Lesson 2 - The League of Nations
A good place to begin is to read through this official, illustrated history of the League of Nations provided by the United Nations website.
A good place to begin is to read through this official, illustrated history of the League of Nations provided by the United Nations website.
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Activity 1 - Watch the video 'International Relations, Weaknesses in the foundation and structure of the League of Nations'. What were the main structural weaknesses of the League of Nations?
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Activity 2 - Watch the video International Relations, The League of Nations in the 1920s'. How did the actions of Britain and France undermine the Treaty of Versailles?
Links: John D Clare on the weaknesses of the League and BBC Bitesize
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The League of Nations under pressure - Manchuria and Abyssinia
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Activity 3 - Watch the two films above about the Manchurian and Abyssinian crises and consider the diagrams. Write 300-400 words explaining why the League of Nations gradually lost influence in the 1930s.
Conclusion
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Activity 4 - Watch the film from the People's Century series.
Explain, with examples, how the dominant mood of Europe in the interwar years was one of pacifism and a desire for disarmament. Why in the 1930s did the rise of Hitler and Mussolini present serious problems for the League of Nations? Churchill is shown in the film warning that war was coming. Why did so many people continue to believe war could be avoided? |
For your revision keep a copy of this diagram 'Why did the League of Nations fail?'
Textbook: 244-254
Links: BBC revision and quiz.
Textbook: 244-254
Links: BBC revision and quiz.