The League of Nations

History

Consider how else Germany could be punished for the First World War.

Uphold and enforce the Treaty of Versailles.

Which of these options was NOT an aim of the League of Nations?

How often did the Assembly of the League of Nations meet?

All of the 42 member states spoke over each other all the time, so no-one could hear what anyone was saying to make a decision.

Each member state had an equal vote, and each decision had to be agreed by all member states.

Each member state had to vote, and often some were not present, so the decision had to be left until the next meeting.

Why was it difficult for the Assembly to make decisions?

Germany not being allowed to be a member.

The aim of Germany being made to stick to disarmament agreements.

The campaigns for improving lives did much to improve difficult situations across the world.

The League could sometimes pressurise small states to do what they wanted (but not powerful ones).

Which of these statements was a STRENGTH of the League of Nations?

A country that is ruled over by another more powerful country.

An ethic group which rules itself, rather than being ruled over by another country.

Someone who is really sure that they are going to achieve something.

Which country out of the 'Big Three' believed the most in self-determination?

Which country was given a 'corridor' to the sea, by gaining land which had belonged to Germany?

Britain and France took over governing Germany's colonies in Africa.

Britain and France were self-interested and did not always agree with self-determination.

India was given self-determination at the end of the First World War.

People in northern Czechoslovakia wanted to be part of Germany.

Empires such as the Austro-Hungarians were still too powerful to be broken up.

Most people in Europe did not want self-determination.

There were people of lots of different ethnicities all over Europe and it was impossible to separate them all out to be governed by themselves.

Why was it difficult to organise self-determination in Europe?