How did the World try to prevent war?
 What was the League of Nation?
 When and where did the LoN organize?
 Why did the LoN organize?
 What were the strengths and weakness of the LoN?
 Was the League of Nations a success or failure? Examine the evidence for
both arguments and make a judgement
What was the League of Nation?
• The League of Nations was the first worldwide
intergovernmental organization to maintain world
peace.
• After the end of WW 1, the
powers at Versailles to
establish an organization designed to
prevent war or
to maintain world peace.
• It was named the
League of Nations
• . It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace
Conference that ended the First World War
 To promote international co-operation,
peace and security by acception and
obligation not to go to war
 To promote open, just and honorable
relations between nations
 To lay out a system of international law
 To maintain, or help to modify, treaties
between nations
 The League solved the dispute over the Aaland
Key Successes of the League of Nations
Islands.'
 'The League held a successful plebiscite to
decide the division of Upper Silesia.'
 'The League prevented war between Albania
and Yugoslavia in 1921.'
 'The League ordered Greece to withdraw from
Bulgaria and to pay compensation. Greece
obeyed.'
 'The League helped refugees and prisoners of
war return home.
Key weakness of the League of Nations
-the USA refused to join, following a policy of isolation.
damages the prestige and power of the LoN.
-Defeated powers, like Russia and Germany, were not
consulted about the LoN and not invited to join. Russia was
eventually invited to join in 1934.
-Britain and France weren't fully commited to the league, they
did it to keep Wilson happy. they were busy with their empires.
-Many of the LoN's rules were unworkable, like article 8.
-Countries like Japan saw the league as only of benefit to
Britain and France.
-the League had NO ARMY. this meant they couldn't deal with
aggressive states well. their only weapon was trade sanctions
and they didn't really work.
-there was nothing the LoN could do to stop countries from
leaving, e.g, Japan, Italy and Germany just headed out in the
1930's.
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