Disarmament

Target: How did the League of Nations fail with the issues of disarmament?

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How does the cartoon illustrate the League’s failure over the Manchurian Crisis?

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Key Words Disarmament

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If you remember, three of the Key Aims of the League were to: Prevent War Encourage free trade Promote disarmament

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The League met in 1932 and agreed resolutions on:

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However, detail was lacking. Bombing civillians was “illegal”, but agreements to ban the building of bomber planes fell apart. So did agreements to ban the creation of chemical weapons.

Bombing of civillians was prohibited Artillery size linited Chemical warfare banned Tank tonnage limited

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1926 – Germany allowed to enter the League.

July 1932 – Germany requests that all countries disarm to her level.

December 1932 – Agrrement reached to treat Germany equally.

February 1933 – Hitler becomes leader of Germany. Begins to rearm in secret March 1933 – Japan withdraws from the League and the disarmament conference May 1933 – Hitler promises not to rearm if all other nations have destroyed their weapons within 5 years.

June1933 – Britain produces a disarmament plan.

October 1933 – Hitler withdraws from the Conference and the League.

1934 – Conference ends in complete failure

Why did the league fail to disarm countries?

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Britain and France disagreed over disarmament. The British felt that Germany was being too harshly punished. In 1935, they made a Naval agreement with Germany.

Britain “broke” the Versailles Treaty by allowing Germany to construct a Navy, as long as it remained at only 35% of Britians strength.

Summary Countries did not believe in the power of the League of Nations.

They began making their own arrangements to safeguard their borders. People were now openly defying the League of Nations.

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Complete David Lows cartoon activity which comments on the failure of the League to disarm countries in Europe Look at the cartoon to your rights. Would yo