1. Unit 7: Causes of WWII Failure of Collective Security

2. League of Nations Concept of collective security Membership
Steps to resolution
Tools for action

4. Problems with League MANY Tools for action
Effectiveness of Enforcement
Key issue

8. Countries’ League “Membership”
United States
USSR
Germany
Austria/Hungary

9. Peacekeeping in 1920s
Aaland Islands
Vilna
Bulgaria
Some success-why?

10. Attempts to Strengthen League
Treaty of Mutual Assistance
Geneva Protocol of 1924
Ruhr Crisis
Dawes Plan
League…..

11. End of 1920s League situation Rapallo Treaty Locarno Conference
Locarno Spirt vs. French Strategy
Kellogg-Briand Pact

12. 1930s and Collective Security
Everything's changed…
Depression
World Economy
“Old-Style Diplomacy”

16. Manchuria Dispute Japan situation Mukden China…HELP
League Investigation
Japan response

18. Impact of Crisis Great Depression Threat of military action
Failure of League-why?
Japan
Effect on other leaders

19. Abyssinia Crisis Mussolini Aggressive Attack Response by League
Britain & France
Hoare-Laval Pact
Effect of sanctions

21. Impact of Abyssinia Disaster! True power of League Italy
Hitler thinking
Future of League

22. Failures of Disarmament
Washington Conference ( )
London Naval Conference (1930)
London Naval Treaty (1936)
Geneva Disarmament Conference ( )
Reality of failures of League