2. GCSE MODERN WORLD HISTORY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1918-1945 LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTERACTIVE Was the League of Nations a success or failure?

3. Assembly Met once a year. Each member country had one vote. Decisions had to be unanimous. unanimous Council Met 4 times a year and for emergencies. There were 4 permanent members who had a veto.veto International Labour Office They discussed working conditions and tried to get members to improve them. Court of International Justice 15 judges met at the Hague in Holland. Dealt with legal and non-political disputes between countries. Special Commissions Agencies that dealt with different world problems like refugees, drugs, women’s rights, health, minorities and mandates. Secretariat The civil service of the League. Did the paper work and carried out decisions made by the council. STRUCTURE OF THE LEAGUE GCSE Modern World History The League of Nations Keywords The Assembly of the League of Nations in 1926. Gustav Stresemann, the German Foreign Minister, is making a speech accepting Germany’s entrance into the League in 1926. Gustav Stresemann, the German Foreign Minister. The Assembly Everyone had to agree before action could be taken. The Assembly only met once a year. Reaching decisions was a very slow process. The major powers could use their Veto to block League decisions. Countries refused to take their disputes to the League’s Court of International Justice. Why did the structure of the League make it weak? 10

4. Learning Outcomes By the end of this section you will learn how successful the League was in solving disputes in the 1920s. You will consider why they were able to solve some disputes successfully and not others. Learning outcomes are what you will know and be able to do after the learning activities in this next section. 14 GCSE Modern World History The League of Nations SECTION 2 HANDLING DISPUTES IN THE 1920s

5. 27 The Abyssinian Emperor Haile Selassie appealed to the League of Nations for help. Haile Selassie Britain and France did not close the Suez Canal. This gave the Italians a direct sea route to Abyssinia. Italian territory French territory British territory Italy’s African colonies of Eritrea and Somaliland surrounded Abyssinia and made the invasion possible. GCSE Modern World History The League of Nations Italy attacked Abyssinia after a clash between Italian and Abyssinian soldiers at Wal- Wal. Economic sanctions did not stop the Italian army capturing the Abyssinian capital in May 1936. The Italians were criticised for using poison gas. Addis Ababa. A map showing Italian colonies in Africa. Italy Italian colonies Abyssinia The Suez Canal was a waterway that connected the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. It was owned by Britain and France. Britain and France could have closed the canal to Italian shipping. They chose not to. Italian Army Route 1 Suez Canal open. Italian Army Route 2 Suez Canal closed. Haile Selassie, the Abyssinian Emperor. He was booed and heckled by the Italian representatives when he made an appeal for help to the League of Nations. The Italian Army in Abyssinia 1935 The Italians used armoured vehicles, tanks, flame throwers and even mustard gas in their attack on Abyssinia. There was no strong action against Italy even after it was revealed that they used chemical weapons against civilians.