The League Of Nations

Background
1. Set up by the T.O.V
2. Ideally like a "World Parliament"
3. Based in Geneva
4. 42 countries joined at the start
5. USA did not join
6. USSR Did not join
7. Germany not allowed to join
8. Britain and France leading members
Aims (SIDE)
1. Stop war
2. Improve working conditions
3. Disarmament
4. Enforce the TOV
Powers of The League
1. Covenant - Keeping the peace
2. Condemnation
3. Arbitration
4. Sanctions
Structure
1. Assembly - met once a year
2. Council - Met 4-5 times a year
3. Agencies - Slavery, COIJ, Health, ILO, Refugee
4. Secretariat - organise the league
International Agreements
1. Dawes Plan - Prevent conflict through money lending to Germany
2. Locarno Treaties - Germany accepted TOV boarders decisions
3. Kellog Briand Pact - Countries agreed to try and solve disputes peacefully
Failures in the 1920s
1. Poland (1920) - took land from russia, poles ignored decision
2. Disarmament (1932) - Disarmament talks failed as Gemany demanded more weapons
3. Kellog Briand Pact - Countries just ignored it
4. Corfu (1923) - Mussolini ignored the leagues decision
5. Jobs - ILO failed to agree to a 48 hour week
6. Invasion of the Ruhr- France invaded Ruhr to get reparation payments
Successes of the League
1. Reparations 1921 - Germans refused to pay - F & B invaded Germany to make them pay
2. Aaland islands 1921 - Finland and Sweden
3. Bulgaria 1925 - Greece/ Bulgaria
4. Slaves and disease
5. Refugees 1922 - returned refugees to their home
6. Economy
7. Drugs
Manchuria 1935
1. Japan invaded parts of China
2. Henry Pu'i put in charge

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