Why the league failed

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GCSE History-Germany (The League of Nations in the 1930s) Mind Map on Why the league failed, created by RashaKay on 05/31/2013.
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Why the league failed
  1. DIDN'T ACHIEVE ORIGINAL AIMS
    1. Set out to prevent aggression; encourage cooperation; work towards disarmament; prevent major war
      1. Failed.
        1. Success- improving lives of ordinary people
          1. Combating slavery+poor working conditions
            1. Wasn't main purpose
    2. FOR
      1. USA refusal = Brit+France-difficult task: not that strong
        1. Depression made political situation tought
          1. No organisation could have stopped Mussolini+Hitler
            1. Mussolini+Hitler+Japan were part of LON, could've have worked harder than against
              1. L.O.N had to defend a settlement after WW1
                1. Many nations thought was unfair
        2. Early successes in preserving peace between minor powers
          1. Helped rebuild Europe
            1. Aided refugees
              1. Improved health+labour conditions
                1. Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928
                  1. Provided groundwork for UN
        3. AGAINST
          1. Manchurian Crisis = turning point. L.O.N should have resisted Japan
            1. Too many members didn't keep to the rules
              1. Britain+France didn't lead strongly
                1. Very slow to do things
                  1. Mussolini+Hitler weren't dealt with strongly
                    1. No cooperation = secret alliances
            2. Rise of Dictators
              1. Manchurian crisis 1931
                1. Failed to disarm
                  1. G+J left in 1933
                    1. Abyssinian Crisis 1935
                      1. Rome-Berlin Axis 1936
                        1. German Aggression
                          1. Italy left 1937
                            1. USSR expelled 1939
                              1. Powerless to prevent WW2
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