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The League After the Depression
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GCSE History (League of Nations) Mind Map on The League After the Depression, created by Scott Stephens on 23/03/2014.
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The League After the Depression
Faliures
Manchuria 1931-33
After the depression, Japan, who relied on exports to the USA and China, was hit badly as both countries struggled to keep their own businesses going
Japan invaded Manchuria for recources
Set up puppet government
Ignores demands by civilian government to withdraw
Army controlled foreign policy
Also bombed Shanghai
The League's Response
Sent officials to investigate situation
Decides Japan acted unlawfully
Japan intends to invade more of China
Report by officials approved 42-1
Japan leaves league
Invaded Jehal
Problems
Countries had important trading links with Japan
Britain wanted to keep relationship
No ban on arms sales
Britain and France would not risk armies
Only countries with enough recourses, USA and USSR were not members
The League did nothing
Hitler and Mussolini watched on as the league failed
Abyssinia
Mussolini wanted African Empire
Invaded Abyssinia
Economic sanctions against Italy (except oil)
Britain and France secretly give parts of Abyssinia to Italy to retain ally in exchange for withdrawal
Public outrage - plan abandoned
Italy completes conquest
Hitler notices weakness of league
Remilitarises Rhineland
Italy allies with Germany
Leaves league in 1937
Harre-Lavel Plan
Why the league failed
Britain and France only acted in accordance with their own interests
USA absent
No real power
Long Term Results
Countries lost faith in league
Started to rearm
Formed secret alliances
How the depression affected the league
Depended on economic sanctions
Countries wanted to protect all trade
Countries were too busy sorting out own problems
Countries were more willing to fight to survive
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