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League of Nations (Aims (maintain peace through collective security,…
League of Nations
Aims
maintain peace through collective security
encourage international cooperation (to solve economic & social problems)
encourage global disarmament (to reduce ability to wage wars)
improve working conditions of workers globally
Territorial Disputes (1920s)
Success
The Aaland Islands, 1921 (Finland and Sweden)
Albania, 1920 (Yugoslavia on Albania)
The Greek-Bulgarian Border, 1925 (Greece and/on Bulgaria)
In-Between
Memel, 1923 (Lithuania on Memel)
Upper Silesia, 1921 (Germany and Poland)
Corfu, 1923 (Italy on Greece)
Failure
Vilna, 1923 (Poland and Lithuania)
The Ruhr, 1923 (France on Germany)
Structural Weakness
lack of authority and credibility
limited membership
USA: policy of isolation; did not join
Russia & Germany: seen as threat
Problems with how LON was set up
various parts of League did not work well together
authorisation for any action required unanimous vote by Council & 2/3 majority vote in Assembly (hard to achieve)
Post-War Attitudes of Major Powers
Appeasement & Distrust
France & Britain: policy of appeasement + unwilling to be involved
Italy & Japan: felt betrayed
Disarmament
Japan's Invasion of Manchuria (1931)
Italy's Invasion of Abyssinia, Ethiopia (1935-36)