League of Nations

Members
1. Not
  1. Germany
    1. Punishment of the treaty of Versailles
  2. USSR
    1. Resolution
    2. People rejected it
  3. USA
    1. Blank Cheque
      1. Thought they would have to finance everything
    2. Didn't want to be in a war
      1. Loose lives
    3. Disagreed with the Treaty of Versailles
      1. Thought LofN would be upholding that
    4. Wanted to become Isolated
      1. Many immigrants moved to get away from Europe
2. Were
  1. Britain, France, Italy, Japan etc
  2. Germany 1926-1933
  3. USSR 1933
Structure
1. Secretariat
  1. Admin
  2. Files and records
2. Assembly
  1. Every country meet once a year
  2. Voted on desisions
3. Council
  1. Meet 5 times a year
  2. Met in emergencies
  3. Four permanent members who had power of VETO
    1. Britain
    2. France
    3. Japan
    4. Italy
4. Court of International Justice
5. Commission
  1. Mandates
  2. Refugees
6. World Health organisation
Aims (DIE)
1. Discourage
  1. Aggression
2. Improve
  1. Living and working conditions
3. Encourage
  1. Trade and Cooperation
  2. Disarment
Success
1. 1921 Washington agreement
  1. Limits size of Navies
2. 1922 Rapallo Agreement
  1. German and Russia become allies
3. 1924 Dawes plan
  1. America lends Germany money
4. 1925 Locarno Agreement
  1. Germany agrees Western Borders
5. 1928 Kellogg- Briand pact
  1. 65 countries agreed not to fight
6. 1929 Young plan
  1. Germany's reparations reduced
Why it failed. (WAS DUMB)
1. Weak
  1. Had no power
  2. Only sanctions involved other people
2. America
  1. Was absebt
3. Slow
  1. Took a year to decide about Japan
4. Depression
  1. Due to Wall Street Crash
  2. No one wanted to spend money on LofN
  3. More people attacking
5. Unfair
  1. Italy vs Greece
    1. Italy got everything
6. Members
  1. Britain
  2. France
    1. Didn't want to get involved
7. Bullies
  1. Italy and Japan
    1. Big so won as small countries got bullied

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