Assignment 30 The international Response to Italian Aggressi

What was this?

A short-lived alliance between Italy, France and Britain formed in 1935 with the aim of containing German expansionism. It was damaged by Britain making a separate agreement with Germany later that year and destroyed by Italy's invasion of Abyssinia. The collapse of this alliance made it more difficult to keep the peace.

• Stresa Front

• Locarno Agreement

• Hoare-Laval Pact

• Four Power Pact

• None of the above.

What was this?

An agreement between Germany and Britain in 1935. It allowed Germany to build a fleet one third the size of Britain's, even though this was forbidden in the treaty of Versailles. This giving permission for Germany to rearm was the first step in the policy of appeasement. Chamberlain wasn't Prime Minister at this point, but he was in the Cabinet.

• Hoare-Laval Pact

• Locarno Agreement

• Treaty of Friendship

• Four Power Pact

• None of the above.

What was this?

A proposal worked out between the British and French foreign ministers that would have given Italy most of Abyssinia. When the secret plan leaked out, it caused public outrage and both ministers had to resign. This incident shows how little commitment even the British and French governments had for the principles of the League of Nations.

• Hoare-Laval Pact

• Locarno Agreement

• Treaty of Friendship

• Four Power Pact

• None of the above.

What was the date of the Wal Wal Incident?

• July 1934

• December 1934

• October 1935

• May 1936

• None of the above

When did Italy launch a full-scale invasion of Abyssinia?

• July 1934

• December 1934

• October 1935

• May 1936

• None of the above

When was Abyssinia formally annexed by Italy?

• July 1934

• December 1934

• October 1935

• May 1936

• None of the above

When did the League of Nations lift sanctions on Italy?

• July 1934

• December 1934

• October 1935

• May 1936

• None of the above

When did Italy sign a Treaty of Friendship with Abyssinia?

• 1926

• 1928

• 1929

• 1932

• None of the above

When did Italy draw up plan to annex Abyssinia?

• 1926

• 1928

• 1929

• 1932

• None of the above

Which is the most accurate description of the reasons why League sanctions against Italy were ineffective?

• ^{Not all members carried them out. Germany, Austria and Hungary ignored them completely. Britain did not close the Suez Canal to Italy. I'm adding this line as filler to disguise which answer is the longest. Did not include coal, steel and oil.}

• ^{The USA increased exports to Italy during this time. This sentence is a place filler purely to make this answer longer. Did not include coal, steel and oil. Not all members carried them out. Germany, Austria and Hungary ignored them completely.}

• ^{The USA increased exports to Italy during this time. Did not include coal, steel and oil. Again, I am adding a place filler sentence to disguise the length of this answer. Please ignore this sentence and the last sentence. Britain did not close the Suez Canal to Italy.}

• ^{Not all members carried them out. Germany, Austria and Hungary ignored them completely. Britain did not close the Suez Canal to Italy. This sentence is filler to disguise the length of the answer. The USA increased exports to Italy during this time.}

• ^{Did not include coal, steel and oil. Not all members carried them out. Germany, Austria and Hungary ignored them completely. This is a place filler sentence. Britain did not close the Suez Canal to Italy. The USA increased exports to Italy during this time.}