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- - - - Caused instability and distress in all the major industrial nations.
      - USA: 13 million unemployed.
        Germany: 6 million unemployed and democratic government collapsed.
      - In Europe, democracy, liberty, and free trade were abandoned, and totalitarian regimes with state-planned economies led by strong leaders flourished (E.g. Hitler).
    - - Britain abandoned free trade and adopted protective tariffs.
- - - - 92.5% were in favour of a reduction in armaments.
        85% were in favour of an abolition of national military and naval aircraft.
        93.1% were in favour of prohibiting the manufacture and sale of arms for private profit.
      - 94.1% were in favour that economic sanctions and non-military measures should be taken if one nation attacks another.
        74.2% were in fabour of taking military measures, if one nation attacks another, only if necessary.
- - - - 1933: four governments
      - 1935: two governments
      - 1932: four governments
        
        Due to the previous France economy had worsen
        
        and it was still in a slow recovering in contrast to others European powers
        
        Also, in the 1930´s unemployment had risen
        
        WW1 had also affected severely France
        
        Overall, this internal struggle caused the French government position towards a possible WW2, and rather prefered to wait for Britain
      - 1934: two governments
- - - - It was the main key to the British secuity towards a possible invasion from the Royal Navy
        
        Had the power to defend merchant shipping from attack and enforce an effective blockade against the enemy
        
        However, because of WWI its strength had been affected
        
        Admiralty warned to the British army and government to ensure that British foreign policy was arranged to avoid a war
    - - Its role was mainly secondary according to the British policy
        
        After WWI, its army was reduced significantly
        
        Furthermore, British Generals urged the government to pursue a policy of peaceful negotiation.
        
        They wanted to establish a policy of peaceful negotation
        
        And the Chiefs of Staff based their
        strategy on the principle of 'limited liability'.
        
        Commited to sending a maximum of four army divisions towards France in a possible war with Germany
    - - The newest part of the three members
        
        Through a possible war threat with Germany, they decided to make the air force a priority
        
        1938: The RAF was even higher than the
        Royal Navy or the army
        
        RAF: Royal Air Force
        
        This increased because of the major fear Britain had of the possible damage air bombing could affect the civilians.
        
        However, because of the report of 1935 Britain´s army condition it revealed its inability and weakness to protect Europe and the empire
        
        Also, put the blame to the LON for its inability to dominate and provide aid to Britain
        
        The government came to a conclusion that Britain was not capable of defenidng itself if a posible war occur
        
        As well as how it was incapable of defeating Italy, Germany and Japan
- - - - Peace Society
      - No More War Movement
      - Peace Pledge Union
      - Disarmament and peace became vote winners in
        elections.
        
        The public mood infected politicans and influenced the conduct of British foreign policy.
- - - - The LON could only act as a peacekeeper if it was fully supported by the world´s greatest powers.
- - - - And to achieve an expanded expense of reductions in public expenditure on health and pensions
        
        A major concern in 1920 by Chamberlain
        
        Furthermore, due to the crisis present between 1938-1939, the Treasury started changing its view
        
        Period where the bigger the German threat, the bigger increasement in defense expenditure