Why the league failed

Why the league failed

1. DIDN'T ACHIEVE ORIGINAL AIMS

   • Set out to prevent aggression; encourage cooperation; work towards disarmament; prevent major war
     • Failed.
       • Success- improving lives of ordinary people
         • Combating slavery+poor working conditions
           • Wasn't main purpose

2. FOR

   • USA refusal = Brit+France-difficult task: not that strong
     • Depression made political situation tought
       • No organisation could have stopped Mussolini+Hitler
         • Mussolini+Hitler+Japan were part of LON, could've have worked harder than against
           • L.O.N had to defend a settlement after WW1
             • Many nations thought was unfair
   • Early successes in preserving peace between minor powers
     • Helped rebuild Europe
       • Aided refugees
         • Improved health+labour conditions
           • Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928
             • Provided groundwork for UN

3. AGAINST

   • Manchurian Crisis = turning point. L.O.N should have resisted Japan
     • Too many members didn't keep to the rules
       • Britain+France didn't lead strongly
         • Very slow to do things
           • Mussolini+Hitler weren't dealt with strongly
             • No cooperation = secret alliances
   • Rise of Dictators
     • Manchurian crisis 1931
       • Failed to disarm
         • G+J left in 1933
           • Abyssinian Crisis 1935
             • Rome-Berlin Axis 1936
               • German Aggression
                 • Italy left 1937
                   • USSR expelled 1939
                     • Powerless to prevent WW2