Failure of the League of Nations

Compared to its industrial production in 1928, which country had the most extensive growth rates in 1934?

• Germany

• Japan

• The United States

• France

The Disarmament Conference of 1932-1934 agreed on prohibiting chemical warfare. Why was this agreement not very effective?

• Because manufacturing chemical weapons was still allowed.

• Because the most important countries - the USA, Germany and the Soviet Union - did not ratify.

• Because the League of Nations did not accept the Disarmament agreements.

• Because Hitler, Mussolini and the Japanese government ignored the agreement.

Which remark about the relationship between Nazi Germany and its former WW I opponents is correct?

• The French and the British worked closely together between 1933 and 1935 to stop Hitler.

• The French had a more lenient attitude towards the Germans than the British had.

• In 1935 the British allowed the Germans to rearm - although it was in violation of the Versailles treaty.

• The British did not approve of France building fortifications against Germany.

Hitler withdrew from the League of Nations in:

• 1933

• 1935

• 1937

• 1939

Why were members of the League of Nations hesitant to impose economic sanctions?

• Because they feared they might harm their own economy.

• Becaue they feared that non-members would not comply to those sanctions.

• Because there would always be a member of the Permanent Council blocking those sanctions.

• Because imposing sanctions had not worked in the Abyssinian and Manchurian crises.

Why did the Japanese invade Manchuria - northern China?

• For economic expansion.

• For strategic reasons.

• To block American influence.

• To spread fascist ideology.

When was the treaty of Locarno?

• 1919

• 1925

• 1929

• 1933

What was the most important outcome of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

• Its member states promised to refrain from war.

• Its member states promised to disarm.

• Its member states promised to accept Germany as a major power.

• Its member states promised to always accept the League of Nations' authority.

Which American president instigated the League of Nations?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Herbert Hoover

• Woodrow Wilson

Which member states of the League of Nations were the most important in the 1920s?

• Japan and China

• Germany and Italy

• Great Britain and France

• The United States and the Soviet Union