The League of Nations and Collective Security What were the aims of the LoN? What difficulties were there?

Collective Security “it is our duty to maintain the safeguards which will see to it that mothers of America and the mothers of France and England and Italy and Belgium and all other suffering nations should never be called upon for sacrifice again. This can be done. It must be done and it will be done. The great thing that these men left us is… the great instrument of the League of Nations.”

Collective Security Wilson thought peace could be achieved by the nations of the world acting together to prevent aggression. An attack on one nation in the league would be regarded as an attack on the League itself. The League members would then act as a united group.

Whose idea was the League of Nations? The idea was that of US President, Woodrow Wilson. It was part of his 14 points at the end of the First World War.

What were the aims of the League?

Look at page 91 of your book to come up with a full and complete answer as what the League aimed to achieve. Use the cartoon to help you as well.

What were the aims of the League? The league aimed to prevent war and keep peace. It also hoped to bring about international disarmament. It was hoped that by bringing countries together, they could talk openly and prevent the mistakes that were made in 1914.

How was the League to be organised? Look at page 92. If you do not already have a spider diagram in your jotter of the organisation then copy it out. Underneath write a short note on what each sections job was.

Successes of the League Read page 94 of your book. Describe four early successes of the League.

Early Successes 1921 Settled dispute between Sweden and Finland over ownership of the Aaland Islands by threatening economic sanctions the League persuaded Serbia to remove its troops in a dispute with Albania The League settled a dispute between Italy and Greece settled dispute between Greece and Bulgaria The League accepted Germany as a member.

What problems did the League have? What does the cartoon show. Write at least three lines describing what the cartoon shows and what it represents. Who did not join the League? Why would these countries not joining present a problem?

What does the cartoon show?

Why might America not want to join?

Why might the league look like a “Select Club”? What does this mean? Look at page 93 for the answer. What does unanimous voting mean? Why did this present a problem? What other drawback did the League have from the start?

What does the cartoon show?

What problems did the League have? Describe the cartoon in at least three lines. In your answer say what each of the bits represent. Dove = peace Large, heavy branch= LoN

Describe the cartoon

Was the League successful in disarming countries? What does this cartoon show? How successful was the League in disarming countries? Read page 96 for more information.

How successful was the League in disarming countries?

League Failures Use pages to write at least four lines on each of the League’s failures under the following headings: Franco-German relations. Japanese Aggression. Italian aggression.

Summary note The League of Nations was the idea of W____ W______. It hoped to keep world p_____. However there were a number of difficulties. Unanimous voting meant that it was impossible for all to a___ on what action to take. Successes such as the Sweden/Finland and Greece/Bulgaria disputes were small scale. The League failed to halt the aggression of J___ in Manchuria and I_____ in Africa. Many saw the League as a toothless tiger as it had no a_____. It was also weakened as A______ did not even join.

Your next task…. Produce a poster which shows what the league aimed to do? Or produce a political cartoon which shows the failures of the League.

Homework For next Tueday. At least one page essay on Was the League of Nations a success? Focus on structure. Intro Para 1- Successes Para 2- Problems and Failures Conclusion