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The Big League of Nations Quiz

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was the League of Nations set up in 1919?
a)
Wilson wanted it
b)
Clemenceau wanted it
c)
Lloyd Geroge wanted it
d)
Orlando wanted it
2.
What Treaty set up the League of Nations?
a)
Versailles
b)
Trianon
c)
Sevres
d)
St Germain
3.
Which was not one of the four aims of the League of Nations?
a)
Stop wars
b)
Improve living and working conditions
c)
Enforce the treaty of Versailles
d)
Armament
4.
What happened when Wilson went back home to America?
a)
The treaty was ratified
b)
The treaty was rejected
c)
Wilson was reelected but the treaty was rejected
d)
America committed to be involved in European problems
5.
Which of these was not a reason why Americans did not join the League of Nations?
a)
They did not want to get involved in European affairs
b)
They did not want to spend money defending Europe
c)
They wanted to make America great again
d)
Many Americans were German immigrants and hated the T of V
6.
How many members did the League have in the 1930s?
a)
10
b)
30
c)
60
d)
100
7.
Why was Germany not a member of the League?
a)
They could not afford the fees
b)
They had to prove themselves a peace loving nation
c)
They did not want to join
8.
Why was Russia not a member of the League?
a)
They were isoloationist
b)
They were too busy dealing with the Bolsheviks
c)
Britain and France didn't want communist Russia to join
d)
If America were not in, they did not want to join either
9.
What four powers did the League have to enforce its decisions?
a)
Sanctions, arbitration, moral condemnation and military action
b)
Courts, coversation, trade sanctions and an army
c)
Oil Sanctions, arbitration, condemnation and military actio
10.
How many times a year did the League’s ‘Assembly’ meet?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
How many times a year did the ‘Council’ meet?
a)
1-2 and emergencies
b)
3-4 and emergencies
c)
4-5 and emergencies
d)
Monthly
12.
Which two countries were involved in the Corfu dispute of 1923?
a)
Greece and Turkey
b)
Greece and Italy
c)
Greece and Bulgaria
d)
Greece and Poland
13.
Which two countries were involved in the Bulgaria incident of 1925?
a)
Greece and Bulgaria
b)
Bulgaria and Italy
c)
Bulgaria and Corfu
d)
Bulgaria and Germany
14.
How many prisoners of war did the League get home?
a)
Half a million
b)
1 million
c)
A quarter of a million
d)
None
15.
Which two diseases did the League try to eradicate?
a)
Measles and small pox
b)
Leprosy and malaria
c)
Malaria and small pox
d)
Small pox and leprosy
16.
Which two countries did the League send economics experts to?
a)
China and Japan
b)
Austria and Hungary
c)
Turkey and Bulgaria
d)
USA and Germany
17.
What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact promise in 1928?
a)
To keep the peace
b)
To abolish war
c)
To reduce reparations
d)
To produce tasty breakfast cereal
18.
What did the League try to arrange at its disarmament conference?
a)
For Germany to completely rearm
b)
For everyone to completely disarm
c)
To reduce arms in all nations
d)
To disarm Germany
19.
Why did the Disarmament Conference of 1931 fail?
a)
Hitler walked out
b)
Stalin walked out
c)
Roosevelt walked out
d)
Mussolini walked out
20.
Which country invaded Manchuria in 1931?
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
USSR
21.
Why didn’t France and Britain try to force Japan to leave Manchuria?
a)
It was too far away and the did not want war
b)
They did not want to upset Japan as they needed them as an ally
c)
Hitler asked them not to
d)
They were enjoying an economic boom and did not care about Japan
22.
Who was the Aaland Island conflict between?
a)
Sweden and Finland
b)
Sweden and Denmark
c)
Iceland and Sweden 
d)
Norway and Denmark 
23.
Who got to keep Vilna after seizing it militarily, as the league did nothing to respond?
a)
Lithuania 
b)
Russia
c)
Poland
d)
Latvia
24.
Which diseases did the League Health Organisation have particular success in helping to prevent?
a)
Malaria and Smallpox
b)
Malaria and Dysentery 
c)
Malaria and Leprosy 
d)
Malaria and Tuberculosis 
25.
The League consists of various parts, but the Delegations of all Member States when gathered is known as - 
a)
Executive Council
b)
Secretariat
c)
General Assembly
d)
Security Council
26.
Which two countries were involved in the Corfu dispute of 1923?
a)
Greece and Turkey
b)
Greece and Italy
c)
Greece and Bulgaria
d)
Greece and Poland
27.
In the conflict between Bulgaria and Greece in 1925, why did Greece complain about the outcome?
a)
It had been invaded and so should receive damages or reparations.
b)
The reparations paid by Bulgaria were not high enough. 
c)
It claimed there seemed to be one rule for powerful nations (like Italy) and another one for weak nations (like Greece).
d)
It was the dog's fault not theirs.
28.
In the Corfu dispute, Mussolini ignored the ruling of the League of Nations and insisted the dispute be settled by which body?
a)

The Council of Ambassadors.

b)
The International Court of Justice
c)
The United Nations
d)
The French Parliament
29.
How was the dispute between Germany and  Poland over Upper Silesia in 1921 solved. 
a)
The League of Nations oversaw a plebiscite (vote), which divided the area between Poland and Germany
b)
The League of Nations oversaw a plebiscite (vote), which gave the area to Germany
c)
The League of Nations oversaw a plebiscite (vote), which gave the area to Poland
d)
It wasn't because the French didn't want to upset Poland.
30.

Which countries agreed to limit their navies in the 1921 Washington Conference?

a)

Britain, France and Japan

b)

USA, Britain and France

c)

USA, Britain and Japan

d)

Germany, Britain and Japan

31.

Which two countries reestablished relations in 1922 under the Rapallo Treaty?

a)

France and Belgium

b)

Britain and Germany

c)

USA and Germany

d)

Germany and USSR

32.

The USA lent money to Germany to help pay reparations under this plan

a)

Young

b)

Dawes

c)

Briand

d)

Wilson

33.

This plan reduced reparations and the time Germany was expected to pay them in.

a)

Young

b)

Dawes

c)

Briand

d)

Wilson

34.
What was the name of the1925 agreement which secured the borders set out at Versailles?
a)
Daws Plan
b)
Locarno Pact
c)
Munich Putsch
d)
The League of Nations
35.

Why did the League of Nations encourage trading between its members?

a)

To help reduce tension between countries

b)

To aid economic recovery in Europe

c)

Countries who trade with one another are less likely to go to war

d)

To increase the tax payable to the League

36.
Which was the main Japanese industry to suffer due to the Great Depression and the Hawley Smoot tariff.
a)
Automobile industry
b)
Saki Industry
c)
Teppanyaki Industry
d)
Silk industry
37.

What did Japan own which ran through parts of Manchuria?

a)

Railway

b)

Roads

c)

Bridges

d)

Businesses

38.

In Sept 1932 there was an explosion at which train station in Manchuria which was used as an excuse to attack China?

a)

Mukden

b)

Lushun

c)

Beijing

d)

Shanghai

39.

By what point had Japan taken over all of Manchuria?

a)

Jan 1932

b)

Feb 1932

c)

March 1932

d)

April 1932

40.

Who made the decision to occupy all of Manchuria?

a)

Emperor Hirohito

b)

Pu Yi

c)

Kwantung Army

d)

Inukai Tsuyoshi

41.

Why were economic sanctions not applied?

a)

Japan could VETO

b)

Japan bought everything off of America

c)

Britain and France didn't want to punish themselves

d)

Japan didn't buy anything from other countries

42.
REACTIONS : Who is sent by the League to investigate the crisis?
a)
John Simon
b)
Samuel Hoare
c)
Lord Lytton
d)
Ramsay MacDonald
43.
What did Japan do when the Lytton Report was presented to the League.
a)
Japan walked out of the League of Nations
b)
Japan vetoed economic sanctions
c)
Japan agreed not to take any more land from China
d)
Japan accepted the League's demands
44.
How long after the Japanese invasion of Manchuria did Lord Lytton present his findings to the League?
a)
Nearly a year
b)
Nearly 2 years
c)
6 months
d)
4 months
45.
CAUSES
When had Italy already tried and failed to take over Abyssinia?
a)
1696
b)
1796
c)
1896
d)
1996
46.
CAUSES
Which European country was Abyssinia controlled by before Italy invaded?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
It wasn't controlled by a European Country
47.
CAUSES
Which Italian colonies was Abyssinia next to which made invading easier?
a)
Eritrea and Somaliland
b)
Kenya and Sudan
c)
Libya and Uganda
d)
Egypt and Tanganyika 
48.
EVENTS
What was the name of the Oasis Town where Mussolini claimed Italian troops had been attacked?
a)
De Bono
b)
Graziani
c)
Wal-Wal
d)
Blue Nile
49.
EVENTS
How many Italian soldiers were used to invade Abyssinia in 1935
a)
500,000
b)
1million
c)
1.5million
d)
2million
50.
EVENTS
What weapons did Mussolini use that he promised he wouldn't?
a)
Tanks
b)
Machine guns
c)
Bombers
d)
Poison Gas
51.

RESPONSE

The League voted to take what action against Mussolini....

a)

A commission

b)

Gradually escalating sanctions

c)

Military action

d)

Moral Condemantion

52.

Response:

What wasn't included in the sanctions?

a)

Food

b)

Oil

c)

Coal

d)

Steel

53.

RESPONSE

What did Hoare and Laval decide to do to in December 1935?

a)

Pay him to stop invading

b)

Ask him to stop invading

c)

Give him the two thirds of Abyssinia

d)

Condemn him

54.

Response:

Why did the British and French not stick to the Hoare-Laval Pact?

a)

Mussolini rejected it

b)

The League declared it illegal

c)

The British and French public were outraged by the pact

d)

Hallie Selassie rejected it

55.
REPONSE
What did Britain and France do with the  Suez Canal?
a)
Closed it to Mussolini
b)
Kept it open
56.
At the same time as Mussolini invades Abyssinia, what is Hitler doing?
a)
Taking back the Saarland
b)
Taking back the Rhineland
c)
Walking out of the disarmament conference
d)
Invading Poland
57.
What effect did the League’s failures in Manchuria and Abyssinia have?
a)
They made the League stronger
b)
They made the League weaker
c)
More countries joined
d)
The League strengthened its Army

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