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League of Nations 4 Markers
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- 1Describe the role of the league of Nations in the upper Silesia dispute of 1920 - 21 (4)‘The dispute was between Germany and Poland.’ / The League held six weeks of discussions & decided that the territory should be shared.’
1921, the League organised a plebiscite.’ (‘700 000 voted in favour of Germany, 480 000 voted for Poland.’)
‘The League decided that Germany should have just over half the territory.’
‘The League decided that Poland would receive the mainly industrial area.’ - 2Describe the work of the League of Nations in the 1920s in relation to health (4)The ILO collected and reviewed information about global infectious diseases (1) e.g typhus in Poland & Russia (2) / Assisted with setting up health care sytems (3) e.g in China from 1925 (4) / ORagnised a global campaign on increasing awareness of sanitation.
- 3Describe events in Vilna in 1920 (4)‘Polish troops seized Vilna.’ (1) ‘Lithuania appealed to the League of Nations &The League told the Polish troops to leave.’ (2) ‘The League of Nations tried to arrange a plebiscite to decide Vilna’s future.’ (3)‘The Polish government agreed but then changed its mind.’ ‘The Poles refused to leave Vilna.’ (4) ‘Britain and France did not want to get involved in the dispute over Vilna.’
- 4What was the role of the League Council? [4]The Council was the 'executive' *decision making dody of the League (1) ‘The Council dealt with emergencies.’ and / or to deal with any disputes.’ (2) ‘It hoped to solve the problem by arbitration (3) ’ ‘The Council could take action against a member by imposing sanctions e.g (moral / economic / military force).’ (4)
- 5Describe how collective security was intended to work [4]All League members agreed to Article 10 - no league member to attack another League member (2) This was the basis of Collective security. If one did, the other members of the League would assist the 'victim & apply sanctions on the aggressor.
- 6What difficulties did Britain and France face as the main leaders of the League of Nations? [4]Legacy of WWI - left both countries weakened economically and militarily [2] / Convincing their respective populations it was a 'good idea' was difficult [3] / Reluctant without the backing of the US [4]
- 7What was the League's covenant? [4]Effectively its 'rulebook' - 26 articles all members states had to sign - a pledge to uphold international treaties, enter into diplomacy and not to use aggression towards other members states (Article 10)
- 8What role did the Mandates commission have ? [4]To ensure that mandatory powers (countries in control) governed the territories in the best interests of the people living there.
To monitor progress towards independence.
To make sure powers did not exploit the territories. - 9What did the league do to promote arbitration? [4]By getting all members to sign the covenant / encouraging diplomacy between nations / by encouraging disputes to be put to the Permanent International Court of Justice - in the Hague
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