Events in
the history
of the
League of
Nations
1. Draw a timeline
from 1920 – 1940.
2. Mark the events on
the left on to the
timeline
3. Review the
timeline at the end
of the PowerPoint.
Was the League of Nations
more of a positive or a
negative entity in the 1920’s
and 1930’s?
By the end of the lesson you will:
1. Have identified positive and
negative experiences of the League
of Nations
2. Have started to make judgements
about which are more important
and why
Map of border disputes
Task 1 : Top Trumps
• Using the information sheet and Walsh,
pages 28 - 30 each group must make top
trump cards for the following disputes:
• Vilna, 1920
• Upper Silesia, 1921
• Aaland Islands, 1921
• Corfu, 1923
• Bulgaria, 1925
The following information must go on the
Top Trumps cards:
• Background about the dispute
• Year of the dispute
• Rate the popularity of the League as a
result of the dispute out of 10
The Geneva Protocol
1.
The Corfu incident demonstrated how the League can be
undermined by its own members
2.
Britain and France drew up the Geneva Protocol in 1924.
Protocol: if two members were in dispute, they would have to
ask the League to sort out the disagreement & they would
have to accept the Council’s decision
3.
They hoped this would strengthen the League
4.
Before the protocol came into effect, there was a change
of government in Britain and they refused to sign it as the
protocol could force Britain to agree to something that was
not in its interests
5.
Therefore the Protocol resulted in weakening the League
Task 2 : What positives did the
League get involved in?
• Use Walsh pages 31 - 33
League objective
To discourage aggression from
any nation
To encourage nations to disarm
To encourage countries to cooperate, especially in business
and trade
To improve the living and working
conditions of people in all parts of
the world
Evidence of how the League tried to
fulfil its objective
Rank order of
successfully
completing the
objective
Summary of the 1920s
Which statement do you most agree with?
Explain your answer
1. “The League of Nations was a great
force for peace in the 1920s.”
2. “Events in the 1920s showed just how
weak the League of Nations was.”
3. “The League’s successes in the 1920s
were small-scale, its failures had a higher
profile.”
The failure of the League in the
1930s
Manchurian Problem, 1931-1933
Problem : Japan invaded Manchuria
Response : After a long delay, no action was
taken
Effect : Made the League seem weak and
ineffective
Disarmament Conference 1932 - 1934
Problem : Germany complained that only it had disarmed
Response : League could not get other members to agree to
disarm
Effect : Germany left the League and began to ream openly,
League members such as Britain no longer tried to stop it.
League members also began to rearm themselves.
Abyssinian Crisis 1935 - 1936
Problem : Italy invaded Abyssinia
Response : League members could not agree effective
sanctions against Italy. Britain and France tried to do a
secret deal to give most of Abyssinia to Italy.
Effect : League was seen as powerless and irrelevant
Task 3: Fact files
• Take 3 separate pages of your book
• Label each page as follows
•
1. Manchurian Crisis, 1931-33
2. Disarmament Conference 1932-34
3. Abyssinian Crisis 1935-1936
• Use Walsh pages 34 – 43 to make notes / an
infogram about each event.
• How does each event fail to support the 4
objectives of the League, that you looked at in
Task 2?
Events in
the history
of the
League of
Nations
1. Which events were
positive? Colour
them in one colour
2. Which events were
negative? Colour
them in a second
colour
3. What conclusions
can you reach?
Milestone assessment 5
Which of the following crises had more significant
consequences for the League of Nations:
• the Manchurian Crisis 1931–1933
• the Abyssinian Crisis 1935–1936?
You must refer to both crises when explaining your
answer. [10 marks]
Marks
Current
GCSE
10
A*
9
A
8
B
7
C
6
D
5
E
4
F
3
G
2016
grade