League of Nations Brain Pop

What can you infer about the reason why the U.S. followed an isolationist foreign policy during the late 1910s and early 1920s?

• America's involvement in World War I had been costly and deadly
• The U.S. had very poor relations with the governments of Britain and France
•  It was the height of the Great Depression, and the U.S. needed to focus on its own economy 
• The U.S. had never been involved in a war or treaty with European countries, and wanted to keep it that way

2. Place the following events in sequence: A) The League of Nations is formed; B) World War II breaks out; C) Woodrow Wilson delivers the "Fourteen Points" speech 

• League of Nations is formed, World War II breaks out, Woodrow Wilson delivers the "Fourteen Points" speech
•  The League of Nations is formed; Woodrow Wilson delivers the "Fourteen Points" speech; World War II breaks out
• Woodrow Wilson delivers the "Fourteen Points" speech; World War II breaks out; The League of Nations is formed
• Woodrow Wilson delivers the "Fourteen Points" speech; The League of Nations is formed; World War II breaks out

Which of the following is a true statement about American involvement in the League of Nations?

• President Woodrow Wilson refused to allow the U.S. to join the League of Nations
• The Supreme Court ruled that joining the League of Nations would violate the U.S. Constitution 
• Congress voted to keep the U.S. out of the League of Nations
• In the election of 1920, American voters voted to keep the U.S. out of the League of Nations

Which is an example of an economic sanction?

•  Refusing to import goods from a nation
• Replacing the government of a nation
• Refusing to recognize the existence of a nation
•  Re-drawing the borders of a nation

If two nations had a dispute, the League of Nations would begin by urging them to:

• Impose economic sanctions on one another
• Negotiate with one another
• Impose physical sanctions on one another
•  Ignore one another

Which of the following is an example of domestic policy?

• An agreement on international trade
• A treaty that ends a war
• A reduction in the federal income tax
• A cash loan to another country

What was the relationship between the League of Nations and the United Nations?

• The League of Nations was eventually re-named the United Nations 
• The League of Nations became the United Nations when America decided to join
• The League of Nations inspired the creation of the United Nations
• The League of Nations re-formed as the United Nations after World War II

If a country disobeyed the League of Nations, and economic sanctions didn't change its behavior, what could the League do to bring that country into line? 

• Use its army to force the country to obey
•  Replace the country's government with a more reasonable government 
•  Take away the country's colonies and other territories
• Nothing, really

Which of the following terms best describes Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" speech?

•  Forward-looking 
• Isolationist
• Focused on domestic policy
• Reactionary

Which countries could join the League of Nations?

•  European countries only 
• Democracies only
• Only countries that participated in World War I
• Any country