned South Manchurian Railway. Why didn t Britain and France use economic sanctions against Japan after the Manchurian incident? Why did Britain and France not use military sanctions against Japan over Manchuria? They did not want to lose trade with the Far East during the Depression. It did not want to risk their troops a long way from home. Japan got away with the invasion of Manchuria. Inspired by this where did Mussolini invade? Apart from leaving the League how else did Japan react to the being told to withdraw from Manchuria? Abyssinia Invaded Jehol. What was the Japanese excuse for invading Manchuria? What did Lord Lytton s commission decide about the Manchurian incident? That Chinese troops had blown up the Japanese owned railway. That China was guilty of mismanagement but Japan was an aggressor and should withdraw from Manchuria. The League sent Lord Lytton to Manchuria to investigate. How long did it take him to write his report? Why did Japan invade Manchuria? In response to the Wall Street Crash to find markets for its goods and somewhere its surplus population could move to. 1 year.
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Why didn t the British and French put economic sanctions on Italy after the invasion of Abyssinia? The secret Hoare-Laval Pact offered Italy how much of Abyssinia if Italy allowed the Abyssinians some land. Coal sanctions would mean less jobs for British miners and steel sanctions, less jobs for French workers. Two-thirds [the best 2/3rds.] Why were oil sanctions not put on Italy during the Abyssinians crisis? When the Hoare-Laval Pact was made public what happened to Sir Samuel Hoare and Pierre Laval? America, the main source of oil, was not in the League so did not have to apply sanctions. They resigned. A class between troops at what oasis was Italy s excuse to invade Abyssinia? Why did Mussolini invade Abyssinia in 1935? Revenge for the Italian defeat by the Abyssinians in 1896? Gain minerals and rich pastureland Wal-Wal Distract Italians from economic problems. GB and France were reluctant to act against Italy because they had recently signed the Stresa Pact against which country? Describe the Italian and Abyssinian armies in 1935. Germany Modern tanks, aircraft and poison gas v cavalry, spears and old guns. In 1935, which country invaded Abyssinia? At what Battle did the Italians get beat by the Abyssinians in 1896? Italy Adowa
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In public, why did Lloyd George demand reparations from Germany? Woodrow Wilson believed in self-determination. What does that mean? It was popular with the public and he had an election to fight. That each nation could choose which country it belonged to. How many French soldiers died in World War One? 1.4 million. Name three of Woodrow Wilson s 14 points. Any from no secret treaties / end custom duties / reduce armies / decide future of colonies fairly / German troops out of Russia / Belgium independence / Alsace & Lorraine to France / People of Austria-Hungary to have independence / Serbia restored / independent Poland with a port / League of Nations. Name two military restrictions that Clemenceau want to make France safe? Name one military restriction that Lloyd George demand to protect British interests in the Treaty of Versailles? Any of the following reduced army to 100,000, no conscription, no aircraft, poison gas, demilitarization of the Rhineland, no tanks. No submarines and / or only 6 warships of 10,000 tons. Miskick. Why was it important for Lloyd George that the German economy was not too badly hurt by the Treaty of Versailles? The ball goes 2 spaces to the left. If it goes out the opposition start with a throw in. Because Germany was Britain's major trading power and / or because it might encourage a communist revolution. Woodrow Wilson wanted an international organisation to sort out disputes. What was it called? Name the leaders of GB, France and America and the Treaty of Versailles talks. League of Nations Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson
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To deal with reduced tax revenues and the need to pay Reparations the German government printed money. What did that lead to in 1923? Hyperinflation Name 3 military restrictions placed on Germany? 100,000 soldiers / 18000 sailors / 6 warships no bigger than 10,000 tons / no gas / no tanks / no aircraft / no submarines / Rhineland demilitarized. / Allied troops in the Rhineland for 15 years. Approximately how much of Germany s iron & steel and coal industry? In 1923 military restrictions could not protect which two countries from occupying the Ruhr to force Germany to pay Reparations? 50% Iron and Steel. 10% of coal France and Belgium How much was set for Reparations in 1921? Which country was forbidden to unite with Germany by the Treaty of Versailles? 6,600 million. Austria How wide was the demilitarized zone along the Franco-German border? Why did France get the coal from the Saar for 15 years? 50km As compensation for the mines destroyed during the German retreat of 1918. Germany signed the war guilt clause saying it was responsible for the War. What clause of the treaty was the War Guilt clause? Article 231 Name one territory lost by Germany in the East AND West and say who it went to. West: Alsace & Lorraine France; Eupen & Malmedy Belgium; North Schleswig Denmark; Saar to League of Nations. East Posen, Polish Corridor Upper Silesia to Poland; Memel to Lithuania; Danzig to League of Nartions.
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Miskick. The ball goes 2 spaces to the left. France had lost to Germany in a war of 1870. What two provinces had the Germans taken from France? If it goes out the opposition start with a throw in. Alsace and Lorraine How did France react to Germany s declaration of war on Russia on 1st August 1914? Give three reasons why the Schlieffen Plan failed? Russia mobilised quicker than thought. Britain declared war on Germany and the British army went to Belgium's aid. Ordered a mobilisation of her army. Belgium fought back. The plan was over ambitious troops couldn t march that far. Why did the Germans invent the Schlieffen Plan? Which two countries, apart from Luxembourg, were to be invaded under the original Schlieffen Plan? To avoid a war on two fronts. Belgium and the Netherlands How did the Italians react to being condemned by the League of Nations? During which war did Italian and German troops cooperate? Italy left the League. The Spanish Civil War Britain could have stopped Italian troops going to Abyssinia by blocking what canal? What treaty did Italy sign with Germany in 1936? The Suez The Rome-Berlin Axis
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