League of Nations quiz

The aims of the League of Nations were to stop war, to make the world a better place to live and ...

• to encourage disarmament

• To negotiate the terms of peace with Germany

• To encourage trade

How often did the assembly meet?

• 4-5 times a year

• once a year

• during a crisis

• every month

How many countries were members of the League when it was created?

• 58

• 67

• 42

• 24

Which of these countries was never a member of the League of Nations?

• USSR

• Germany

• France

• USA

Which of the following was a questionable weakness of the League?

• It was set up by the Treaty of Versailles

• Its decision had to be unanimous

• Its aims were impossibly ambitious

Why was Germany not a member of the League?

• They could not afford the fees

• They did not want to join

• They had to prove themselves a peace loving nation

What was the strongest body of the League ?

• The International Court of Justice

• The Secretariat

• The Council

• The Assembly

Which country did Italy invade in 1935?

• Abysinnia

• China

• France

• Germany

What effect did the League’s failures in Manchuria and Abyssinia have?

• They made the League stronger

• They made the League weaker

• More countries joined

• The League strengthened its Army

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