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GCSE MODERN WORLD HISTORYINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1918-1945LEAGUE OF NATIONSINTERACTIVEWas the League of Nations a success or failure?

AssemblyMet once a year. Each member country had one vote. Decisions had to be unanimous.CouncilMet 4 times a year and for emergencies.There were 4 permanent members who had a veto.International Labour OfficeThey discussed working conditions and tried to get members to improve them.Court of International Justice15 judges met at the Hague in Holland. Dealt with legal and non-political disputes between countries.Special CommissionsAgencies that dealt with different world problems like refugees, drugs, womens rights, health, minorities and mandates.SecretariatThe civil service of the League. Did the paper work and carried out decisions made by the council.STRUCTURE OF THE LEAGUEGCSE Modern World History The League of Nations

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The Assembly of the League of Nations in 1926. Gustav Stresemann, the German Foreign Minister, is making a speech accepting Germanys entrance into the League in 1926.Gustav Stresemann, the German Foreign Minister.The AssemblyEveryone had to agree before action could be taken.The Assembly only met once a year.Reaching decisions was a very slow process.The major powers could use their Veto to block League decisions.Countries refused to take their disputes to the Leagues Court of International Justice.Why did the structure of the League make it weak?10Learning OutcomesBy the end of this section you will learn how successful the League was in solving disputes in the 1920s. You will consider why they were able to solve some disputes successfully and not others.Learning outcomes are what you will know and be able to do after the learning activities in this next section.

14GCSE Modern World History The League of NationsSECTION 2HANDLING DISPUTES IN THE 1920s

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The Abyssinian Emperor Haile Selassie appealed to the League of Nations for help.Britain and France did not close the Suez Canal. This gave the Italians a direct sea route to Abyssinia. Italian territory

French territory

British territoryItalys African colonies of Eritrea and Somaliland surrounded Abyssinia and made the invasion possible.GCSE Modern World History The League of NationsItaly attacked Abyssinia after a clash between Italian and Abyssinian soldiers at Wal-Wal.Economic sanctions did not stop the Italian army capturing the Abyssinian capital in May 1936. The Italians were criticised for using poison gas.ITALIAN INVASION OF ABYSSINIA 1935AddisAbaba.

Did the League of Nations do enoughto stop Italy?A map showing Italian colonies in Africa.Italy

Italian colonies

AbyssiniaThe Suez Canal was a waterway that connected the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. It was owned by Britain and France.Britain and France could have closed the canal to Italian shipping. They chose not to.Italian ArmyRoute 1Suez Canal open.Italian ArmyRoute 2Suez Canal closed.

Haile Selassie, the Abyssinian Emperor. He was booed and heckled by the Italian representatives when he made an appeal for help to the League of Nations.

The Italian Army in Abyssinia 1935The Italians used armoured vehicles, tanks, flame throwers and even mustard gas in their attack on Abyssinia. There was no strong action against Italy even after it was revealed that they used chemical weapons against civilians.