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League of Nations (Origins (Woodrow Wilson's 14 points (Association of…
League of Nations
Origins
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Post WWI, collapse of balance of power
Structural weaknesses
Lack of Authority
General assembly (2/3 vote, met once a year)
Council of permanent members (France, Japan, Britain, Italy. Unanimity required, hence had veto power)
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Limited membership
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US (Largest economy, military power)
Social and economic
- 400K POWs repatriated
- Administration of Saar and Danzig
- Econ advice to Austria (1922), Hungary (1923)
- International loans to other countries
Failures
Abyssinia (1935)
- LON attempted to ban arms, metal, rubber
- B & F unwilling to get involved, secretly negotiated w/ Italy
- Italy left, conquered Abyssinia
Manchuria (1931)
- Japan invaded Manchuria
- LON failed to impose sanctions
- Japan withdrew from LON, further invaded China
Territorial disputes
Aaland Islands (1921): Finland awarded, Sweden accepted
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